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Glastonbury 2024 opened yesterday (June 27), and the merchandise on offer has been spotted around the site.Various merchandise stalls have opened between the stages, as Worthy Farm prepares to kick off its first run of performances later this afternoon.As well as the annual festival t-shirt and hoodie design – which features the entire bill across the back – the majority of merch is centred around headliners SZA and Dua Lipa, Shania Twain, who will be filling the coveted Legends Slot, as well as James, The National, The Last Dinner Party, Fontaines D.C. and more.For Dua Lipa, two t-shirts and a long-sleeve top are on offer.

Glastonbury Festival 2024‘s grand opening with its first-ever opening drone show has now come to an end – watch footage of the show below.Last night (June 26), Glastonbury held its first-ever drone show, which took place ahead of its regular fireworks display, to open the 2024 festival at Worthy Farm.The drone show is just one of the few new additions to this year’s festival, as it usually opens with a traditional fireworks display which occurs roughly around 11pm on the opening day of Glastonbury for early arrivals. Fans typically gather around on the legendary hill by the park stage to catch a view of the light show.For the opening show, Glastonbury enlisted 576 drones – per the BBC – for a stunning display above the festival grounds.

Glastonbury 2024, promising a place for festival-goers to “find themselves” at the Woodsies area. Watch our video on The Tree Stage above.The Tree Stage is Glasto’s new outdoor area, set beneath an oak tree décor canopy with LED screens and state of the art soundsystem – designed to “zero into the immersive, ambient and experimental”.The area is described as a “playground for sound” for artists to indulge in an “audio-visual spectacle”, and is set to see figures from the worlds of the arts, folk, science and music with work and events by Jon Hopkins, Merlin Sheldrake, Ana Roxanne and more“It’s bringing something really new and refreshing to the area,” area organiser Lilith Piper told NME. “It’s very much trying to integrate this whole space into being a new listening experience, quite literally in the trees.

Human Traffic will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a takeover at this year’s Glastonbury.The movie was a pivotal part of the Cool Cymru movement and depicted 90s rave culture when it was first released in 1999, launching the careers of actors John Simm and Danny Dyer.Directed and written by Justin Kerrigan, the coming-of-age film will celebrate its birthday with two separate takeovers at this year’s edition of Glastonbury.First, there will be a set at The Park’s ale pub The Cornish Arms on Saturday. From 1am to 2am, Loop Dee Loop will collaborate with Blended Artists to play a “Human Traffic set” from with a “hi-vis” dress code encouraged.Then, Arcadia‘s new roaming The Bug stage will feature a ‘Human Traffic x Save Our Scene’ takeover, which will take place from 5.30pm – 9pm.

Dua Lipa‘s Glastonbury rehearsals have apparently gone into “lockdown” after a rogue TikToker broke in.The singer has been hard at work preparing for her Worthy Farm headline slot, where she will take to the stage on Friday (June 26).However, according to reports from The Sun, Lipa’s preparations have been unexpectedly halted by the intrusion of a TikToker who broke into the Birmingham venue where she is currently rehearsing.A source told The Sun: “Dua has been working so hard for the past few days to perfect her set for Glastonbury. Her team saw off this person when they arrived on site on Friday.”The Sun declined to name the person who broke into rehearsals to avoid giving them attention, with the source continuing: “They made a total prat of themselves by trying to film and it was all rather embarrassing.“Some of Dua’s team spoke to them and asked them to clear off.

Glastonbury festival is back for another year, taking place in Somerset between June 26 and June 30. Some 200,000 attendees will descend on Worthy Farm to see a selection of the world's best music artists.

The world’s most famous festival is back, with three days of world-class music acts lining up to perform at Glastonbury.

Glastonbury Festival 2024 has officially kicked off, as its doors have just opened.The gates officially opened at 8am this morning (June 26), permitting entry to ticketholders who have been arriving at the festival site since 4pm yesterday (June 25). Emily Eavis was in attendance to welcome festivalgoers – you can watch a clip of the gates opening below.A post shared by Glastonbury Festival (@glastofest)As Eavis walked up to the gates at Worthy Farm, a band played the iconic Rocky theme song before Emily preceded a countdown with a hearty “Welcome to Glastonbury!”Glastonbury 2024 will welcome over 200,000 festivalgoers and stage a full bill of music, entertainment and much more up until the early hours of Monday morning (July 1).Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA set to headline this year’s festival, alongside Shania Twain’s legends slot at Worthy Farm.

Billy Bragg has spoken to NME about what to expect from the activism, political discussion and live music from the Left Field at Glastonbury 2024 – hoping to “put forward a vision of a better world” ahead of the General Election.The Left Field area is organised and co-founded by the punk-folk icon Bragg and Juliet Wills, and was first designed in the year 2000 to promote left-wing politics and political action; a place for Glasto-goers to “recharge your activism”.This year’s line-up will see performances from the likes of English Teacher, Bob Vylan, Sprints, Billy Nomates, Trampolene, Lottery Winners and Pillow Queens, as well as talks and debates around subjects including trans liberation, the Israel and Palestine conflict, the post office scandal, immigration and the housing crisis.A post shared by Glastonbury Left Field (@glastoleftfield)“There’s a general election coming [on July 4], and that’s why we’re looking at these issues,” Bragg told NME. “Housing, immigration, accountability – we’re looking at trans rights as well.

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Glastonbury 2024 have been shared online.As revellers gear up for the gates opening at Worthy Farm tomorrow (June 26), a member of staff working on site shared a screenshot of the prices for booze.The average pint of beer or cider on site will be £6.75 with Stonewall Inn IPA topping the price range at £7 and Otter Ale coming in at the cheapest at £6.50 a pint. Cans will also be priced from £6.25 to £8.A bottle of wine will set you back £30 while a bottle of Prosecco clocks in at £44.50.

Groove Armada‘s forthcoming Glastonbury Festival DJ sets has been cancelled due to crowd concerns.The band were due to play at the Stonebridge Bar this Thursday (June 27), B2B with Eats Everything at Levels on Saturday (June 29) and the Glade on Sunday (June 30).But their first show has now been pulled following concerns over huge numbers turning up.A statement from the festival said: “To ensure that @GrooveArmada’s many fans can enjoy the duo’s DJ sets at this year’s Festival, their performance in the lower-capacity Stonebridge Bar on Thursday night can now not take place.To ensure that @GrooveArmada's many fans can enjoy the duo’s DJ sets at this year’s Festival, their performance in the lower-capacity Stonebridge Bar on Thursday night can now not take place. Instead, we encourage you to take in their sets at the larger capacity Glade on Sunday…— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) June 22, 2024“Instead, we encourage you to take in their sets at the larger capacity Glade on Sunday at 8.30pm and B2B with Eats Everything at Levels on Saturday at 6pm.

Seal, Gaz Coombes, Kate Nash, Soft Play and more have been announced as the special guests for Robbie Williams‘ London BST Hyde Park show.The British pop icon will take to the stage on Saturday, July 6, following previously announced headliner Andrea Bocelli who will top the bill on the Friday (July 5).The British Summer Time performance will be a UK exclusive for the singer, where he’s set to perform hits like ‘Rock DJ’, ‘Let Me Entertain You’ and ‘Angels’.Other guests that have been announced for Williams’ date include Shaun Ryder’s Black Grape, James Smith, Ellur, Davina Michelle, Ryan Gibb and Ben Kidson. You can purchase any remaining tickets here.Speaking about his headlining gig at London’s Hyde Park in a press statement, Williams shared: “It’s an honour to be back headlining BST Hyde Park alongside an incredible line-up of music talent.

Glastonbury organisers have announced that this year’s edition of the festival will open with a massive drone show.Taking to the official Glastonbury X/Twitter page, organisers shared a tweet that read: “A drone show will open Glastonbury 2024 at 10.30pm on Wednesday June 26th, ahead of the traditional fireworks. Best views from the Pyramid field – get there early!”The drone show is a new addition to the festival as it usually opens with a traditional fireworks display which occurs roughly around 11pm on the Wednesday for early arrivals.

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H1-KEY, this week’s star of The Cover on NME, have shared an exclusive playlist to accompany the story’s launch.This week (June 17), the South Korean quartet become the first-ever K-pop girl group to grace The Cover, a renewal of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read the profile of H1-KEY here, written by Gladys Yeo and featuring photography by Sewon Jun.To accompany The Cover, H1-KEY have curated an exclusive playlist for NME, knowingly titled ‘Low-key Bops, High-key on Repeat’.

Glastonbury‘s charity partner Greenpeace has announced its programme for this year’s festival, promising to “change hearts and minds” and encourage “protest, activism and voting” ahead of the UK’s General Election.This year’s Greenpeace Field is set to focus on three “central pillars” for “effective climate action” – protest, activism and voting. The General Election will take place the week after Glastonbury on July 4.“Greenpeace is uniting the British public to push the next government – whoever it is – to take climate change seriously,” the charity said in a press release.The charity have also launched a campaign called Project Climate Vote, which is aiming to raise awareness of how voting is “the most impactful action you can take for the climate”.

Glastonbury 2024 app is now available to download, with a range of new features and the chance to get personalised Spotify playlists.Glastonbury is gearing up for its return to Worthy Farm from June 26-30, with Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA set to headline the Pyramid Stage. Other major acts on the bill include Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, The National, Avril Lavigne, The Last Dinner Party, Jungle, Justice, Bloc Party, Fontaines D.C., Yard Act, Arlo Parks and Gossip.And now, ticket holders can download the free app onto their smartphones and set about exploring the site map and creating their own customised line-ups.The official Glastonbury 2024 app is available now!Download the free app, which is powered by @VodafoneUK, to get live Festival updates, an interactive map & to create your own personalised line-up planner – inc the opportunity to connect your Spotify account and get… pic.twitter.com/DN2DS15rUf— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) June 7, 2024The app, available on iOS and Android, is provided by Vodafone, and includes a number of features including customised Spotify playlists, made up of artists on the bill that are represented in users’ listening habits.The app also offers map pinning to set meeting points and to help users find their tents and cars, and shareable line-ups so friends can share their plans.

Emily Eavis has revealed that her father nearly closed the gates on Glastonbury for good in the 1990s.Glastonbury returns to Worthy Farm, Somerset this year from June 26-30, with Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA headlining the Pyramid Stage. Other major acts on the bill include Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, The National, Avril Lavigne, The Last Dinner Party, Jungle, Justice, Bloc Party, Fontaines D.C., Yard Act, Arlo Parks and Gossip.The festival’s principal organiser Emily Eavis has been discussing this year’s event in an appearance on the BBC’s Sidetracked podcast, where she spoke about some of the hard times that nearly forced them to close the festival down.She said that her father, the festival’s founder Michael Eavis, had planned to bring the festival to a permanent end when he reached retirement age in the late ‘90s.She said: “My parents were always like, ‘This is the last one’. Everyone thought it was some sort of stunt to sell tickets but it wasn’t.

Glastonbury has introduced a new area, named Terminal 1, which they describe as a “re-purposed airport” that will celebrate migration.Announcing the introduction on social media, the festival noted that “no human is illegal”, and said that Terminal 1 will be situated on the Williams Green field, which had previously been home to its own namesake stage.They also said that it will feature contributions from a range of visual and digital artists and creatives, including Love Watts, La Linterna and Yoshi Sodeoka. See the full list in the post below.Introducing Terminal 1 – a re-purposed airport celebrating migration, situated on Williams Green pic.twitter.com/eUkv2mSskd— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) June 8, 2024The small print of the post also states that “to gain entry all British citizens must successfully answer a question from the UKGOV citizenship test”.