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Glastonbury 2016: These Mud-Filled Photos Will Make You So Pleased You Aren't There Right Now

Suddenly, missing out on a ticket doesn't seem so bad...
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This year's Glastonbury has kicked off in typically muddy style
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Parts of the site are flooded after prolonged periods of heavy rain
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And revellers are currently wading through the boggy fields after the gates opened
Ben Birchall/PA Wire
The struggle is real
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Some people's luggage is already failing to cope with the conditions
Yui Mok/PA Wire
And we don't envy anyone having to drag crates of booze through this
Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Those trollies seemed like such a good idea in the shop...
Yui Mok/PA Wire
But in reality, it's a very different story
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This is what one of the car parks looks like
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And that's why the traffic is so terrible on the roads outside
Sally Wardle/PA Wire
This poor person totally wasn't prepared for the weather
Yui Mok/PA Wire
And this girl's face says it all, really
Yui Mok/PA Wire
She's probably just realised this is what she'll be calling home for the next five days
Richard Gray/EMPICS Entertainment
It's times like this when everyone wishes they were rich enough to afford the on-site hotel
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Just look at it - it's got a pool and everything!
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This is as close to a swimming pool as everyone else will get
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Our feelings exactly
Yui Mok/PA Wire
But not everyone is put off by a bit of mud
Yui Mok/PA Wire
And we're sure everyone will have the best weekend ever
Ben Birchall/PA Wire
We're just glad this isn't us right now
Yui Mok/PA Wire

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Revellers carry their belongings as they arrive at Worthy Farm in Somerset for the Glastonbury Festival, Britain, June 22, 2016. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (credit:Stoyan Nenov / Reuters)
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Revellers carry their belongings as they arrive at Worthy Farm in Somerset for the Glastonbury Festival, Britain, June 22, 2016. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (credit:Stoyan Nenov / Reuters)
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Revellers carry their belongings as they arrive at Worthy Farm in Somerset for the Glastonbury Festival, Britain, June 22, 2016. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (credit:Stoyan Nenov / Reuters)
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Revellers carry their belongings as they arrive at Worthy Farm in Somerset for the Glastonbury Festival, Britain, June 22, 2016. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (credit:Stoyan Nenov / Reuters)
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Revellers carry their belongings as they arrive at Worthy Farm in Somerset for the Glastonbury Festival, Britain, June 22, 2016. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (credit:Stoyan Nenov / Reuters)
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Revellers carry their belongings as they arrive at Worthy Farm in Somerset for the Glastonbury Festival, Britain, June 22, 2016. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (credit:Stoyan Nenov / Reuters)
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Revellers carry their belongings as they arrive at Worthy Farm in Somerset for the Glastonbury Festival, Britain, June 22, 2016. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (credit:Stoyan Nenov / Reuters)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury Festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Traffic at a standstill on the A303 before Stonehenge near Amesbury, Wiltshire, as people head to Glastonbury Festival, with over 180,000 festival goers expected to pour in over the rest of the week to see hundreds of acts including headliners Muse, Adele and Coldplay on the famous Pyramid Stage. (credit:Sally Wardle/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Festivalgoers arrive for the Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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People arrive and park in muddy and waterlogged fields at Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:PA/PA Wire)
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From a series of photos taken on the day before Glastonbury 2016 opens to the public. (credit:Richard Gray/EMPICS Entertainment)
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People traverse muddy and waterlogged fields and paths at Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:PA/PA Wire)
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People arrive and park in muddy and waterlogged fields at Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:PA/PA Wire)
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From a series of photos taken on the day before Glastonbury 2016 opens to the public. (credit:Richard Gray/EMPICS Entertainment)
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People arrive and park in muddy and waterlogged fields at Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:PA/PA Wire)
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A waterlogged parking field at Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:PA/PA Wire)
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People arrive in muddy and waterlogged fields and paths at Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:PA/PA Wire)
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A waterlogged parking field at Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:PA/PA Wire)
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A waterlogged parking field at Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:PA/PA Wire)
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People arrive and park in muddy and waterlogged fields at Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:PA/PA Wire)
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People arrive in muddy and waterlogged fields and paths at Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:PA/PA Wire)
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People arrive and park in muddy and waterlogged fields at Glastonbury festival at the Worthy Farm site, Somerset, where heavy rain over a prolonged period has caused isolated flooding and muddy fields. (credit:PA/PA Wire)
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Revellers carry their belongings as they arrive at Worthy Farm in Somerset for the Glastonbury Festival, Britain, June 22, 2016. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (credit:Stoyan Nenov / Reuters)

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