Glastonbury opens its gates as UK temperatures soar to 30C
26 June 2024 at 14:37
Organiser Emily Eavis says it is βbest moment of the yearβ, as visitors are sprayed with water while they set up camp
Glastonbury attenders were setting up camp in sweltering temperatures as the 54th edition of the UKβs best-known festival got under way on the hottest day of the year so far.
Temperatures in the UK soared to 30C on Wednesday, and at Glastonbury music fans were sprayed with water as they made their way around the 364-hectare (900-acre) site, which opened at 8am to fans who had queued overnight.
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