Glastonbury organisers made their live-stream concert free to watch after thousands of ticketholders were unable to access the show on Saturday night.
Technical issues meant people who had paid £20 to see the virtual gig, called Live At Worthy Farm, received an error, denying them entry.
Problems persisted for two hours, after which organisers launched a free stream, meaning anyone could tune in, regardless of whether they had paid.
“I am so sorry about the problems,” said festival organiser Emily Eavis.
The replacement stream could only be rewound by an hour, meaning the early parts of the show were still unavailable.
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Live At Worthy Farm exclusive global livestream direct from Worthy Farm the home of Glastonbury Festival, will go down in Festival history and not for the reasons the organisers would have hoped.
With Covid restrictions having lifted many had gathered together for the first time in some time before their screens to watch the show. Yes, thousands had opted instead to watch Eurovision (a classic Festival clash in real time) and instead watch the livestream today. Whilst that meant many missed the tribulations - thousands more had received their link, logged onto the site and run the test video to check their code was working.