Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis has said securing two female headliners for this year’s festival has been a “passion project” for her. The daughter of the festival’s founder, Sir Michael Eavis, opened the gates of Worthy Farm to thousands of excited revellers on Wednesday morning as a brass band played and the sun shone down upon the fields. Speaking to broadcaster Lauren Laverne for BBC Radio 6 Music afterwards, Eavis said: “Isn’t it lovely, it’s just so magic.
These conditions for gate opening is just so perfect.” Glastonbury 2024 gates are open! Here’s to a wonderful few days here on the farm. #glastonbury2024 pic.
twitter.com/1WY3UYk3jt — Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) June 26, 2024 Eavis revealed she always finds the opening moments “very moving” after preparing for the festival throughout the year. She added: “So much anticipation and it’s such a journey to get to this point.
“All of the tickets in the autumn and then the build up and the excitement and the outrage, and all of the things it takes to get to here in the year, and then everything that we’ve worked towards...
I love it. “It’s always one of my favourite moments letting people in and just seeing everyone flood the site and just put their tents up so quickly.” This year’s event will see headline performances from global stars including pop singer Dua Lipa, British rock band Coldplay and American soul singer SZA, while Canadian country star Shania Twain will play.
