Hello from Glastonbury! Today’s newsletter is coming to you from a small cabin perched behind the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm, where this year’s festival is slowly grinding into gear.
It’s a curious year for Glastonbury, having to compete for eyeballs not only with the Euros, but also the watch-between-your-fingers, slow-motion car crash that is the UK general election. Still, as the world’s biggest and best music festival, Glasto always deserves your attention, and this year’s lineup is packed to the rafters with huge names, exciting new acts and a surprising number of Hollywood A-listers: Florence Pugh, Paul Mescal and Tilda Swinton are among those doing Q&As in the festival’s famed Pilton Palais cinema. And Russell Crowe, taking a break from the exorcising, brings his Indoor Garden Party to the Acoustic stage (Saturday 6.30pm).
