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Glastonbury opens with minute’s silence
By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 23 June 2017
The Glastonbury Festival opened this morning with a minute’s silence in remembrance of those who died in the recent terror attacks in London and Manchester. Festival goers were asked to convene in front of the Pyramid Stage at 10.40am as this year’s event officially got underway.
As previously reported, in the wake of the recent attacks, organisers announced earlier this month that additional security checks would be in operation at the Glastonbury gates this year. People were asked to travel light and only “bring as much as you can carry yourself”, noting that those with trolleys and other large luggage would be placed in separate lanes to other ticketholders.
Following the minute’s silence, the first performance of the day was Hacienda Classical – Peter Hook, Graeme Park, Mike Pickering and the Manchester Camerata Orchestra performing reworked rave anthems.