Sun replaces mud as Glastonbury parties hard at 40

GANGSTA rapper Snoop Dogg put Glastonbury Festival’s hippie reputation behind it once and for all yesterday with an aggressive, foul-mouthed performance which delighted revellers on the opening day of the festival.

In 1970, when organiser Michael Eavis first opened his farm to festival-goers, it was all long hair and free love, but since Jay-Z’s headline slot two years ago the Glasto crowd has embraced hip hop. And Snoop Dogg did not disappoint.

This year’s festival has seen something of a rarity — blazing sun and soaring temperatures.