It's Gust-onbury! Incredibly inventive flags start appearing at windy Glastonbury ahead of the bands playing tomorrow
Worthy Farm is heaving as the music extravaganza kicked into overdrive as fans brace themselves for tomorrow's headline act The 1975.
Festival-goers, who have been on the site since Wednesday, don sparkly and eccentric outfits, while others have got creative with their flags.
One flag mimicking Porn hub said 'Paul hub', to let his fellow campers aware of where he is posted.
Another makes reference to a former Premier League referee, which states 'Bobby Madley sh**s dogs'.
The odd flag is a nod to when a bizarre fake rumour caught fire on social media in 2020 that he had sex with a dog.
It spiraled so out of control that the 39-year-old received threats from animal rights activists and several calls for him to be arrested.
However the flag was dubbed 'the best at Glastonbury,' by amused fans on X.
Keeping on the football theme, one flag showcases an image of former manager of Blackpool Mick McCarthy from a snapshot of a viral video clip saying 'it can', that seemed to tickle the nation.
The image has been super imposed on the giant flag for thousands of fans to laugh at once again.
One fan celebrated the flag on X: 'Mick McCarthy on a Glastonbury flag. Football is culture. McCarthy an icon.'
A fourth flag shows Bob Marley in front of a rainbow coloured flag wearing a Reading football kit, with his hand reaching out.
The iconic 70s reggae artist is known for his hit Everything's Gonna Be Alright.
'Big shoutout to whoever's flag this is at Glastonbury,' one user said on X.
Last year, one flag depicted the moment BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri gave the middle finger to the camera live on air.
Many festival-goers woke up this morning to rain showers as they walked through the site with umbrellas or ponchos.
This year's event will see headline performances from British rock/pop band The 1975, veteran singer Neil Young and his band the Chrome Hearts, and US pop star Olivia Rodrigo.
Performing in the coveted Sunday tea-time legends slot this year is Sir Rod Stewart, who previously said he will be joined by his former Faces band member Ronnie Wood, as well as some other guests.
But those attending last night's Pyramid Stage opening ceremony branded it 'embarrassing' after claiming the show was marred by a lack of amplified sound.
Acrobats and singers took part in the colourful performance which finished with fireworks - but disappointed revellers among the crowd at the start of the festival said they were unable to hear anything and the performers had been 'let down'.
Others however pointed out that the ceremony, which was entitled 'The Dreamweaver's Journey', was meant to be unamplified due to noise restrictions.
MailOnline understands that the lack of sound was because Glastonbury's main stages are not allowed amplified sound until Friday due to the terms of its licence.
Choirs were therefore placed around the audience during the performance, while the unamplified circus show and the big screens encouraged the crowd to sing along.
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