Ring of Steel

The 'ring of steel' fence started going up on Tuesday 10 May. Despite the inclement weather, it's well on schedule.

Before anyone can drive on the land, the grass needs to be cut for silage, which means waiting for the weather to be just right.

The main stage covers will go on in the next few days.

Getting it together

Apart from the basic structure of the Pyramid Stage, which stays up all year, Worthy Farm looks like... well, err... a farm!


Yep, Michael Eavis' pad is still a working dairy farm, with 350 cows, when it's not playing host to 150,000 festival-goers and some of the world's top bands.

So there's not too much to report just yet; however, the big clear-up of the Festival site is already underway.

Worthy Farm Site Manager Rob Kearle, and Glasto veterans Des and Cloud, have been clearing up the rubbish, cleaning out the ditches, and unblocking the drains in preparation for the Festival.