Rise and shine campers: Glastonbury revellers kick off first night with 'laughing gas' balloons as fireworks light up the skies over Worthy Farm - as 200,000 descend on festival

Glastonbury revellers kicked off their first night at the mega-festival by inflating balloons with 'laughing gas' as 200,000 people descended on the event. 

The festival, held on Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, goes on until Sunday night and began with fireworks lighting up the skies on evening one. 

Photos show festivalgoers blowing up pink balloons with 'laughing gas' on the grass surrounded by various drink cans.

Elsewhere, ticketholders enjoyed a drone show as well as a peace parade at the festival's Stone Circle. 

Revellers have been lucky with the weather this year as it is set to remain mostly sunny this weekend following the UK's first heatwave of 2024. 

Campers arriving at the 900-acre site can expect 'mostly warm, dry and settled' weather for the next five days but scattered showers could occur and last until the end of the weekend, according to the Met Office. 

This year's event will see headline performances from global stars including pop singer Dua Lipa, British rock band Coldplay and American soul singer Sza, while Canadian country star Shania Twain will play the coveted legends slot.

Other attractions at the festival, which runs from today until Sunday, include speeches, film screenings and Q&As, circus performances, comedy sets and more.

Rock band Squeeze will open the Pyramid Stage on Friday at midday, followed by rising star Olivia Dean, K-pop group Seventeen and singer Paul Heaton.

Later on, PJ Harvey and LCD Soundsystem will warm up for Dua Lipa as she headlines the main stage on Friday night - her Pyramid Stage debut.

The 28-year-old pop star is expected to treat festival revellers to a selection of her hit songs, including Houdini and Training Season from her third studio album, Radical Optimism, released earlier this year.

Other highlights on Friday will include D-Block Europe and Idles playing the Other Stage, while Jungle top the bill on West Holts and Fontaines DC head up the Park Stage.

On Saturday, the main stage will welcome Nigerian stars Femi Kuti and Ayra Starr, followed by US 80s chart-topper Cyndi Lauper and rock band Keane.

Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka and British rapper Little Simz will also play on the Pyramid Stage in the evening before Coldplay top the bill. 

Glastonbury Festival goers complained of being left for hours in queues without water in the sweltering heat yesterday. 

As temperatures hit 28C in Somerset, festival attendees warned there could be 'mass strokes' as they moaned about the lack of available water stations while queueing for hours to enter Worthy Farm.

Videos showed thousands of people lined up carrying rucksacks and mats and wearing sun hats, as they waited to get into campsites.

Although music could be heard blaring, revellers reported there was no water available for those standing in the snaking five-hour queue.

Visitors branded the lack of water amid the sizzling temperatures a 'joke', adding that coach companies had also failed to hydrate passengers while bussing them to the festival.