Jo Whiley claims she is 'banned' from camping at the Glastonbury festival

Jo Whiley has claimed she is banned from camping at the iconic Glastonbury festival. The annual music event is back this weekend with headlining stars including The 1975, Rod Stewart and Olivia Rodrigo.

BBC radio host Jo, 59, has been presenting coverage from the event across the decades and has chatted to some of the biggest hellraisers of the music world. The star, who will return to Worthy farm to helm highlights from the 2025 festival, has been sharing some of her experiences from over the years.

Reflecting on her accommodation experiences, Jo says she has been banned from camping on site at the music event. She recalled once hiring a Winnebago motor home - only for this to get trashed as there was foul weather the year she was there.

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Now she stays in a hotel near to the festival grounds - keeping herself away from the traditional camping experience. She explains it is a far cry from when she first went to Glastonbury as a teenager, and found her rain-soaked tent sliding towards one of stages.

She told The Times: “I remember our tent, which was right in front of the Pyramid Stage, sliding down a hill towards the stage. We left at five o’clock the following morning, after cooking bacon sandwiches on the platform of the train station.

“Accommodation has improved since then. We did the Winnebago thing and it got trashed and then we weren’t allowed to have another one. We did shows from there, so we had the Arctic Monkeys, Lily Allen, Klaxons, Mika and Amy Winehouse — they kept coming into the Winnebago to do interviews because it was the only dry place.

“I remember interviewing Amy Winehouse and Blake [Fielder-Civil] from basically my bedroom, with my kids there, too. I can’t remember exactly who was responsible for the trashing, but I’m sure the Klaxons played a fairly large part.”

Now much more used to glamorous accommodation in a hotel, Jo says her hotel "feels like home" whenever she attends the festival.

The forecast for the festival this weekend appears favourable - with temperatures expected to range between 17C and 29C - however light rain may affect the grounds on Friday. Campers may want to ensure they secure their tents too, as some strong breezes are also expected at the event.

Sir Rod Stewart has shared his excitement about playing the festival. He will play the teatime Legend's Slot on Sunday - a titled that he isn't overly thrilled about.

He told the BBC: "I just wish they wouldn't call it the tea time slot. That sounds like pipe and slippers, doesn't it?" However, he went on to tease fans what to expect when he takes to the stage.

He said: "Usually I do well over two hours so there's still a load of songs we won't be able to do. But we've been working at it.

"I'm not gonna make any announcements between songs. I'll do one number, shout 'next', and go straight into the next one. I'm going to get in as many songs I can."

The singer explained that he usually plays for over two hours when he is on tour and that Glastonbury organisers initially offered him only 75 minutes for his slot - but he was able to negotiate this up to 90 minutes instead.

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