Glastonbury 2016-goers party through the pain as news of Brexit spreads

With limited signal and Wi-Fi, a major news event is experienced quite differently

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"F*ck, we're f*cking out." So started my Friday morning at Glastonbury, awoken by an unhappy festival goer near my tent.

"I can't sleep, I'm so angry," replied another, before discussing what's going to happen in the future, including a comment about Boris Johnson being a "nobby bloke with a nobby haircut".

As more people awake to the news of the UK voting to leave the EU, it becomes clear a strange mood has hit the festival, one in which no-one is sure what to think. The hungover crowd are both excited for the day ahead, with the likes of Muse and Bastille set to play, and worried about the future, the overwhelming sentiment being pro-Remain. There's a dose of guilt too, as many early attendees weren't able to vote on Thursday and didn't submit a postal ballot ahead of time.

Many are still blissfully unaware of what is going on though. As I leave the campsite, I ask someone how they feel about David Cameron's announcement of resignation - "Oh my God, I need to get on my news app."

A group waiting for the toilets - the queue around 50 people long - are primarily talking about the day ahead. A couple of odd comments here and there, and prominently someone shouts: "What a shit day." Yet, even though the majority are sad about the news, almost everyone is laughing. There's a sense of "we're all in this together" (to unfortunately paraphrase Cameron).

Passing by other tents on the way to the Pyramid stage, someone yells "I don't want Penguin [referring to the chocolate bar], I want a New England" - more laughs from fellow campers. As I wander the campsite for a while, people begin opening cans of cider readying themselves for a long day of partying. As the party must, and will, go on.