As thousands of colourful and glittered revellers gear up for Glastonbury Festival, those whose attention is demanded the most are the ones with gigantic inventive flags.
Worthy Farm is heaving as the music extravaganza kicked into overdrive as fans brace themselves for tomorrow’s headline act The 1975.
Festival-goers, who have been on the site since Wednesday, don sparkly and eccentric outfits, while others have got creative with their flags.
One flag mimicking Porn hub said ‘Paul hub’, to let his fellow campers aware of where he is posted.
One flag showcases an image of former manager of Blackpool Mick McCarthy from a snapshot of a viral video clip saying ‘it can’, that seemed to tickle the nation.
The image has been super imposed on the giant flag for thousands of fans to laugh at once again.
One fan celebrated the flag on X: ‘Mick McCarthy on a Glastonbury flag. Football is culture. McCarthy an icon.’
A fourth flag shows Bob Marley in front of a rainbow coloured flag wearing a Reading football kit, with his hand reaching out.
One flag mimicking Porn Hub said ‘Paul Hub’, to let his fellow campers aware of where he is posted
Keeping on the football theme, one flag showcases an image of former manager of Blackpool Mick McCarthy from a snapshot of a viral video clip saying ‘it can’, that seemed to tickle the nation
A fourth flag shows Bob Marley in front of a rainbow coloured flag wearing a Reading football kit, with his hand reaching out
The iconic 70s reggae artist is known for his hit Everything’s Gonna Be Alright.
‘Big shoutout to whoever’s flag this is at Glastonbury,’ one user said on X.
Last year, one flag depicted the moment BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri accidentally gave the middle finger to the camera live on air.
Eagle-eyed fans spotted a flag at the event in 2023 that featured Eastenders actress Jessie Wallace, who played Kat. It showed her open mouthed from a moment where she informed a nun about her recent movements.
It became a viral soundbite that is still used by thousands on social media.
The text read: ‘I didn’t become a little bit of a flag, I became a total flag’ in huge bubble font writing.
Many festival-goers woke up this morning to rain showers as they walked through the site with umbrellas or ponchos.
This year’s event will see headline performances from British rock/pop band The 1975, veteran singer Neil Young and his band the Chrome Hearts, and US pop star Olivia Rodrigo.
Performing in the coveted Sunday tea-time legends slot this year is Sir Rod Stewart, who previously said he will be joined by his former Faces band member Ronnie Wood, as well as some other guests.
A flag depicting the moment BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri gave the middle finger to the camera live on air appeared at Glastonbury last year
An aerial view of the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, today
A performer dressed as Prince Harry is removed from a Royal Family group photo today
Revellers at the Glastonbury Festival during a rain shower at Worthy Farm in Somerset today
Rain at the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm in Somerset this morning
CBeebies host Evie Pickerill and Hey Duggee attended a workout with Joe Wicks this morning
But those attending last night’s Pyramid Stage opening ceremony branded it ’embarrassing’ after claiming the show was marred by a lack of amplified sound.
Acrobats and singers took part in the colourful performance which finished with fireworks – but disappointed revellers among the crowd at the start of the festival said they were unable to hear anything and the performers had been ‘let down’.
Others however pointed out that the ceremony, which was entitled ‘The Dreamweaver’s Journey’, was meant to be unamplified due to noise restrictions.
MailOnline understands that the lack of sound was because Glastonbury’s main stages are not allowed amplified sound until Friday due to the terms of its licence.
Choirs were therefore placed around the audience during the performance, while the unamplified circus show and the big screens encouraged the crowd to sing along.
