4 h. ago Will I get lost – or liberated? My day at Glastonbury without a phone

No lineup, no map and no meet-ups with friends: is it possible to survive the festival phone-free? For someone who gets lost on the way back from a restaurant bathroom, the 364-hectare (900-acre) sprawl of Glastonbury is a navigational nightmare. I’ve been to the festival three times, and between the music and the drinking I’ve always been glued to my phone, risking a rolled ankle as I hurry along, staring at the site map on the app and racing to recorrect my route to the shows. Losing power or losing my phone hasn’t ever seemed an option here. Without it, I would cease to function.But perhaps, at the ripe old age of 31, it is time to face my fears. What would happen if I ditched my phone for the day? Would I perish from boredom or find myself liberated, finally embracing the full freedom of the Glastonbury experience? Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Glastonbury on Friday review: did Loyle Carner steal The 1975's glory?

The first proper day of music at Glastonbury was highly eclectic with a stack of instant classic sets

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18 h. ago Glastonbury on Friday review: Lorde, CMAT and two Capaldis steal the show

The first proper day of music at Glastonbury was highly eclectic with a stack of instant classic sets

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18 h. ago Glastonbury 2025 Friday review: Lorde, CMAT and two Capaldis steal the show

The first proper day of music at Glastonbury was highly eclectic with a stack of instant classic sets

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22 h. ago Lily James joins pal Billie Piper while Holly Willoughby and Margot Robbie let their hair down as they lead the celebrities at day one of Glastonbury Festival

The Cinderella star, 36, strolled through Worthy Farm kitted out in Barbour as the festival kicked off on Friday.

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24 h. ago Lily James joins pal Billie Piper while Holly Willoughby lets her hair down as they lead the celebrities at day one of Glastonbury Festival

The Cinderella star, 36, strolled through Worthy Farm kitted out in Barbour as the festival kicked off on Friday.

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26 h. ago Lorde secret set at Glastonbury review – new album playthrough is bold but a little foolhardy

WoodsiesLorde resembled Patti Smith as she introduced her entire new album, but the lack of well-known hits let the energy dropIt would be misleading to call Lorde’s performance at Glastonbury a “secret set”. Though listed on the schedule only as the mysterious “TBA”, playing the Woodsie stage for an hour shortly after the festival’s kick-off on Friday morning, the anonymous artist’s identity was seemingly widely known weeks before. Ella Yelich-O’Connor herself had not been exactly subtle, meaningfully flashing her eyes at Radio 1’s Greg James when he pointed out that the release of her fourth album, Virgin, coincided with Glastonbury’s first day. On Thursday, ahead of Virgin’s release, she provided confirmation by posting an aerial photo of the Woodsies tent on Instagram. It’s a bold move, to debut a new album to a crowd who won’t yet have had a chance to listen to it, let alone form any impressions – but Lorde has that kind of clout. Since her precocious debut, Pure Heroine, she h...

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26 h. ago Lorde at Glastonbury review – new album playthrough is bold but a little foolhardy

WoodsiesLorde resembles Patti Smith as she introduces her entire new album, Virgin, but the lack of well-known hits lets the energy dropIt would be misleading to call Lorde’s performance at Glastonbury a “secret set”. Though listed on the schedule only as the mysterious “TBA”, playing the Woodsie stage for an hour shortly after the festival’s kick-off on Friday morning, the anonymous artist’s identity was seemingly widely known weeks before. Ella Yelich-O’Connor herself had not been exactly subtle, meaningfully flashing her eyes at Radio 1’s Greg James when he pointed out that the release of her fourth album, Virgin, coincided with Glastonbury’s first day. On Thursday, ahead of Virgin’s release, she provided confirmation by posting an aerial photo of the Woodsies tent on Instagram. It’s a bold move, to debut a new album to a crowd who won’t yet have had a chance to listen to it, let alone form any impressions – but Lorde has that kind of clout. Since her precocious debut, Pure Heroi...

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28 h. ago Lorde at Glastonbury and Jeff Bezos’s wedding: photos of the day – Friday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Glastonbury festivalgoers face rain, shower queues and hundreds of hippy crack canisters littering site after 'embarrassing sound issues' hit opening ceremony

More than 200,000 music fans have been descending on Worthy Farm in Somerset for the five-day Glastonbury Festival, with revellers spotted inhaling from balloons.

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56 h. ago Glastonbury begins: Festivalgoers face rain, shower queues and hundreds of hippy crack canisters littering site after 'embarrassing sound issues' hit opening ceremony

More than 200,000 fans have been descending on Worthy Farm in Somerset for the five-day Glastonbury Festival, with revellers spotted inhaling from balloons yesterday evening.

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60 h. ago How to watch Glastonbury 2025 live: BBC TV and radio full day

This year's festival promoses to be one of the biggest editions to date

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3 d. ago Paris fashion, Glastonbury and a new dinosaur: photos of the day – Wednesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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3 d. ago A pregnant teen was sent away to a place that promised to help. Then they took her baby

Tucked away on the campus of Liberty University is a maternity home where young, unwed mothers go for support. But a new podcast by Wondery, Liberty Lost, instead reveals a place where vulnerable teens feel pressured to surrender their babies in exchange for scholarships. One of them, Abbi Johnson, tells Andrea Cavallier, how the Godparent Home forever changed her life

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4 d. ago Glastonbury revellers warned TENTS are at risk from 32mph gusts of wind amid 'mixed' weather... but at least London has another heatwave coming

The Met Office said the five-day Glastonbury Festival in Somerset will initially begin brightly when its gates open tomorrow with sunny spells and scattered showers throughout the day.

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4 d. ago Don't forget your guide ropes! Glastonbury revellers warned TENTS are at risk from 32mph gusts of wind amid 'mixed' weather... but at least London has another heatwave coming

The Met Office said the five-day Glastonbury Festival in Somerset will initially begin brightly when its gates open tomorrow with sunny spells and scattered showers throughout the day.

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4 d. ago Glastonbury hit with intimate set cancellation day before festival starts

Music fans were excited to see act perform on smaller stage

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5 d. ago Glastonbury Festival weather forecast as Met Office predicts 25C on one day

More than 200,000 Glasto-goers are expected to be arriving at Worthy Farm in a couple of days as the iconic festival gears up for an extra special year in the heat

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9 d. ago RPG: ‘Rivers of London’ Comes To America With ‘In Liberty’s Shadow’

RPG: ‘Rivers of London’ Comes To America With ‘In Liberty’s Shadow’  Bell of Lost Souls

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3 w. ago Rattled Polish PM Donald Tusk calls confidence vote on his pro

Donald Tusk announced the ballot on Tuesday when his political ally, the liberal Warsaw mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski, lost the weekend election to conservative Karol Nawrocki.

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