Glastonbury Festival – live: Coldplay spark rumours of surprise set as fans queue outside beloved indie venue
Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA and Shania Twain are in the top spots for this year’s festival as ticket-holders flock to Worthy Farm in their droves
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British pop star Dua Lipa is preparing to be the first headliner of Glastonbury 2024, as she takes to the Pyramid Stage on Friday (28 June).
Thousands of music fans continue to arrive at Worthy Farm, having faced delays after a person was hit by a train, causing line closures for travellers leaving London.
Rumours of a surprise Coldplay set have caused queues to form outside the Cheese and Grain. Despite reports that the band is just rehearsing, fans are convinced otherwise.
Meanwhile, fears of a washout have been alleviated by the latest Met Office report forecasting cloudy spells and “the odd spot of rain” before sun and isolated showers this afternoon.
The weather is expected to stay mostly dry through to Sunday, with temperatures hovering around 18C-21C.
Across the weekend, an eclectic lineup will perform on the sprawling festival’s various stages. Here is the full Glastonbury 2024 lineup and set times.
Earlier this week, Glastonbury organisers confirmed they will not be showing England’s Euro 2024 round-of-16 game during the festival.
If you’re following from home, the BBC has shared its schedule of coverage for the weekend.
Elton John shares unseen footage from 2023 Glastonbury headline set
Sir Elton John has shared a new behind-the-scenes YouTube video called “The Road To Glastonbury 2023”, to mark a year since he headlined the festival.
The never-before-seen clips show the star rehearsing with his band and thanking the crew backstage next to a cake shaped like the Pyramid Stage.
He also meets the 88-year-old founder of the festival, Sir Michael Eavis.
John told Eavis, “I think it is serendipity that I’m here because (it’s) the last show I’ll ever do probably in Britain, and it couldn’t be better, and you’ve been amazing. All my guys said this is so great.”
Eavis replied: “We’ve waited for years for this.”
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Elton John shares unseen footage from 2023 Glastonbury headline set
The behind-the-scenes video shows him rehearsing and talking to the festival’s founder
PICTURES: Ravers 2 Runners jog around Glastonbury festival site
Our critic James Hall took some photos of around 450 joggers, who call themselves Ravers 2 Runners, as they made their way around the Glastonbury festival site.
“Each to their own, they’re having an absolute ball,” he says. “Personally, I’m keeping it old-school... I’m off to have a wood-fired sauna in an ancient caravan in the old travellers’ field.”
Fireworks and drone display light up the sky over Worthy Farm
Check out these photos of a spectacular drone and fireworks display at Glatonbury last night
Warning over GWR train delays out of London after incident shuts tracks
Passengers heading out of London for Glastonbury Festival are facing delays after the trains were halted this morning.
Great Western Railway (GWR) said earlier that all lines were blocked at West Ealing, in the west of the capital, due to “the emergency services dealing with an incident near the railway”.
That was affecting services to and from London Paddington, which is on the route serving Castle Cary in Somerset, the nearest station to Glastonbury Festival.
A spokesperson for the train operator confirmed to The Independent that lines have now reopened.
”Trains are now moving into and out of Paddington, including those serving Glastonbury festival, but there will be some residual delays due to misplaced trains and crew,” they added.
My brilliant colleague Ben Parker reports:
Warning over Glastonbury train delays out of London after incident shuts tracks
The knock-on effects of an earlier issue expected to last throughout the morning
The Independent’s Glastonbury team report dark clouds and a spot of rain this morning
Our intrepid team of reporters and critics are on site at Glastonbury Festival, with writer Adam White sending over a picture of some ominous-looking clouds looming over Worthy Farm.
“The rain has started!” he tells me, but is reassured as I point out the Met Office says it should* brighten up this afternoon.
Glastonbury Festival 2024 lineup, set times and clashfinder for each stage
Glastonbury organisers have unveiled the full set times across each of its stages for this year’s festival, revealing that rapper Little Simz will perform before Coldplay on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday, while LCD Soundsystem will play ahead of Dua Lipa’s Friday slot.
The 2024 edition of the storied festival is taking place from Wednesday 26 to Sunday 30 June, and is being headlined by Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA, with Shania Twain in the Legends Slot.
Hundreds of other artists will perform across the week, with the set times allowing fans to work out whether they’ll have time to dash from one stage to another in order to see their favourites.
There are also a few spots reserved for surprise acts, including the “TBA” marked at 6pm on Saturday at the Woodsies stage. Previous surprise artists at Glastonbury have included The Killers, Radiohead and the Foo Fighters.
Here are the set times for the main stages across Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Glastonbury 2024 lineup, set times and clashfinder for each stage
Fans can now work out any tricky clashes between sets, and which stages their favourite artists are playing
Glastonbury reveller sets up living room in middle of festival
Warning to Glastonbury fans amid travel disruption
Music fans travelling to Glastonbury Festival by train on Thursday could face disruption.
Great Western Railway (GWR) said all lines are blocked at West Ealing in west London due to “the emergency services dealing with an incident near the railway”.
That is affecting services to and from London Paddington, which is on the route serving Castle Cary, the nearest station to Glastonbury Festival.
Passengers are being warned to expect disruption until midday.
GWR said earlier this month that it planned to provide more than 28,600 seats on trains from London Paddington to Castle Cary between Wednesday and Friday for festivalgoers.
It warned that early and mid-morning trains on Wednesday and Thursday were almost fully booked.
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PICTURES: Proposal at Glastonbury
James Wilson successfully proposed to Maria Lawrence as they attended day one of Glastonbury Festival 2024 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on 26 June 2024.
Glastonbury posters encourage fans to vote in general election
A number of posters have been spotted around Glastonbury urging fans to vote in the general election on 4 July.
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