Glastonbury Festival 2023 is officially underway after Emily Eavis threw open the gates this morning (June 21). At 8am, Emily, daughter of Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis, welcomed revellers to the five-day music, activism and culture extravaganza at Worthy Farm.
It was the moment everyone has been waiting for since the conclusion of the first post-pandemic Festival last June. Emily was met with cheers and rounds of applause as she emerged from behind the gate and announced, "Welcome to Glastonbury!"
Emily stood in for her dad, who usually opens the gates on the Wednesday of Glastonbury, after he was spotted in a wheelchair last week. She then encouraged excited revellers to join her in counting down from ten, with the first festivalgoers trickling through the gates at the end of the countdown.
