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| Soggy Glastonbury ready to rock | Soggy Glastonbury ready to rock |
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| Revellers at the Glastonbury Festival are facing a weekend in wellies yet again after rain hit the site. | Revellers at the Glastonbury Festival are facing a weekend in wellies yet again after rain hit the site. |
| Heavy showers fell late on Thursday, but most fans were refusing to let the weather get in the way of the party. Further light rain is forecast. | Heavy showers fell late on Thursday, but most fans were refusing to let the weather get in the way of the party. Further light rain is forecast. |
| The main stages are due to open later, hosting acts like Kings of Leon, Pete Doherty, Jimmy Cliff and Fatboy Slim. | The main stages are due to open later, hosting acts like Kings of Leon, Pete Doherty, Jimmy Cliff and Fatboy Slim. |
| Other attractions include a silent disco, a planetarium, a whirlpool bath and a replica New York nightclub. | Other attractions include a silent disco, a planetarium, a whirlpool bath and a replica New York nightclub. |
| The event in Somerset is in its 38th year. | The event in Somerset is in its 38th year. |
| Canvas cafe | Canvas cafe |
| Most of the 137,000 fans have now arrived and set up camp. | Most of the 137,000 fans have now arrived and set up camp. |
| They are hoping further rain will hold off and prevent a quagmire on the scale of the last two festivals, in 2007 and 2005. | They are hoping further rain will hold off and prevent a quagmire on the scale of the last two festivals, in 2007 and 2005. |
| It seems like it wouldn't be the same without rain Glastonbury reveller One Night Only explore Glastonbury | |
| Those mudbaths have been partly to blame for putting fans off buying tickets this year. | Those mudbaths have been partly to blame for putting fans off buying tickets this year. |
| "I did think twice about coming back because last year was such hard work," said Naomi Hadfield, 25, from Liverpool. | "I did think twice about coming back because last year was such hard work," said Naomi Hadfield, 25, from Liverpool. |
| "But I thought 'I hope it's better weather', and I chanced it," she said, sheltering from the rain in a canvas café selling hog roasts and giant Yorkshire puddings. | "But I thought 'I hope it's better weather', and I chanced it," she said, sheltering from the rain in a canvas café selling hog roasts and giant Yorkshire puddings. |
| "It seems like it wouldn't be the same without rain," said her friend, 21-year-old Tom Kelly. "It's an English tradition." | "It seems like it wouldn't be the same without rain," said her friend, 21-year-old Tom Kelly. "It's an English tradition." |
| Not sold out | Not sold out |
| The event has still not sold out. On Thursday evening, organiser Michael Eavis said they were "within a few hundred" tickets of a sell-out. | The event has still not sold out. On Thursday evening, organiser Michael Eavis said they were "within a few hundred" tickets of a sell-out. |
| Another reason for the slow sales has been the choice of headliners, with particular criticism for Jay-Z's slot at the top of the bill on Saturday. | Another reason for the slow sales has been the choice of headliners, with particular criticism for Jay-Z's slot at the top of the bill on Saturday. |
| Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis explains why the festival is so special | |
| "He doesn't belong here," Ms Hadfield said. | "He doesn't belong here," Ms Hadfield said. |
| "In his field he's the best of the best. However, he's not my cup of tea and one of the reasons it didn't sell out is because he's headlining." | "In his field he's the best of the best. However, he's not my cup of tea and one of the reasons it didn't sell out is because he's headlining." |
| Twenty-year-old Harriet Read from Bristol said she was looking forward to seeing Jay-Z, despite not normally being a fan. | Twenty-year-old Harriet Read from Bristol said she was looking forward to seeing Jay-Z, despite not normally being a fan. |
| "I can't wait - it will be awesome," she said. "It's at Glastonbury and I just want to know how it will pan out. | "I can't wait - it will be awesome," she said. "It's at Glastonbury and I just want to know how it will pan out. |
| "I want to know if he will kick the critics' asses or if it will be awful." | "I want to know if he will kick the critics' asses or if it will be awful." |
| Rumours have spread around the site that the New York rap giant will be joined by high-profile guests, such as his wife Beyonce, Coldplay singer Chris Martin or rock collaborators Linkin Park. | Rumours have spread around the site that the New York rap giant will be joined by high-profile guests, such as his wife Beyonce, Coldplay singer Chris Martin or rock collaborators Linkin Park. |
| Some smaller stages, such as the Queen's Head, the Left Field and the Dance Lounge, hosted music on Thursday. | Some smaller stages, such as the Queen's Head, the Left Field and the Dance Lounge, hosted music on Thursday. |
| With no main stages open, there were huge crowds spilling out of the Queen's Head tent to see hot new acts such as Glasvegas and Santogold. | With no main stages open, there were huge crowds spilling out of the Queen's Head tent to see hot new acts such as Glasvegas and Santogold. |
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| Other fans explored the other attractions, activities and oddities on offer. | Other fans explored the other attractions, activities and oddities on offer. |
| This year sees a new area called Shangri-La, which hosts the Jacuzzi Lounge, the Gramophon Salon - a Japanese café where waiters in kimonos serve records - and a 1950s-style US diner that doubles as a nightclub. | This year sees a new area called Shangri-La, which hosts the Jacuzzi Lounge, the Gramophon Salon - a Japanese café where waiters in kimonos serve records - and a 1950s-style US diner that doubles as a nightclub. |
| A look at how many people, stages, tents and loos there are at Glastonbury | |
| Another area offering eccentric twilight adventures is Trash City, which has expanded this year. | Another area offering eccentric twilight adventures is Trash City, which has expanded this year. |
| That is home to the Dragstrip biker bar, the NYC Downlow disco, the fuselage of an apparently crashed jet and the futuristic sculptures of the Unnatural History Museum. | That is home to the Dragstrip biker bar, the NYC Downlow disco, the fuselage of an apparently crashed jet and the futuristic sculptures of the Unnatural History Museum. |
| "There's more than just music," says Joey Scott, 16, from Bristol. "At some festivals, there is just music. Here, you never run out of things to do." | |
| Some fans arriving on Friday are expected to face delays getting to the site after a nearby fire on Thursday. | Some fans arriving on Friday are expected to face delays getting to the site after a nearby fire on Thursday. |
| The blaze, at a scrapyard a mile from the site, caused the closure of the A37, which police expect to remain shut until at least 1200 BST on Friday. | The blaze, at a scrapyard a mile from the site, caused the closure of the A37, which police expect to remain shut until at least 1200 BST on Friday. |