Adam Crowther
Inside Glastonbury reporter - BBC Radio Somerset

The person who runs the Kidzfield at Glastonbury is known as 'Mr Tony'.

Sir Michael Eavis himself asked Tony to set up the Kidzfield back in 1994 - giving the area a fresh lease of life.

The field boasts a huge vibrant pink adventure castle, storytelling tents, circus workshops and even has a recording studio for future headliners to have a go at making music.

Listen to a whole selection of stories from the people who make Glastonbury Festival so unique with the Inside Glastonbury podcast on BBC Sounds.

Katie Razzall
Culture editor, reporting from Glastonbury

“Glastonbury is iconic and to be part of it is a great feeling” the drill artist said after his set on the Other Stage.

His new album, The Last One, is out today and also features Stormzy, Aitch, Skrillex, AJ Tracey and Sampha.

Headie One told us he’d like to see Dave as a future Glastonbury headliner and that he picks up musical inspiration wherever he is.

He’s absorbing Glastonbury so let’s see what he writes next!

Andre Rhoden-Paul
Live reporter at Glastonbury

The West Holts area is super jam-packed as fans gather for the Sugababes.

The band kicked off their set to screams with Freak Like Me and are now reeling off crowd-friendly hits from the noughties.

The original line up has returned for a second Glastonbury since reforming. This time on a much more prominent stage than the Avalon field in 2022.

Colin Paterson
Entertainment correspondent, reporting from Glastonbury

The last time Sugababes played Glastonbury in 2022, they pulled such a big crowd to the Avalon tent that the police had to “push the button” and shut down the area, stopping anymore people arriving.

Sensibly this time they had been given an upgrade, to the outdoor West Holts stage.

However, a full 20 minutes before the start of their set (at 16:55) stewards had restricted entering from certain directions to prevent the field becoming too full.

We were supposed to be filming here with Elska - the six-year-old girl who declared on Wednesday’s BBC Breakfast that she had a boyfriend.

Her mum, a huge Sugababes fan who said on TV they were the one act she had to see, has just called asking if we can help get them in.

A gate at Babylon Rising has been shut and they are being held there, with no view of the stage.

Talk about an Overload once again.

Jack Burgess
Live reporter

We've just had one of the first surprise appearances of the weekend.

Norman Cook, also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, has just joined Paul Heaton on the Pyramid Stage for a song.

Slinging a bass guitar around his chest, the British DJ waltzed on to the main stage to play Happy Hour by the Housemartins.

Annabel Rackham
BBC Culture reporter at Glastonbury

Moving away from the Pyramid Stage, let's take you over to the Park Stage, where a little while ago I got the chance to listen to Barry Can't Swim.

The Scottish DJ and producer attracted a crowd so big it required stewards to put in a one-way system over at the very picturesque Park Stage.

Barry - real name Joshua Mainnie - tells a crowd full of football shirts and bucket hats that he “turned up here at Glastonbury two years ago with a USB drive” hoping someone would let him perform.

He was yet to go full-time as a DJ and, unfortunately, didn’t succeed in getting to perform.

It clearly hasn’t deterred the Brit Award nominee though and judging by that set, he’s built himself up quite the fanbase.

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We are certainly well under way at Worthy Farm, as 210,000 people have descended on Somerset and the sun is shining.

In case you're just joining us now, here's what we've been enjoying so far:

• For the first time ever, an Indonesian band has played Europe's biggest festival. Voice of Baceprot, a metal band made up of three hijab-wearing women, opened the Woodsies Stage earlier
• South East London heroes Squeeze went Up the Junction and opened the Pyramid Stage
• Following them was fellow Londoner Olivia Dean, whose set was described by our music correspondent Mark Savage as feeling "like a warm hug"
• Staying on the Pyramid Stage, a band who have sold more records this year than anyone bar Taylor Swift - Seventeen - bought their K-Pop sound to Somerset
• And, as Glastonbury is a festival for all-ages, 10 week old baby Finlay was seen on the big screens held up on his dad's shoulders during Annie Mac's DJ set on the Other Stage

The music will keep coming all weekend. We'll be bringing you the latest performances across the festival and, of course, Dua Lipa's first-ever Pyramid Stage headline set live at 22:00 BST.

Some of the most iconic Glastonbury moments have come after near-torrential rain, but thankfully it doesn't look like that's going to be the case this year.

Here's what our colleagues at BBC Weather are telling us about the outlook:

• Sunny intervals with a moderate breeze for the rest of today, with a high of 17C (62.6F). It should be around 13C (37.4F) with a zero percent chance of rain when Dua Lipa takes to the Pyramid Stage tonight at 22:00 BST
• Hotter weather's predicted tomorrow for Coldplay's Pyramid Stage headline slot. There's no rain forecast with highs of 20C (68F)
• However, there's a chance of rain on Sunday with temperatures dipping to 19C (66.2F)

So it sounds like a mud apocalypse is unlikely this weekend... but hopefully we haven't jinxed it.

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Neo soul singer Olivia Dean made her Pyramid Stage debut earlier this afternoon while wearing a T-shirt that featured a picture of her grandmother.

The 25-year-old took the crowd all the way back to the first song she released - Reason to Stay - and also sang her hit singles Messy, The Hardest Part and Dive.

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Dedicating the song Carmen to her grandmother and the Windrush generation, Dean said: "She came to this country when she was 18, never been on a plane... she had my mum quite young, my mum had me and I'm a product of her bravery."

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Jamie Whitehead
Live reporter

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So how old were you when you first went to Glastonbury? I was 21.

Which is considerably older than baby Finlay, who is enjoying his first trip to Worthy Farm at just 10 weeks old.

DJ Annie Mac, who opened the Other Stage, was in danger of having her thunder stolen when the young boy appeared on the big screens during her set.

"Oh my god, this baby, what a little legend," Mack said after Finlay was hoisted on to his dad's shoulders.

"He was loving the music, so we thought we'd put him on my shoulders," his Dad said.

And his Mum Rosie's tips for doing Glastonbury with a baby?

"Take more nappies than you think you'll need and take more vests and outfits than you think you'll need... and go to the Kidzfield."

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Noor Nanji
Culture reporter at Glastonbury

Earlier today, history was made with the first Indonesian band to ever perform at Glastonbury.

And not just any band. This is an all female, Muslim metal band.

If you’ve watched We Are Lady Parts, you’ll know the vibe.

Voice of Baceprot comprises of three women - lead singer Firdda Marsya Kurnia, drummer Euis Siti Aisyah and bassist Widi Rahmawati - all of whom are in their early 20s.

They come from a village near the West Javan city of Garut, wear hijabs and sing about gender stereotypes.

If you haven’t come across them yet, I’d strongly suggest you check them out.

They’re spunky, cool and going global.

• Read more about Indonesia's hijab-wearing metalheads here

If you didn’t manage to nab tickets to this year's Glastonbury, don't worry. We've got you covered.

You can still soak up all the excitement by browsing through live streams from several stages in the Watch & Listen tab at the top of this page.

Catch all the latest performances from the Pyramid Stage, Other Stage, West Holts, Woodsies and the Park Stage. Or you can watch highlights streams spanning a wide range of genres from across the festival.

Today's line-up is full of historic moments - from boyband Seventeen introducing K-pop to the festival on the main stage to Dua Lipa being one of two female headliners for the first time at the festival.

Stick with us here for all the unmissable moments.

Mark Savage
BBC Music correspondent, reporting from Glastonbury

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Gargantuan boyband Seventeen are currently playing the Pyramid Stage, making them the first ever K-pop band on the bill.

A relatively unknown quantity in the UK, they were actually the biggest-selling band in the world last year, shifting more than 10 million records.

They’ve drawn a smaller crowd than Olivia Dean and Squeeze, who played earlier this afternoon - but they’ve also elicited the biggest screams of the day so far.

Perhaps aware of their underdog status, they’ve chosen their setlist wisely - choosing their most accessible and catchy songs, including Maestro and 2 Minus One.

“We are just extremely honoured to be here,” they said as they took to the stage.

Anita Rani
Woman's Hour presenter, reporting from Glastonbury

What a joy broadcasting Woman’s Hour live from Worthy Farm and what a show it was.

We had live music from Corinne Bailey Rae who talked to us about her transformation as an artist.

And then we heard from the pop icon Cyndi Lauper who spoke about her determination to be her own artist and her reaction to the lyrics of her song Girls Just Want to Have Fun appearing on placards at women’s rights rallies.

Also, have you ever gone to a festival solo? A Woman’s Hour listener gave us their tips.

You can catch up on the programme on BBC Sounds.

Mark Savage
BBC Music correspondent, reporting from Glastonbury

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The biggest act on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage this year isn’t Coldplay or Dua Lipa. In fact, you might not even have heard of them.

The act in question is Seventeen - a K-pop boyband that boasts a whopping 13 members, and which sold more than 10 million albums last year.

The only act to sell more? Taylor Swift.

But despite K-pop's global success, the UK has remained frosty towards the genre. Bands like BTS, Blackpink, Aespa and Stray Kids have all broken through, but UK radio has often been reluctant to play their songs unless they’re sung in English - as with BTS’s mega-smashes Dynamite and Butter.

Collaborations with Western artists tend to help, too, with Coldplay, Lady Gaga, Halsey, Raye and Selena Gomez all giving K-pop bands a chart boost.

Seventeen don't do collaborations. Unlike most Korean pop acts, they also write and produce their own material. Now, they're making history as the first K-pop act on Glastonbury's main stage.

You can catch their history making performance over on the Pyramid Stage now, or by pressing the watch live button at the top of this page.

• You can read more here

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The iconic Worthy Farm in Somerset is, as is tradition, playing host to this year’s Glastonbury and ticket holders have been streaming through the gates of the farm since doors opened on a blisteringly hot Wednesday.

Unsurprisingly, not even a music festival is immune to the effects of inflation; this year’s general admission ticket cost £355 (plus a £5 booking fee), which is up from £335 for 2023's event.

More than 200,000 music lovers, performers, stage crew, hospitality staff and medical staff will be sprawling out across the 900-acre site until Sunday.

The main headliners for this year include Dua Lipa tonight, Coldplay on Saturday, and SZA on Sunday.

There’s a lot else to look out for today, not excluding Bristol’s Idles over on the Other Stage and Jungle on the West Holts Stage.

To get caught up on everything else Glastonbury, including set times, line-up and stages, head over here.

Mark Savage
BBC Music correspondent at Glastonbury

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If you haven’t been watching the coverage so far, treat yourself by hitting the rewind button at the top of this page and watching Olivia Dean make her Pyramid Stage debut.

The Londoner, whose album Messy was nominated for the Mercury Prize, was having the time of her life as she brought her sun-kissed, life-affirming brand of indie soul to a huge (and appreciative) lunchtime crowd.

Swiggging from a bottle of beer and wearing a t-shirt featuring her grandmother’s face, she even shed a tear as she introduced the first song she ever released, Reason To Say.

“I can’t believe I’m playing this on the Pyramid Stage. It just shows you how where music can take you,” she said.

With a crystal-clear voice carried by the early afternoon breeze, she undoubtedly won a bunch of new fans, with songs like Messy, The Hardest Part and Dive. And she even got a proposal from the audience.

“Someone just said, ‘Will you sing at our wedding’,” she beamed. “Well, maybe. I love weddings!”

Colin Paterson
Entertainment correspondent, reporting from Glastonbury

We just heard Olivia Dean finish her set over on the Pyramid Stage.

Ahead of her performance the three-time Brit nominee described this as “a little bit of a promotion” having played three times last year, but on much, much smaller stages.

“I did a secret set at the Rabbit Hole after midnight, very rowdy. Lonely Hearts Club on the Saturday afternoon, the red arrows flew over, it was crazy. And then Sunday, Strummerville, acoustic set, golden hour. I feel quite emotional.”

She also told me exactly how she would be preparing for this afternoon's set before she took the stage.

“An hour before the show it’s time to relax. I like to listen to some classical music and have some hot water with honey. I like to do some yoga sometimes, really stretch. I don’t like to build myself up with a lot of movement. I think it’s about being slow and getting yourself into the right mindset. And then maybe have a beer and get cracking with it. Oh and I warm-up the vocals. La la la la la. All the classics”

If you don’t fancy bopping along to Dua Lipa’s New Rules or Houdini at the Pyramid Stage on Friday night, there are plenty of other options to take in at Worthy Farm.

The Grammy-nominated Idles band will be on the Other Stage from 22:15 to 23:30.

On the West Holts stage, electronic outfit Jungle will be playing from 22:15 to 23:45.

Jamie XX will be performing at Woodsies between 22:30 and 23:45, while punk band Fontaines D.C. will take to the Park Stage at 23:00, closing their set at 00:15.

If you’re after something a bit more old-school, you can catch The Bootleg Beatles on the Acoustic Stage from 21:30, or if you want a more up-tempo set, Fatboy Slim will be playing the Arcadia Stage between 22:00 and 22:30.

Jack Burgess
Live reporter

Worthy Farm’s green gates are open and this year’s Glastonbury is under way.

More than 100 stages will be entertaining about 200,000 festival-goers at the UK’s biggest music festival over the weekend.

Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA are this year’s headliners on the Pyramid Stage but as anyone who has ever been to Glastonbury will know, you could spend a lifetime exploring all the other magical music and hidden wonders at the festival.

You’re in the right place to catch all the unmissable moments. Over the course of the weekend, we’ll be here to take you through all the music, performances, reactions and quirky happenings at the festival.

We’ll also be running seven (yes, seven!) live streams from the main stages at the top of the page.

Don’t worry, we’ve got Glastonbury 2024 covered for you.