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Glastonbury 2013: early arrivals – in pictures

Glastonbury: Gate A on Wednesday morning
Gate A on Wednesday morning Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
Glastonbury: Early arrivals
Optimism at the turnstyle Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
Glastonbury: Early arrivals
Backpacks and wellies are 2013 festival style Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
Glastonbury: A couple of Liverpudlian friends
A couple of Liverpudlian rock'n'rollers Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
Glastonbury: Last minute touch ups
Last-minute touch ups Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
Glastonbury: Early arrivals Gate A
Early arrivals, Gate A Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
Glastonbury: Kate Metcalf from Essex at Gate A
Kate Metcalf from Essex at Gate A Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
Glastonbury: The first people to arrive at Gate D on Tuesday evening
The first people to arrive at Gate D on Tuesday evening. They weren't allowed to put up their tent so they slept outside until 8am on Wednesday, when the gates opened Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
Glastonbury: Festival staff wander through the grounds on Tuesday afternoon
Festival staff wander through the grounds on Tuesday afternoon before the gates open Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
Glastonbury: Tuesday evening before the gates open to the public
Tuesday evening: the calm before the storm Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
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