Glastonbury 2024 to open with huge drone show

20 June, 2024

Fireworks illuminate the night sky as crowds gather to watch Elton John perform on the main Pyramid Stage on Day 5 of the Glastonbury Festival 2023. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Glastonbury organisers have announced that this year’s edition of the festival will open with a massive drone show.

Taking to the official Glastonbury X/Twitter page, organisers shared a tweet that read: “A drone show will open Glastonbury 2024 at 10.30pm on Wednesday June 26th, ahead of the traditional fireworks. Best views from the Pyramid field – get there early!”

The drone show is a new addition to the festival as it usually opens with a traditional fireworks display which occurs roughly around 11pm on the Wednesday for early arrivals. Fans usually gather around on the legendary hill by the park stage to catch a view of the light show.

Many Glasto fans have been suspecting that the inclusion of the new drone show is an attempt to help spread out the crowd movement.

Back in 2022, as soon as night had set in, a huge fireworks display took place on the hill of the Park Stage as well as the field above the tipi village – with the latter the site of the burning of a large wooden phoenix.

This year’s edition of the legendary festival will take place between June 26-30, with Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA due to headline the Pyramid Stage. Other confirmed acts include Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, The National, Avril Lavigne, The Last Dinner Party, Jungle, Justice, Bloc Party, Fontaines D.C., Yard Act, Arlo Parks and Gossip.

Elsewhere, those lucky enough to have secured tickets for Glasto ’24 will no doubt be scouring the line-up and agonising over some of the brutal clashes on the bill.

Also, the latest weather forecast for the full five days of this year’s edition of the music festival currently shows temperatures in the low-to-mid-20s, with sunny intervals, and a mix of light rain and drizzle at points. Festivalgoers can expect a gentle breeze over the weekend. Visit here to learn more.

In other news, this year’s Friday night headliner Dua Lipa has kicked off her summer tour – giving ticketholders a taste of what to expect later this month.

Lipa said in a recent interview that she “manifested” headlining Glastonbury “by album three” early on in her career. Her third studio record, ‘Radical Optimism’, was released on May 3.

The singer is reportedly planning to use footage from Glasto ’24 for a new documentary film.

Meanwhile, the bookies’ odds have been published for who might be playing a secret set at Worthy Farm this year – and bets have been suspended on one huge artist already.

Visit here for the full line-up, stage splits and schedule. Check out the new Glastonbury site map here, revealing some key changes for 2024.

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