So in case you haven't heard Glastonbury is about to kick off tomorrow (the music that is, as thousands have already arrived to Worthy Farm to bagsy a good tenting spot). Glastonbury is a very exiciting time for festival enthusiasts. As well as those who like to sleep in a tent very close to lots of other tents, drink cider for breakfast and listen to music for hours upon hours. It takes place in Pilton, in Somerset, and was established by Michael Eavis, a farmer, in 1970.
Glastonbury is now considered the largest greenfield festival in the world. All 135,000 tickets for 2013 sold out in 1 hour 40 minutes. It has grown massively since the first Glastonbury in 1970, where people enjoyed free entry and were given a free pint of milk on arrival. By 1979, it became a three-day affair, and attendance increased year by year until passing the 100,000 mark in 1998.
A question surrounding the Glastonbury festival is what will the weather be like? Hopefully this year the festival will be free from the flash floods which submergend tents in what is thought to have been the wettest Glastonbury, in 2005. Rain has graced the festival today and although there is a chance of rain again tomorrow, Glastonbury-goers can expect some sunny spells over the weekend with highs of 22C.
Click here to see highlights from muddy Glastonbury times.
Happy festival to those festival goers in Somerset! I do hope the sun will shine.
Glastonbury is now considered the largest greenfield festival in the world. All 135,000 tickets for 2013 sold out in 1 hour 40 minutes. It has grown massively since the first Glastonbury in 1970, where people enjoyed free entry and were given a free pint of milk on arrival. By 1979, it became a three-day affair, and attendance increased year by year until passing the 100,000 mark in 1998.
A question surrounding the Glastonbury festival is what will the weather be like? Hopefully this year the festival will be free from the flash floods which submergend tents in what is thought to have been the wettest Glastonbury, in 2005. Rain has graced the festival today and although there is a chance of rain again tomorrow, Glastonbury-goers can expect some sunny spells over the weekend with highs of 22C.
Click here to see highlights from muddy Glastonbury times.
Happy festival to those festival goers in Somerset! I do hope the sun will shine.
