Glorious Glastonbury baked in soaring temperatures as anticipation grew for a festival debut five years overdue.

The mercury hit 27C backstage by mid-afternoon and fans squeezed in near the front of the stage to watch acts including Kate Nash, Jackson Browne and the Lightning Seeds were handed water by security staff.

Gareth Harvey, forecaster for Meteogroup the weather division of the Press Association, predicted another belter on Sunday.

"More of the same - and very warm," he said.

Among the music fans excitement is growing for Kylie Minogue's Glastonbury debut tonight after she had to cancel a planned headline slot in 2005 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The 42-year-old Aussie starlet will perform as a special guest with camp US disco outfit Scissor Sisters.

Already the crunch World Cup match is on many people's minds - the unanimous verdict being an England victory. During their set on the Pyramid Stage, 90s favourites the Lightning Seeds prompted a mass singalong of "football's coming home" during their hit Three Lions.

Lead singer Ian Broudie said: "Go and win it England - beat Germany and Argentina and win the World Cup."

After sterling performances from Gorillaz and The Flaming Lips on the two biggest stages last night the baton now passes to Muse and electronic pop duo The Pet Shop Boys.

Space-aged prog rockers Muse have become a Glastonbury favourite playing the festival on numerous occasions.

Super band The Dead Weather - featuring White Stripes frontman Jack White - also perform later and diva Shakira is set to get pulses racing as the sun goes down above Worthy Farm.