gates open

THE gates to Glastonbury Festival have opened for the 2025 celebration of performing arts and music.

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Organiser Emily Eavis and her father, co-founder Sir Michael Eavis, could be seen counting down and cheering as the festival officially opened while a brass band played.

Campers arriving at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, can expect a mixed bag of sunshine and rain throughout the week, according to forecasters.

This year's event will see headline performances from British rock/pop band The 1975, veteran singer Neil Young and his band the Chrome Hearts, and US pop star Olivia Rodrigo.

Emily Eavis, 45, told BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Nick Grimshaw that opening the gates is "one of my favourite moments of the whole weekend".

She added: "So much goes into all those areas... all that planning, all that speculation, all the opinions, all the debate, all the outrage, all the love, all the feelings that just are generated every day, all the press, all the noise.

"To be able to actually look everyone in the eye on those gates and bring everyone in, and just think, actually, it's all really just about this. It's all about these people having the best time over the next five days."