LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ Virgin Records) - It's official: the gates are open!
Glastonbury has been slowly rising up on Pilton Fields over the course of the last few weeks and the 40th birthday looks set to be a scorcher. For those of us that can't make it until a little later in the week, there's plenty of pre-festival hype to be found on Twitter. Here's the tweeting top tips:
Yes, all the roads and trains are already as blocked as a post-festival portaloo - especially this morning as the early birds rush to make it to the festival in time for the England match.
Times columnist @Caitlinmoran At Paddington for Glastonbury - if you haven't booked a seat don't bother turning up. It looks like the Highland Clearences, with rucksacks
The roads are bad too, according to @Spacecable: Drove past at least 3 miles of the A39 from before Street to Glastonbury backed up with traffic which had come to a stand still.
But the weather is excellent! Plenty of people are mooting leaving welllies behind. (Don't do it!) One staff worker who's already been on site for a while is wondering: "Has Glastonbury really pushed the boat out this year and created it's own desert microclimate, or is it like this on the outside? Could someone bring suncream and a large paddling pool, I've gone an unusual pink."
Remember to keep your ear to the ground for secret sets. @RyanURDrumma is hoping for Ke$ha and @gossiptweetz reckons Lady Gaga. Emily Eavis herself said that the 40th anniversary would include loads of big unbilled acts. Apparently there just wasn't room on the big stages for all of them - but who will it be?
The billed acts are also trending. @paulmmcdougall wonders if 'legend' Rolf Harris will play a vuvuleza at Glastonbury. Meanwhile @johncena (not the wrestler) is planning on catching Stevie Wonder but asks: Would it be wrong to take a 'You Can't See Me' sign?
Whether Rolf Harris has one or not, the vuvuzela is sure to make an appearance.
@FSworder is packing his: The accessory of choice at this years glastonbury? The vuvuzela. F*@No ing brilliant x
But plenty of others are planning their revenge like @obscenestrats: Anyone I see at glastonbury with a vuvuzela automatically gets b!@#$% in the mouth. Viciously.
Glastonbury in numbers: the site is 900 acres and 60,000 people are expected to arrive today, from an overall capacity of 177,550. @MR_PB has been making some calculations: there are 4,700 toilets, that's 37 people per toilet!
Don't forget the babywipes, folks!
If you can't make Glastonbury, all is not lost - contrary to the hundreds of tweeters cursing themselves for not having a ticket. The answer: recreate it in your own home! Don the wellies, slap on the sun cream and sit in some mud. Stick a bit of Stevie on in the background and you'll never know the difference.
Twitter tips for the in-house Glastonbury experience from @TomMcLaughlin76, who recommends putting a triangle of toblerone at the end of the garden and imagining it's the pyramid stage. Or @twentington: BBC website telling me to 'get ready for Glastonbury', so I've placed 20 flags in front of the TV and won't flush anything til Monday.
And if you are going - we will see you there! Stay tuned to Virgin.com for all the latest from the festival, including our Top 40 Tips for the 40th Glastonbury.
Follow @virginredroom for all the latest news and views from the Virgin Music team at Glastonbury.
