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In pictures: Friday at Glastonbury Festival

Clara BullockBBC News, Somerset
News imagePA Media Matty Healey is on stage wearing a black leather jacket. He is walking towards the camera holding a microphone and a glass in each hand. He has black, curly hair.PA Media
Matty Healey, front man of the 1975, headlined the Pyramid Stage on Friday

After two days of build-up, the main stages opened at Glastonbury on Friday as festival-goers got their first full day of music.

Alanis Morissette, Biffy Clyro and the 1975 were just some of the artists who performed on the Friday of this year's Glastonbury Festival.

Crowds were also treated to a surprise appearance from New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, who performed on the Woodsies stage.

News imageTwo men wearing colourful bucket hats and carrying backpacks are walking towards through a crowd.

Fashionable hats: People are taking shelter from the sun, some in creative and colourful ways.

News imageA queue of people waiting for their turn to fill up their water supply. There are tents in the background.

Braving the heat: People are queueing for water and seeking shelter in the shade after waking up to high temperatures.

News imagePA/ Yui Mok Biffy Clyro performing on the Pyramid Stage wearing black trousers and holding a white electric guitar and singing into a microphone. He is shirtless with tattoos covering his torso. The image has a blue hue from the stage lights.PA/ Yui Mok

Rock and roll: Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro locked in for an hour-long set on the Pyramid Stage.

News imagePA Media A man wearing a black T-shirt and a big gold chain is holding a microphone on a stage with a picture of a woman on a screen behind him.PA Media

The sunset slot: Busta Rhymes performed on The Other Stage on Friday night.

News imageReuters A close up of singer-songwriter Lorde. She has dark hair, is wearing a white T-shirt and is holding a microphone in one hand.Reuters
Lorde surprised fans with a secret set at Woodies

Mystery set: A crowd gathered at Woodsies, ahead of a secret gig at 11:30 BST which turned out to be Lorde.

News imagePA Media Lewis Capaldi is on stage with an accoustic guitar singing into a microphone. He has long hair and he is wearing a black jacket.PA Media

More surprises: There had been speculation that Lewis Capaldi may be the secret 'TBA' performer on the Pyramid Stage - and it turns out the rumours were true!

News imagePA Media Musician CMAT in a blue dress dancing on stage in front of a drum set.PA Media

Joy on stage: Irish musician CMAT, dressed all in blue, performed on the Pyramid Stage on Friday afternoon.

News imageEPA Gaz Coombes wearing a black jacket and grey hat, holding a guitar and putting his other arm in the air. EPA

Pyramid performance: Supergrass lead singer Gaz Coombes performing at the Pyramid Stage earlier.

News imagePA Media A woman wearing a flower crown and a glittery dress is clapping while standing in a crowd in front of the Pyramid stage.PA Media

First performances: The main line-up has kicked off and people gathered in front of the stages in creative outfits to watch their favourite acts perform.

News imagePA Media A performer in a black and golden dress playing the electric guitar in front of a microphone. They are wearing a golden mask, obscuring their face.PA Media

Golden glamour: Glass Beams peformed on the West Holts stage, wearing the golden masks they are known for.

News imagePA Media A row of women in the front of a crowd looking at Glastonbury's main stage. Some of them are wearing hats and sunglasses.PA Media

Front row: Punters who made it to the front of the crowd at the Pyramid stage waited in the sun for the next act.

News imagePA Media A woman wearing white shorts and a white crop top is singing into a microphone on stage with her hair sticking up, blown by fans.PA Media

Here we go: Wet Leg performed on the Other Stage, cooling off in the breeze of the electric fans.

News imagePA Media People dressed in blue T-shirts are picking up litter in the grass on the festival site.PA Media

The clean-up never ends: Litter-pickers regularly tour the enormous festival site to clear rubbish left by festival-goers.

News imagePA Media A man in a white T-shirt is lying in a blue hammock which is secured atop a grassy hill. People in the background are walking across the hill and a white festival tent can be seen further down.PA Media

Nap with a view: On day three of the festival, some are getting some much-needed rest on top of the hill overlooking the site.

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