The countdown is on and it won't be long until Glastonbury Festival opens its gates for another year of spectacular live music and entertainment.
Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, will once again welcome a huge 210,000-strong audience - equating to more than two Wembley Stadium's worth of music fans. Elton John will be closing the festival's main stage, in his last ever UK show.
In a statement announcing the show, he said: "I couldn’t be more excited to be headlining the Pyramid stage. As the end of my Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour comes into view, there is no more fitting way to say goodbye to my British fans.
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“They have been beyond brilliant, and have supported me through all the highs and lows of my career … I can’t wait to embrace the spirit of the greatest festival in the world.”
Also headlining this year is Arctic Monkeys, Guns N Roses, Lizzo and Lana Del Rey. Other acts include Lil Nas X, Becky Hill, Aitch and Carly Rae Jepson.
Glastonbury Festival's main music acts are on from Friday June 23 until Monday June 26. But gates open on Wednesday, June 21 to allow campers to get set up and enjoy other activities.
The gates will officially be opened at 8am on Wednesday morning. The gates will operate 24 hours a day until the end of the event. Some eager festival-goers will arrive overnight in their vehicles, with car parks opening from 9pm tonight (Tuesday June 20).
National Highways has urged motorists to plan ahead ahead of what is expected to be a "very busy" few days. Roads are expected to be packed between Wednesday and Friday, while warm weather is also forecast.
Local roads are also expected to be busy the day after Glastonbury finishes. John Ingram, National Highways’ emergency planner for the South West, said: “We’re reminding road users to plan ahead for Glastonbury – around 200,000 people are expected to attend this year’s festival and roads leading to the event are likely to be very busy.
“Our aim is to keep the National Highways network running while keeping festival goers and other road users safe and informed. We advise people to check our traffic and travel information channels, but whatever your journey, we advise people to set off early and allow plenty of time.
“And with temperatures expected to remain warm through the week, we’d also advise pre-checking your vehicles for oil, fuel and coolant levels and correctly inflated tyres, also to ensure you have plenty of drinking water for yourselves and passengers to stay hydrated, and take regular breaks."
The BBC coverage of Glastonbury begins on Wednesday 21 June, across BBC Two, 6Music, Radio 1 as well as BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.
