But that news hasn’t discouraged the festival site’s most fashionable jet-set.
Emily Eavis has thanked Glastonbury festivalgoers for their commitment in attending the event, saying she thinks “the best people in the world come here”.
The 42-year-old co-organiser of the event was speaking the day after the festival opened its gates for the first time in three years after it was cancelled twice amid the coronavirus pandemic.
13. Colourful, wacky and stylish fashion choices on display during the second day at Glastonbury Festival 2022.
Punters may be swapping sun cream for umbrellas at Worthy Farm as the weather is set to turn from “wall-to-wall sunshine” and high temperatures on Thursday morning to “heavy thundery downpours” in the afternoon. Photo: Tom Wren
14. Colourful, wacky and stylish fashion choices on display during the second day at Glastonbury Festival 2022.
Over 200,000 people are attending Glastonbury’s near 800-acre (3.2 million square metre) site in Pilton, Somerset this year, according to statistics shared by the festival. Photo: Tom Wren
15. Colourful, wacky and stylish fashion choices on display during the second day at Glastonbury Festival 2022.
That total at Worthy Farm includes 138,000 tickets sold and 67,000 staff, and the venue includes 500 marquees, 100 performance stages and 101 bars, as well as one “secret one”. Photo: Tom Wren
16. Colourful, wacky and stylish fashion choices on display during the second day at Glastonbury Festival 2022.
The festival also raises over £2 million for charities per year, for 500 causes. Photo: Tom Wren