Glastonbury, England: Thousands of fans have begun arriving at Worthy Farm in southwest England for the Glastonbury music festival. This year’s festival features hundreds of artists, including Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and Shania Twain, set to entertain the audience over the five-day festival.
Tickets for Glastonbury are tough to get, often selling out within minutes, even before the line-up is revealed. The festival will conclude on Sunday with R&B singer SZA performing hits like “Kill Bill” and “The Weekend” on the main Pyramid stage.
The line-up for this year also includes Afrobeats sensation Burna Boy, rapper Little Simz, American electro-rock group LCD Soundsystem, English singer PJ Harvey, and K-pop group Seventeen, marking one of Glastonbury’s most favourite line-ups in recent years.
Warm sunny weather welcomed fans who arrived at Worthy Farm carrying rucksacks and camping gear. Fans spent $450 (355 pounds) for tickets this year, which sold out in under an hour in November.
Glastonbury, affectionately known as Glasto, was founded by dairy farmer Michael Eavis in 1970, the day after guitar legend Jimi Hendrix died. About 1,500 people attended the first edition of the festival, buying 1-pound tickets that included free milk from the farm. The festival has grown exponentially, hosting over 200,000 attendees in recent years, transforming Worthy Farm into a vibrant, albeit sometimes muddy, city of tents each June.
With a rich history and an ever-evolving line-up, Glastonbury continues to be a highlight of the festival calendar, drawing fans from all over the world to experience its unique charm.
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