These pictures show the scale of the huge queues which formed ahead of the gates being opened for Glastonbury Festival 2024.

The site at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, was one of the most densely populated places on earth during the event and thousands arrived early to try and secure the best camping spot.

Many arrived at the car parks late late on Tuesday ahead of the opening in excitement and anticipation at the world-famous festival with the likes of Dua Lipa and Coldplay headlining this year.

Among those to get near the front were Eve, 27, and Guy Clements, 27, who made it through the gates just after 8am.

They said they live only ten minutes down the road and had been queuing for around four hours.

Though Eve said others have been waiting in the festival car park since 9pm on the Tuesday night, they were still hanging around on their camp chairs in the queue lines which appear 'never-ending' the following morning.

Eve, who has been attending Glastonbury since eight-years-old, said: "This is an annual pilgrimage for me.

"We are very excited and have literally just got in.

"As we are are literally ten minutes down the road, we got here not too early but around 4am.

"But some people have been here since 9pm waiting in the car park - people are pretty keen to get in.

"There are so many seas of people here, it's crazy.”