Glastonbury revellers kicked off their first night at the mega-festival by inflating balloons with ‘laughing gas’ as 200,000 people descended on the event.
The festival, held on Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, goes on until Sunday night and began with fireworks lighting up the skies on evening one.
Photos show festivalgoers blowing up pink balloons with ‘laughing gas’ on the grass surrounded by various drink cans.
Elsewhere, ticketholders enjoyed a drone show as well as a peace parade at the festival’s Stone Circle.
Revellers have been lucky with the weather this year as it is set to remain mostly sunny this weekend following the UK’s first heatwave of 2024.
Campers arriving at the 900-acre site can expect ‘mostly warm, dry and settled’ weather for the next five days but scattered showers could occur and last until the end of the weekend, according to the Met Office.
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.
Festivalgoers are Glastonbury take ‘laughing gas’ at Worthy Farm on the first day of the event
Fireworks explode in the sky above the Pyramid Stage last night on day one of Glastonbury Festival 2024
An aerial view taken this morning shows the sheer scale of the massive festival
Fireworks lit up the sky at Glastonbury festival on the first night of the event yesterday
People watch a drone show at the end day one of Glastonbury Festival yesterday
Revellers watch a drone show at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset for the Glastonbury Festival last night
Tents and structures are seen from a hillside overlooking the festival site during day one of Glastonbury Festival yesterday
Performers take part in a peace parade as part of the opening ceremony held at the Stone Circle at the end of day one yesterday
People gather around the rainbow sculpture which overlooks the festival site during day one of Glastonbury Festival yesterday
Festival goers watching a drone show at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset yesterday
Glastonbury Festival features around 3,000 performances across over 80 stages
People walk around site during day one of Glastonbury Festival 2024 at Worthy Farm, Pilton, yesterday
People gather in The Park area during day one of Glastonbury Festival 2024 yesterday
Fireworks explode above site at the end of day one of Glastonbury Festival 2024 yesterday
Other attractions at the festival, which runs from today until Sunday, include 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.
Performers take part in peace parade as part of the opening ceremony held at the Stone Circle yesterday
Festivalgoers sit below flags at Worthy Farm on the first day of the Glastonbury music festival yesterday
People gather around the rainbow sculpture which overlooks the festival site during day one of Glastonbury Festival 2024 yesterday
A festival goer stands on the Stone Circle, on the first day of the Glastonbury music festival yesterday
People gather for sunset in the Stone Circle during day one of Glastonbury Festival 2024 yesterday
People walk around tents in the camping fields during day one of Glastonbury Festival 2024 yesterday
People gather around the rainbow sculpture which overlooks the festival site during day one of Glastonbury Festival yesterday
People walk through the market and shopping area at the Glastonbury Festival yesterday
Glastonbury Festival goers complained of being left for hours in queues without water in the sweltering heat yesterday.
As temperatures hit 28C in Somerset, festival attendees warned there could be ‘mass strokes’ as they moaned about the lack of available water stations while queueing for hours to enter Worthy Farm.
Videos showed thousands of people lined up carrying rucksacks and mats and wearing sun hats, as they waited to get into campsites.
Although music could be heard blaring, revellers reported there was no water available for those standing in the snaking five-hour queue.
Visitors branded the lack of water amid the sizzling temperatures a ‘joke’, adding that coach companies had also failed to hydrate passengers while bussing them to the festival.