Glastonbury Festival has announced new security measures for its upcoming 2017 event.

Following the recent terror attacks in Manchester and London, the festival has put more measures in place to maximise public safety which will likely make getting into the festival slightly longer.

Before you get to the festival though, Glastonbury is requesting that all festival goers pack as light as they can as there will be extra searches of vehicles, bags and people, and the less you bring, the quicker the searches will be.

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There will be separate search lines for people with large luggage and trolleys which will be "significantly slower".

"So, please think: do you really need that camping chair? Can you manage without that extra food and drink? Remember, you can buy pretty much anything you need here on site," Glastonbury organisers noted.

Glastonbury is also requesting all festival goers to put luggage tags on your bags and belongings with your name and mobile number, as well as not wrapping them in thick plastic wrap as they will need to be accessible for searches.

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However, if you really do need to bring more than you can carry, the festival advises that you make separate trips to your vehicle, exiting and re-entering the festival site.

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The car park will be open at 9pm on the Tuesday night (June 20) before the festival gates open at 8am on Wednesday (June 21), but there will be no entertainment or facilities in the car park and festival goers will have to remain in their cars until gates open.

Glastonbury expects security queues to be at their longest on the Wednesday so they added that if you want quicker entrance, arriving on Thursday or Friday is expected to be better.

Glastonbury Festival runs from June 21-25. Not at the festival? Here's how you can watch it on the BBC.

But if you are lucky enough to have tickets, here are all the set times you need.


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