Glastonbury organisers' final plea for revellers heading to festival

Organisers of the iconic Glastonbury Festival have issued an important plea to attendees prepping for the Somerset extravaganza scheduled next week: leave your gazebos behind. The festival, set to take place from Wednesday, June 26 through to Sunday, June 30, continues its environmental drive with the "Love Worthy Farm, Leave No Trace" initiative, which encourages revellers to bring only what they can take away again after the music dies down.

Underlining this approach, a recent Instagram post from Glastonbury's official account has made it clear that while gazebos are not outright banned, their presence is discouraged due to the extra space they consume that could be used for eager festival-goers' tents. With a firm but friendly note, the festivitys organisers posted: "No gazebos please".

Further clarifying their stance in an Instagram message, Glastonbury officials said: "Please don't bring gazebos to Glastonbury 2024, as they take up valuable tent space. If any do appear people may be politely asked to take them down to free up camping space for others."

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Additionally, they made another request: "We'd also ask that you don't put tape around your tent enclosures, please. It makes it harder for others to get to their tents, can cause a hazard and creates unnecessary waste. Thank you."

By doing so, theyre aiming to alleviate the potential obstruction and waste that can occur when festival territory is marked with tape, reports Bristol Live.

The advice on the official festival site specifically warned against marking camping territories with tape, noting it exacerbates difficulties in accessing tents and can lead to increased littering.

Festival-goers are cautioned that they may be subject to searches upon entering the festival grounds, with any confiscated items not being returned. Additionally, anyone suspected of engaging in illegal or offensive activities on site may also be searched and face eviction, including those carrying fireworks.

What not to take to Glastonbury Festival

Attendees are warned that they may be searched upon entry to the festival, with items being confiscated and won’t be returned. It’s also possible that anyone who’s suspected of carrying out illegal and/or offensive activities onsite may also be searched and face eviction, this includes fireworks.

Alongside gazebos, Glastonbury organisers suggest a number of items to avoid bringing. These include:

• Don’t bring more than you need

• Disposable vapes

• Knives

• Anything made of glass

• Excess packaging

• Glitter, even glitter made from biodegradable materials

• Disposable wipes

There are also a number of items which are banned from the festival site. Glastonbury urges attendees to avoid bringing

• No portable laser equipment or pens are permitted.

• No knives.

• No animals (except registered guide dogs).

• No sound systems or drums.

• No generators.

• No sky lanterns, kites, fireworks, flares of any type or wax candles.

• No portable toilets.

• No nitrous oxide (laughing gas).nging the following items at all cost. As a contraband good, under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 this substance is banned at Glastonbury.