The gates to Glastonbury 2023 have now opened, with co-organisers Emily Eavis and Michael Eavis welcoming festival-goers on to the site.
Thousands of music fans are pouring into the fields at Worthy Farm, Somerset, and setting up camp for the next five nights when they will see headliners Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John, along with hundreds of other artists.
Immigration enforcement officers were spotted outside Castle Cary station on the first day of the festival (Wednesday 21 June), where festival-goers are arriving before heading to the main site.
The Independent understands that one of the officers told a member of the public that they were monitoring crowds for “adverse reactions”, which would form a basis for questioning people.
Glastonbury Festival said in a statement: “We are not responsible for – or in any way involved with – policing / enforcement away from the Festival site.”
The Independent has contacted the Home Office for comment.
The weather for this year’s festival is predicted to be a mixture of sun and rain, after a month’s worth of rain fell in the UK last weekend. You can find a day-by-day guide to the forecast in Somerset here.
