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Festival fans who’d hoped to spend this weekend watching Sir Paul McCartney or Taylor Swift have had their plans scuppered by coronavirus. But rather than let any glorious weather go to waste, ticket-holders across the country have decided to recreate the Somerset extravaganza in their own gardens – and share the results on social media under the hashtag #Glasthomebury.
Fee Rees, 50, erected a makeshift replica of the festival’s Pyramid Stage in her Worcestershire garden, along with a tent and bar. She plans to host friends, family and even some live performers this weekend – including one pal’s ‘stupidly talented’ 1 -year-old.
Rebecca Carter, 53, from Little Bookham in Surrey, has also turned her garden into a campsite. ‘We’ve done Glastonbury about half a dozen times over the years,’ she said. ‘We got our tickets and obviously like everybody else who did we’re really disappointed. So we thought “all right, we’ll do Glastonbury in the garden”.’ The family plan a ‘lowkey’ weekend of ‘social distancing’ with visitors ‘dropping in and out’.
In Stevenage, James Cook, 27, received an extra special birthday present when his girlfriend Casey Jacq, 24, threw him a festivalthemed party, complete with a ‘love shack’ and bar well-stocked with ‘bevs’.
Glastonbury chiefs Michael and Emily Eavis have shared a virtual line-up online, with playlists filled with acts who had been due to play at the festival’s 50th anniversary this weekend. The BBC is showing highlights from previous years, including sets from Adele and Coldplay on BBC2 tonight. The corporation has even sent a skeleton crew to broadcast live from a deserted Glastonbury, with presenters filmed against a backdrop of Worthy Farm’s empty fields.