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  • Glastonbury gates open - as it happened from Wednesday, 27 June 2019

  1. And relax - the scene the other side of the Worthy Farm gatespublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

    If you're still stuck outside the farm or on your way by car, bus, train or foot - here's what awaits you the other side.

    A nice, relaxing scene ahead of days and days of great music ...

    People sat inside Glastonbury
  2. Glastonbury Festival organiser not looking too far aheadpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

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    Glastonbury: the festival on a farm is back

    So, Glastonbury is back after a year without the UK's largest music festival.

    Emily Eavis, the event's co-organiser and daughter of founder Michael Eavis, explains how the main challenge is coping with the unpredictable, especially the weather.

    We think she'll be OK this year.

  3. Catch up on the past four Glastonbury festivals as you travel inpublished at 10:58 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

    Kanye WestImage source, PA

    There's a plethora of amazing music to watch and listen to on the BBC iPlayer.

    You can catch up on the past four festivals with highlights of Stormzy in 2017, Adele and Coldplay in 2016, Florence and Kanye in 2015 and Dolly Parton 2014.

    Click or tap here to find those.

    If you're sat in your car on the way to Worthy Farm and want something a bit more data friendly, then there's also loads on the BBC Sounds app.

    Here's a few we've picked out:

  4. Travel news: Festival traffic looking goodpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

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    Key: Orange - slow moving Red stop/start traffic

    Apart from the predictable queues and road closures the traffic is looking good around the festival site.

    Earlier queues around the Cannard's Grave junction have now eased.

  5. Going to Glasto: On our way from Liverpoolpublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

    Hope you both have fun.

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  6. This is wheely bad ...published at 10:10 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

    You'd be annoyed, wouldn't you?

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  7. Most popular person for a selfie this weekendpublished at 09:55 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

    To be fair, if you had the chance, you would ...

    Michael Eavis poses for a selfieImage source, PA
    Michael Eavis poses for a selfieImage source, PA
    Michael Eavis poses for photosImage source, PA
  8. How to get to Worthy Farmpublished at 09:42 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

    GWR trainImage source, PA

    We're sure you will have already planned your route to Worthy Farm, but if you need some pointers the Glastonbury Festival website has lots of details., external

    Car information is here with the various postcodes, external you'll need for your sat nav, depending on which direction you're coming from.

    By train you'll likely be heading to Castle Cary which is the closest station.

    It obviously gets really busy there but there is a shuttle bus to the festival from there., external

    You may find the live departure information for Castle Cary, from Network Rail, here., external

  9. Roads are still moving around Somerset on the way to Glastonburypublished at 09:29 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

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  10. Don't forget to pack your sunscreen and floppy hatpublished at 09:24 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

    To the all-important weather, then. It's a little bit grey and cloudy right now, but that won't be the pattern of the rest of the weekend.

    Thursday and Friday, especially, are looking good.

    Weather forecast

    That does bring us to a timely reminder to make sure you drink lots of water and keep covered up.

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  11. Another view as the queue files in to Worthy Farmpublished at 09:07 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

    Here's Gate A from PA's Claire Hayhurst.

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  12. Long queues as the rush to get on site beginspublished at 08:52 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

    That's a lot of people and a lot of rucksacks.

    Crossing fingers for good weather - which we'll have a look at in a moment.

    Glastonbury queuesImage source, PA
    Glastonbury queuesImage source, PA
    Glastonbury queuesImage source, PA
  13. Glastonbury responds to Stanway's pleapublished at 08:51 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

    Glastonbury Festival organisers agree to show England's Women's World Cup quarter-final match against Norway following a plea from midfielder Georgia Stanway.

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  14. Here's how long it'll take you to get to the car parkspublished at 08:38 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

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  15. Travel news: Three-mile queues on roads around sitepublished at 08:32 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

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    Key: Orange slow, Red stop/start

    If you're on your way to the festival there's currently about three miles of queues on the A361 and A37 around the site.

    There are traffic restrictions including one-way systems, road closures and temporary traffic lights on roads around the festival site near Pilton including the A361, A37 and A39.

    Traffic is reportedly slow through Cannard's Grave.

  16. More festival-goers arrive at Worthy Farmpublished at 08:20 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

    Ignore the mud. It'll dry, right?

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  17. Another view of Michael Eavis in the moments after the gates openpublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

    "The weather looks good, isn't it marvellous? Thanks for coming. Welcome to Worthy Farm!"

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  18. Festival founder Michael Eavis opens the gates for Glasto 2019published at 08:02 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

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  19. Snow Patrol pull out of festivalpublished at 07:58 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

    Some bad news if you're a Snow Patrol fan.

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  20. Patiently waiting in the queue at Gate Dpublished at 07:52 British Summer Time 26 June 2019

    Good luck, David. Hope you get a good spot for your tent.

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