Live music fans make do with ‘Glasthomebury’ in 2021

GLASTONBURY fans have been coping with their second consecutive year without the festival by recreating the famous site in their own homes.

Fans took to social media to share their “Glasthomebury” decorations over the weekend the event was due to take place before coronavirus got in the way for a second year in a row.

Among them were Glastonbury fanatics Felicity Cooney and Freddy Bevan, from south Somerset, who met at the festival and even travelled to get engaged under the site’s famous pyramid after it was called off last year.

Ms Cooney said: “The wedding is in May next year and I’m sure you can guess it’s Glastonbury-themed.

“We’re all Glastonbury veterans and live close to the site. I’ve been going since I was a baby so when Covid cancelled Glastonbury we couldn’t bear the thought of not celebrating the weekend. Especially without watching some music on the Pyramid Stage.”

Ms Cooney said her brother-inlaw had surprised them by building a model of the famous main stage in their back garden.

She added: “We’ve tried to recreate our Glastonbury experience by spending the entire weekend in the garden outside watching our favourite footage come rain or shine on our homemade Pyramid Stage.”

Using the “Glasthomebury” hashtag, social media was full of pictures of people’s tents and decorations in their gardens as they try to recreate the feel of the event, as well as plenty of pledges from hardcore fans to attend the official festival next year.

One fan wrote it was all about the “spirit of Glastonbury” as they geared up to watch BBC shows, including “Glastonbury in the 21st Century” and a repeat of Kylie’s 2019 performance.