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British act cancels one of their Glastonbury sets due to overcrowding fears

Glastonbury Festival has finally returned with thousands travelling to Worthy Farm in Somerset to set up camp and watch their favourite artists perform at the legendary event.

British pop band The 1975, folk star Neil Young and his band the Chrome Hearts, and US pop singer Olivia Rodrigo are topping the bill, and Charli XCX and The Prodigy will be getting people dancing with their iconic hits.

However, one hitmaker who was due to play the Levels stage in Silver Hayes has been axed at the last minute.

The BBC DJs who WANT things to go wrong at Glastonbury and their tips of who to watch

Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq are gearing up to head to Glastonbury with the BBC and whilst they admit some things will go wrong on screen and radio - they don’t care.

The seasoned professionals, who had their own show together in the Nineties, are part of the BBC team covering the massive festival where the BBC will offer 90 hours of performances with its live streams of the five main stages as well as huge radio coverage too.

Steve, 60, said: “I get to the point now where, when I go on air, I'm looking forward to the first for the first cock up, because then it's out the way. It doesn't matter anymore, because with our coverage, you know, you've got to appreciate it's live in a truck. Or sometimes we've taken backpacks and walked around the site.

Glastonbury Festival 2025 opens its doors as revellers begin to pour in

Glastonbury Festival 2025 has officially opened its gates as music lovers begin to pour in for five days of partying.

Festival organiser Emily Eavis and her father, co-founder Sir Michael Eavis, were both spotted counting down and cheering as the festival officially opened while a brass band played.

Campers arriving at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset can expect a mixed bag of weather throughout the week, including periods of sunshine and rain. The Met Office predicted a "typically British" range of “sunny spells and scattered showers".