Thousands of people look forward to the Glastonbury festival all year. Logan Park High School pupil Bronwyn Wallace heads through the Fields of Avalon to see what it's all about.
Music at the festival ranges from world music to hip hop, contemporary to hardcore rock n' roll with over 700 acts playing over 80 different stages. Without a doubt, Glastonbury is always destined to be a hit.
This year? Legends such as Blur, The Prodigy, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen hit the main stage while underground groups such as Noah and The Whale, Little Boots and The Noisettes gave it all they've got throughout the weekend, impressing critics nationwide.
However, music isn't all this hectic place has to offer.
As you wander through the circus areas or head down to the Greenpeace fields you are entertained by 6 foot tall transvestite fairies followed by pensioners in their...well lacking in any sort of clothing really.
Okay, to be fair, they were naked suits but interesting and possibly traumatising are the main words that come to mind.
Festival goers also head out in their own wacky costumes.
Some to be seen were 15 or so friends who all came as Where's Wally, or troops of fairies marching about the site in tutus and nipple tassels.
Like I said, Glastonbury attracts quite the crowd.
And so it should. Despite the lack of hygienic toilet facilities - personally ‘long-drops' are not my cup of tea - Glastonbury is a sanctuary to all who attend.
Nobody cares what you look like or smell like, luckily.
Five days in a field minus a shower...nice.
People are courteous and kind, looking out for one another, especially when a stray gumboot gets stuck in a crater of gummy mud.
The atmosphere of the whole environment is vibrant and welcoming, however unclean you are.
I'm afraid to say though it wasn't all quite fun and games this year.
News spread unconfirmed but retailers began to chug out money making schemes.
One shop had a sign ‘Michael Jackson is dead. 10% off everything' while t-shirt printing stalls fashioned shirts with slogans such as ‘MJ was already dead' and ‘I was at Glasto when Jacko died'.
Artists also put on their own personal tributes with mentions of how he inspired them and medleys of his most famous hits entwined into their sets.
Overall the news made significant impact on this year's festival, for better or worse? Depends how you look at it I suppose.
Personally the festival was an amazing experience for me, despite the sunburn and mud caked clothes.
As people packed up their tents early Monday morning praises were being sung, as expectant attendees braced themselves for civilisation again but looked on hopefully for the next festival a year ahead.
