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Zosia Eyres

Glastonbury 2019: First look at five new and improved areas of festival site

Glastonbury is always changing and this year is no different.

After a fallow year, the site is bigger and better than ever with a number of new things to explore.

We're showing you five either new or changed areas so you can go and check them out if you're lucky enough to be at the festival.

And, if not, you can start planning how you're going to get a ticket to next year's bonanza.

From Shakespeare to ginat cranes, there's so much to discover, one thing's for sure - you'll never have a dull moment at Glastonbury.

Here they are:

1) Shakespeare Stage in The Wood

Michael Eavis told the Glastonbury Press he is "really excited" about this area.

Here you will be able to see daily Shakespeare performances - both from the stage and from above on a 50-metre aerial walkway.

The plays are adapted by the Footsbarn Theatre Company.

2) No Average Groove

It's all change in Silvery Hayes this year.

No Average Groove is a brand new micro-venue  which is set to bring people the hottest tunes from the underground dance music scene.

3) New-look Sonic stage

Another change in Silver Hayes.

The Sonic Stage is the biggest of the electronic music stages at Silver Hayes, but for years it was housed in an oddly shaped tent.

The venue had two thin "arms" that spread out in opposite directions from the stage.

This year, it's much more simple.

4) Pangea - the new Arcadia attraction


Gone is the giant spider.

It has been replaced by Pangea - and it's very impressive.

Featuring a 50 metre high decommissioned dock crane at its centre that weighs in a whopping 140 tonnes, the sculpture has been described as ‘the beginning of a new evolutionary journey.’

Which do you prefer?

5) The Pier at Glastonbury-on-Sea

Counting down the minutes until they open (Getty Images)

A new Victorian pier will also make it's debut this year, created by long-standing festival artist Joe Rush.

Festival organiser Michael Eavis revealed the artist would be building an "enormous" 60 metre pier at the festival site called Glastonbury-on-Sea.

Michael Eavis opening the Glastonbury-on-sea pier (Getty Images)
 
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