Campers arriving at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, can expect “mostly warm, dry and settled” weather for the next five days but scattered showers could last until the end of the weekend, according to the Met Office. Fashion icon Gok Wan who will play a DJ slot was one of the first celebrities to be seen enjoying the sunny weather. Arriving on Thursday will be Yorkshire woman Sally Jenkinson who is the poet in residence for the event.
She bills herself as a writer, performer, care worker and mother from Doncaster. Her recent book ‘Pantomime Horse, Russian Doll, Egg’, published by Burning Eye Books, is a poetry cycle exploring labour and childbirth. Her work has also recently been featured in Lighthouse Journal, Emerge Literary Journal, The Morning Star, and on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Power Lines’.
She now lives in the Forest of Dean with her cats, husband, and “various fierce and magical children”. She will perform in the Poetry and Words Tent, Theatre & Circus, on Sunday at 4.17pm.
Meanwhile, the 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 the coveted legends slot. Other attractions at the 900-acre festival, which runs from Wednesday until Sunday, includes speeches, film screenings and Q&As, circus performances, comedy sets and more. Rock band Squeeze will open the Pyramid Stage on Friday at midday, followed by rising.
