The iconic Glastonbury Festival opened its doors on Wednesday, with a torrential downpour threatening to turn the famous site into a mudbath for the 200,000 music fans set to descend on a farm in southwest England to see acts including Arctic Monkeys, Guns N'Roses and Elton John.

Elton John and Guns N'Roses primed as Glastonbury music festival opens

Singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey appears to have threatened to walk away from her headline slot at Glastonbury this year, as a backlash against the music festival continues to rage.

Lana Del Rey threatens to pull out of Glastonbury music festival

Paul McCartney and US rapper Kendrick Lamar will join Billie Eilish to headline the UK's Glastonbury festival when it returns in June after a two-year Covid-induced hiatus, organisers said on Friday.

Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar to headline Glastonbury