‘We got into Glastonbury for free – here’s how we did it’

Next week, over 200,000 people will descend on a usually sleepy corner of Somerset for one of the world’s best-loved festivals: Glastonbury . Those lucky enough to beat the notorious ticket queues will be treated to performances from the likes of Dua Lipa , Coldplay , and SZA , with Shania Twain performing in the traditional Sunday Legends slot. But those who missed out during general sale and resale will surely be feeling huge FOMO – despite the weather expected to be ‘wetter than average’ at the Worthy Farm festival.

However, there are legitimate (and a few not-so-legitimate) ways to ensure your spot at the five-day bonanza without necessarily having to shell out the £335 ticket prices. Here, Metro.co.

uk speaks to three people who have got into Glastonbury for free and how they did it. From make-up to rucksacks, money and warm bottles of pee..

. I’ve seen it all when it comes to litter-picking at Glastonbury. You’d think working on picking up rubbish at one of the world’s most legendary festivals would mean bagging wrappers and rubbish, but in reality, you find things you’d least expect.

Among our weird and wonderful discoveries, we’ve seen stacks of empty backpacks abandoned every year. I found a brand new Mac lipstick once, which I bet someone was sad to have dropped. Of course, we don’t get to keep anything we come across – everything is recycled or donated to charity.

But it’s when everyone deserts Worthy Farm on Monday that we find the really we.