Sun comes out for music fans at Glastonbury

The sun beamed down on music lovers as the music started at Glastonbury Festival today.

The first act took to the stage at 10.30am with a crowd of around 100,000 people slowly emerging from tents to enjoy the music at the Worthy Farm site in Somerset.

Some were nursing hangovers after watching the England-Portugal Euro 2004 match last night on a large screen set up on the main Pyramid stage.

Police said crime figures were “plummeting” compared with this time last year.

Some 112,000 people were on site by midday made up of 95,000 ticket-holders plus workers and performers.

Crispin Aubrey, Glastonbury spokesman, said: “The ground has now dried out. It is warm and sunny.

"Despite the football the music is good. People are here for the music and they are not going to feel aggrieved this morning. Conversation is about what bands to see.”

Oasis, Badly Drawn Boy, Nelly Furtado, Groove Armada, PJ Harvey and Kings of Leon are all due to perform later today.

Veteran Labour politician Tony Benn is also due to take part in a debate on global politics in the left field area of the site called “Lies, damned lies and George Bush”. It is his third appearance at the festival.

Festival organisers denied rumours of the Gallagher brothers from Oasis demanding two separate dressing rooms at the site following a rift.

The first band to take to the main stage was Norwegian group Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band.