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Billie Eilish, Sam Fender and chest hair bras: Friday at Glastonbury – in pictures
From stars such as TLC and Sleaford Mods to eccentric festival punters in their underpants, we give a glimpse into Glastonbury’s first big day

Billie Eilish, Sam Fender and chest hair bras: Friday at Glastonbury – in pictures

TLC perform on the West Holts stage
  • T-Boz of TLC performing with the group on the West Holts stage. Photograph: Tom Wren/SWNS

Sam Fender on the Pyramid Stage
  • Sam Fender on the Pyramid stage. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Alison Krauss on the Pyramid Stage
Robert Plant performs live on the Pyramid Stage with Alison Krauss
  • Robert Plant & Alison Krauss on the Pyramid stage. Photographs: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News, Samir Hussein/WireImage

Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods on the West Holts stage
  • Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods on the West Holts stage. Photograph: Jim Dyson/Getty Images

Fans watch Phoebe Bridgers at the John Peel tent
  • Fans watch Phoebe Bridgers at the John Peel tent

Lee Kiernan from Idles crowd surfs during their set on the Other Stage
  • Lee Kiernan from Idles crowdsurfs during their set on the Other stage. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Idles
  • Joe Talbot and Mark Bowen of Idles. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Irish Zambian rap, grime and hip hop artist Denise Chaila performs on the BBC Introducing stage
  • Irish-Zambian rapper Denise Chaila performs on the BBC Introducing stage. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Adam Caldwell, left and Ollie Bowen are walking around the music festival as Trouserless Coldstream Guards. They only met yesterday, a day before the festival
The Popes from Woking. Left to right Jake Tufts, Jamie Bamber and Steven Grace. They are mates since Primary school
The Glasto Grannies from Bluth, Northumberland. Left to right - Cathy Shotton aka Mavis, Steve Mayhew aka Babs, Sam Keenan aka Gwynethg and Laura Sinton aka as Ethel
The Guardian
  • Top left: Adam Caldwell and Ollie Bowen are walking around the music festival as Trouserless Coldstream Guards. Friends of friends, they only met yesterday, a day before the festival. Top right: The Popes from Woking, mates since primary school.

  • Bottom left: The Glasto Grannies from Bluth, Northumberland. Bottom right: Aspers Aspinall shaves his chest hair just for Glastonbury.

Kara and Johanna Soderberg of First aid Kit perform on the Other stage
  • Kara and Johanna Soderberg of First Aid Kit perform on the Other stage. Photograph: Anthony Harvey/REX/Shutterstock

Festival goers watch Crowded House
  • Festivalgoers watch Crowded House. Photograph: Anthony Harvey/REX/Shutterstock

Packed crowd of all ages show their appreciation - Libertines with frontmen Carl Barat and Pete Doherty open on the Other Stage
  • Libertines fans. Photograph: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News

Dancing under the disco ball at the glade
  • Dancing under the disco ball at the Glade. Photograph: Guy Bell/REX/Shutterstock