Y Not Festival 2018 ready to go

The Libertines headline Y Not Festival on Friday night.

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The stage is up, the bars are ready and the sun is shining - Y Not Festival 2018 is ready to go!

After months of planning, this year's event kicks off today (Thursday) for those with early access tickets, while general tickets holders will be able to access the site from tomorrow (Friday).

Headliners for this year's festival are The Libertines, Catfish and the Bottlemen and Jamiroquai with a whole host of other acts set to take to the stages across the weekend.

All you need to know about Y Not Festival 2018

We headed up to the site on Wednesday to see how preparations were going.

Watch the video to hear from one of the organisers, Iain Gane, about the changes and improvements that have been made for this year, as well as some of the things festival goers can look forward to enjoying over the weekend.

To watch the video in full, see our Facebook page.