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Elliot Ball

Glastonbury Festival entry queues span as far as the eye can see - with some waiting 15 hours

Pictures taken at the gates of Glastonbury Festival show queues of people spanning as far as the eye can see.

Some have even spent up to 15 hours waiting to get into the site at Worthy Farm, which will see headline acts from Arctic Monkeys, Guns 'N Roses, and Elton John.

The majority of people can be seen sitting down while waiting for the gates to open. But one fan of the huge event, who has been to five consecutive Glastonbury Festivals, claimed she began queuing at 4pm yesterday.

Lisa Stone, from Anglesey, is attending this year's festival with her granddaughter. She spoke to Somerset Live's Sophie Grubb and said despite the enormous wait, she still managed to get a good night's sleep in her pop-up tent.

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The 56-year-old said: "We were on our own for ages, it seems quiet this year. We did get caught in the rain but we've got tarpaulin so it was fine. It was nice and warm and cosy in the tent."

Lisa pictured in the yellow blanket on the right (Sophie Grubb)

Asked why she keeps coming back to Glastonbury Festival, she said: "It's just - Glastonbury. In 2019 I didn't get tickets for 2020 and I cried like a big girl. But I got tickets in the resale [after it was postponed]."

She's said she was looking forward to seeing Elton John and the Foo Fighters, if the rumours are true about the mystery band the Churnups.

Sophie also encountered some inventive ways of carrying luggage while inspecting the queues. Chris, his son Mike and his friend Jon have been coming to Glastonbury together since 2008, and their preferred method is using a wheelie bin.

Chris his son Mike and his friend Jon and their wheelie bin (Sophie Grubb)

They've been using the bin for the past four or five years. This year they've travelled from London and High Wycombe. Chris said: "I love the vibe at Glastonbury, I like the anonymity and the 'i am who I am' of it. "

If you're on your way to Glastonbury Festival today head over to our live blog for everything traffic and travel related.

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