Day 3

A night of heavy rain hasn’t dampened the spirits and the festival goers have arrived, in their tens of thousands. A trip out to the perimeter of the festival offers the incredible view across the site. Tents are filling the fields as far as the eye can see and every in-gate is jammed with people slowly making their way in. On the FairTunes front we’ve had some unfortunate news from our headlining act Papaya Republic – they’re stuck in Germany and it looks likely they cannot get visas to get into the UK. We’ve got some reserve bands ready in case they can’t make it. The Common has had to delay its opening this afternoon along with the other fields in the Night time area, because of the delays caused by the weather, but everything is set for a rousing opening day tomorrow.

Day 2

DJ Caljader with Tasha from FairTunes in front of Zona Baseline.

Building is still going on around the Common. It’s a little muddy, but the sun is shining and the sky is almost cloudless. The field abounds with the sound of sawing, hammering and performers rehearsing. The FairTunes banners and t-shirts have arrived ahead of the people and we’re preparing to welcome our bands who will all be arriving in the next day or two. There’s an eerie calm around the festival site – it’s the run up to the storm.

Day 1

The FairTunes crew have now arrived at Worthy Farm and setting up is underway in The Common, where we’re hosting the whole final evening with an exciting line up of bands. The Common is already looking amazing, despite the rain and mud. A massive bullring takes centre stage in the middle of the Latin themed field, surrounded by a ring of buildings housing The Lost Picture Show, Artistes Bohemes, CopperDollar and the Wall of Death. FairTunes will be presenting their show in the Zonar Baseline, a cavernous hall that can take 800 people and should be full to bursting on Sunday evening. Its organised chaos, but despite the weather everything seems to be on schedule.