Crowds head to what could be a relatively low-key edition of the UK’s biggest festival following its long-awaited return and 50th anniversary last year
As Glastonbury-goers flock toward Worthy Farm, the UK’s biggest festival is yet to give up a number of secrets about the weekend – from surprise performers to the outcome of the mercurial south-western weather.
Most pressing is the question of whether Friday night headliners Arctic Monkeys will be able to fulfil their booking. On Monday (19 June) the group cancelled a performance in Dublin on 20 June owing to singer Alex Turner’s “acute laryngitis”. The 37-year-old had received medical advice to rest – presumably to ensure their planned third Glastonbury headlining set is able to go ahead.
