UK’s Glastonbury Festival opens gates amid Kneecap controversy • FRANCE 24 English

two one the gates of Glastonbury are officially open
welcome to Glastonbury everyone
and festival goers have already poured into Worthy Farm in Somerset England bringing with them as much camping gear as they can possibly carry
been queuing since 3:00 a.m
best festival in the world hands down better than anything
looking forward to seeing the Sisters i think that’ll be a good blast the official program kicks off on Friday and the weekend will see some 200,000 people get their groove on taking to the famous pyramid stage to headline are US pop punk star Olivia Rodrigo British pop rock group 1975 and country rock icon Neil Young other big names in the mix include Rod Stewart Charlie XCX Prodigy and Ncap an Irish hip hop trio under scrutiny for waving a flag of the armed Lebanese group Hezbollah on stage at a concert in November [Applause] uk Prime Minister Kia Starama even weighed in this week saying their performance would not be appropriate but Glastonberry’s organizer dismissed the controversy saying the festival is open to all we remain just a platform for many many artists from all over the world and you know everyone is welcome here
keen punters are sure to bask in every moment under the forecasted sunshine and rain before the festival takes a break in 2026 glastonbury is held on a working dairy farm and fellow years to rest the land have been a routine fixture since it was first held back in 1970

The UK’s iconic Glastonbury Festival opened its gates on June 25 amid controversy over the inclusion of Irish rap trio Kneecap on the bill.
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7 comments

  4. Open the gates.. the irony, the most fenced, controlled festival, bordered off, but against controlled borders to stop illegals. 😂😂

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