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Welcome to the Ministry of Happiness! Glastonbury kicks off for 2025 – photo essay
From the revamped Shangri-La area to Floating Points’ mycelium sound system, and weekend-igniting sets from Busta Rhymes, Lola Young and more – see the best of Glastonbury’s opening days
On Friday, the first day proper, we kicked things off with a Guardian Live talk between features writer Zoe Williams and drag queen Bimini at Astrolabe. Love was in the air as the festival kicked off for Guardian photographer David Levene: he snapped newlyweds Charlie and Charles in the south east corner by the Rum Shack. In the words of our reviewer Safi Bugel: “In many ways Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso’s music is perfect for the chronically online: they rap knowingly about hashtags and OnlyFans; their hook-heavy tracks rarely push beyond the three-minute mark.
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