England, Scotland, and Wale’s transportation system has been interrupted by rail strikes. But Glastonbury ticket holders are finding ways to reach Worthy Farm.
The recently developed tension between rail union RMT and employers regarding various issues has led to rail strikes after decades. The strike was announced on 7th June just two weeks prior to the Glastonbury festival.
But this situation hasn’t stopped music lovers from all around England to visit the festival. The gates to the festival opened their gates on Wednesday. More than 200,000 will descend on Worthy Farm to attend the 2022 event. The main attractions of the show are evergreen Beatles singer Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish, and Kendrick Lamar.
On Tuesday only 20% of the trains are running and more strikes were planned for Thursday and Saturday. And the festival starts today on 22nd June and continues for five as per the tradition and will conclude on 26th June. Since the inauguration of the festival, it has been held in Pilton a village in Somerset, England.
And people are taking any routes to make them reach the farm for this annual festival. A fan and six-time attendee of Glastonbury, Sarah Hogg said that she is nervous about the trip and she is hoping that she reaches the event on time.
She has booked a seat on a train on Thursday morning to attend this festival, but the train got canceled so she had to leave on Wednesday evening and maybe ask a friend to stay for the night before the festival starts.
She said, “It’s made me incredibly nervous about it and it’s just added stress. It wasn’t that long ago when they announced that this [the strike] was all happening, at a point where everyone who’s going to the festival had already planned how to get there.”
She added, “I’m not particularly happy about it, but come hell or high water I will get myself to Worthy Farm.” Continuing, “Is it worth the added stress and cost? Of course.” “It’s my favorite place on this planet,” Sarah concluded.
Transport secretary Grant Shapps is willing to intervene and resolve the matters as early as possible. Hence, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has shared regarding the passengers to “stay the course”, adding that the proposed reforms are for their benefits and interests only.
From gate crashing to upholding 300,000 audiences in 1994 Glastonbury has seen many incidents of fandom and this surely will add another feather.
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