Glastonbury 2024: Gates officially open
People have been queueing eagerly to be one of the first to get inside
Last updated 26th Jun 2024
The gates have officially opened at Worthy Farm for the 2024 edition of Glastonbury Festival!
After a year of teasing the line-up, we now know Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA are among this year's headliners - whilst Shania Twain, Paloma Faith, PJ Harvey, Squeeze and Cyndi Lauper will also be taking to the famous Pyramid stage this weekend.
Although the festival gets underway on Friday, tonight, when the sun goes down, there'll be a drone show followed by fireworks to get the fans excited.
There's also something else to get the fans excited - and that's as there are still a few slots on the line-up which are still 'to be announced'.
Those who turned up last year might remember the elusive band 'The Churnups' - who turned out to be the Foo Fighters: Foo Fighters perform at Glastonbury Festival in the elusive 'Churnups' slot
Around 200,000 people are expected to descend on Worthy Farm for this year's festival - which is set to become the world's largest 'city' just over the next few days.
The line-up
There's lots for fans to get excited about.
This year's event will see headline performances from global stars including pop singer Dua Lipa, British rock band Coldplay and American soul singer Sza, while Canadian country star Shania Twain will play the coveted legends slot.
Other attractions at the 900-acre festival, which runs from Wednesday until Sunday, includes speeches, film screenings and Q&As, circus performances, comedy sets and more.
Rock band Squeeze will open the Pyramid Stage on Friday at midday, followed by rising star Olivia Dean, K-pop group Seventeen and singer Paul Heaton.
Later on, PJ Harvey and LCD Soundsystem will warm up for Dua Lipa as she headlines the main stage on Friday night - her Pyramid Stage debut.
The 28-year-old pop star is expected to treat festival revellers to a selection of her hit songs, including Houdini and Training Season from her third studio album, Radical Optimism, released earlier this year.
Other highlights on Friday will include D-Block Europe and Idles playing the Other Stage, while Jungle top the bill on West Holts and Fontaines DC head up the Park Stage.
On Saturday, the main stage will welcome Nigerian stars Femi Kuti and Ayra Starr, followed by US 80s chart-topper Cyndi Lauper and rock band Keane.
Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka and British rapper Little Simz will also play on the Pyramid Stage in the evening before Coldplay top the bill.
It will mark the rock band's first Pyramid Stage appearance since 2016 and will make them the first act to headline Glastonbury five times.
Meanwhile, on the Other Stage, the Saturday line-up includes Brit rising star winners The Last Dinner Party, US singer Camila Cabello and electronic duo Disclosure.
The main stage on the final day will open with a performance by Interlinked Ballet, with Seasick Steve and Paloma Faith set to take to the stage in the afternoon.
They will be followed by Twain, who is expected to play her hits including Man! I Feel Like A Woman!, You're Still The One and That Don't Impress Me Much.
The country star follows in the footsteps of artists such as Dolly Parton, Kylie Minogue and Diana Ross in the prestigious legends slot.
US singer and actress Janelle Monae and Nigerian singer Burna Boy will take over for the evening session before Sza closes out the Pyramid Stage with her hits including Saturn and Kill Bill.
The US singer, real name Solana Imani Rowe, who was named international artist of the year at the Brit Awards in March, will be making her debut at the festival this year.
Sunday will also see US star Avril Lavigne, Northern Irish band Two Door Cinema Club and US rock band The National perform on the Other Stage.
People waiting for the gates to open on Day 1
The new areas at this year's festival
Festival goers are being treated to not just one - but six - new areas this year, as the organisers mix things up for the 2024 edition.
Those are:
- The Tree Stage - which is an 'immersive outdoor venue' over at Woodsies, said to be 'zeroing in on the ambient and experimental, opening into the arts, folk, science and the elements of music'
- Terminal 1 - over at Williams Green, this is a re-purposed airport, with the aim of celebrating migration
- The Dragonfly - at the Arcadia, this structure is a huge biomechanical creature built from a ex-military Royal Navy helicopter, with the design hoped to signify hope around the world
- Arrivals - the first dedicated South Asian space, made in collaboration with Dialled In, Daytimers and Going South
- Scissors - bosses have called it a 'new park gem', adding it's an 'utterly delicious femme-queer venue', offering haircuts, a chill space and movie screenings - as well as a kaleidoscopic nightclub
- Assembly - the former WOW stage has been re-imagined and is the field's first indoor venue over at Silver Hayes
A new app has also been published for this year's event - which you can find out more about here - Glastonbury 2024: New app launches and fallow year revealed