Rebecca Webb, 24, Essex, and friends
Who are you here with?
All the girls – we go to a new festival every year and we’ve tried to come to Glastonbury for the last two. There’s also my boyfriend and all his friends – about 20 of us in total. It’s my birthday next week, so I asked everyone to come as a flamingo. I was inspired by David Attenborough’s Planet Earth and the flamingo mating dance.
What’s the most strong and stable thing in your tent?
The fish! The fish is a strong pole of fishiness that we use to stay together when we go through the crowds. The fish leads us, and we must follow the fish.
Grime or Grohl?
Grime! We’ll probably see Stormzy and Kano, although I’ll go with the flow, have an adventure.
Molly Scott, 18, Gaby Sweeting, 18, Rosie Walker 18, all from Cheddar, Somerset
Who are you here with?
Molly: There’s a big group of us – friendship groups from two different schools. But we connected through sports. There’s about 40 of us in total. We have to walk around with our hands in the air so we don’t lose everybody.
What’s the most strong and stable thing in your tent?
Gaby: We’ve got our own loo roll, maybe it’s that? Actually, it’s probably our drink – we brought vodka, Malibu and peach schnapps.
Grime or Grohl?
Molly: Grime! I’m not really a Foo Fighters fan.
Gaby: We’re going to watch Boy Better Know and Dizzee Rascal.
Cameron Glover, 21, Aurianna Najah, 20, Amy Peirson, 19, all from Middlesbrough
Who are you here with?
Aurianna: School friends – we’ve all gone our separate ways to uni, but we’ve come back together for Glastonbury.
What’s the most strong and stable thing in your tent?
Aurianna: Probably my personality when I’m in the tent! I’m quite out there, a bit like this jacket.
Grime or Grohl?
Aurianna: Oh, Dave Grohl.
Amy: I’m not a grime girl at all, I’m more Grohl.
Mark Hickling, 22, Jersey; Henry Burrows, 22, West Sussex
Who are you here with?
Mark: My best mate Henry and one other guy – he’s deserted us at the moment. We were at school together but we’ve just finished university – this is our celebration.
What’s the most strong and stable thing in your tent?
Mark: Well it’s not my shoes. They’ve proved to be very unstable. But maybe our bumbags? They’re the best. Henry made me buy one and I’m so glad he did, we’ve got everything in them.
Grime or Grohl?
Mark: I like grime.
Henry: I’m not a big grime fan to be honest, I’m going to say Grohl.
Mark: But the main people we’re here to see are Radiohead – everything else revolves around that.
Henry: We’re die-hard fans but we’ve never seen them before, so we’re very excited.
Chris Horner, 26, Vivien Tang 26, both from London
Who are you here with?
Chris: I’m here with my girlfriend, Vivien. I’ve never been to Glastonbury before.
Vivien: I came for the first time last year and it was amazing!
What’s the most strong and stable thing in your tent?
Chris: Definitely not the sausage rolls. We should have eaten those long ago. Maybe the tuna sandwich fillers? They’re great. We’ve got baps and everything.
Grime or Grohl?
Both: Grohl! Chris: I’m such a big Foo Fighters fan. This will the third time I’ve seen them.
Johnny Clingan, 54, Judes Clingan, 54, both from Croydon
Who are you here with?
Judes: I’ve come with my husband, John, and my family – we’ve got three generations here, about 17 of us in total.
What’s the most strong and stable thing in your tent?
Judes: It’s Jack’s trolley! Jack’s my nephew and he built the box from scratch, then attached it to the trolley. He replaces the ball bearings every year. It has all our cooking stuff in it and a table attached. It’s like a little kitchen, it’s amazing.
Grime or Grohl?
Johnny: My preference would be grime – I’m not that bothered about the Foo Fighters, but the rest of our gang will certainly be there.
Judes: Even if it’s not a band you’re mad about, it’s good to be with your loved ones.
Lola Godoy, 49, London; Woody, 37, Frome; Sandy Robertson, 69, Swindon
Who are you here with?
Lola: We’re with the Village Greens, there’s 50 or 60 of us and we follow a permaculture design, which works to reduce waste at Glastonbury.
What’s the most strong and stable thing in your tent?
Sandy: Me! Actually it’s probably my campbed. It’s a collapsible one – I find it much easier because I’ve had my knees replaced. A good bed makes all the difference.
Lola: Mine’s a quartz crystal hanging in my tent, the wind keeps spinning it around.
Grime or Grohl?
Sandy: Probably Grohl, but I tend to just go with the flow. We had a visit from some of the acts from the smaller stages yesterday, and they played just for us.
Georgina Charles, 31, London; Natasha Rushton, 29, Worthing; Adam Thair, 33, Worthing
Who are you here with?
Adam: Friends – there’s brothers and sisters, boyfriends and girlfriends.
Georgina: There’s about 12 of us altogether, maybe more.
What’s the most strong and stable thing in your tent?
Adam: My rum. I’m drinking it neat out of my hip flask, which makes it pretty strong. Or maybe it’s our breakfast – it was going to be an omelette but we’re sacking the eggs off, so it’s just fried potato, tomato and onions.
Grime or Grohl?
Adam: Grohl. I doubt I’ll see any of the grime acts; I’m a band man. We got here Tuesday night but I haven’t seen anyone play yet – although we did make it down to Block9.
Emma Harvey, 32, James Harvey, 33, Rose, three, Rowan, six months, all from Derbyshire
Who are you here with?
Emma: My husband James and my two daughters. It’s our first Glastonbury – the family camping field is definitely one of the perks of having kids! Everyone’s been very kind, we were fast-tracked through the queue so we didn’t have to stand in the sun with the baby.
What’s the most strong and stable thing in your tent?
Emma: Probably the portable potty! Although the eldest actually loves the children’s pop-up toilets, she wants to use them all the time.
Grime or Grohl?
James: I’m more grime – we’re going to see Dizzee Rascal later. I don’t mind if the kids are more Grohl – as long as they enjoy music, I’m happy with that.
