Music to your rears: WaterAid’s ‘Toilet of Dreams’ revealed on the Glastonbury 2017 line-up

International development charity WaterAid has confirmed rumours of a very special addition to the 2017 line-up of Glastonbury’s legendary loos. 

WaterAid’s ‘Toilet of Dreams’ made its debut performance at the festival this year, billed as a loo like no other. The first person to visit was none other than Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis.

Festival-goers trudging through Glastonbury’s hot and dusty fields to visit the crapper will be rewarded by the most luxurious loo ever to grace Worthy Farm. 

The unisex blingy bog invites users to become king or queen of the latrine as they sit on a silver throne complete with disco-themed purple loo seat, surrounded by disco balls, mirrors and a very special dream-themed soundtrack. 

WaterAid has installed Glastonbury’s most Instagrammable disco dunny to raise awareness that the humble loo has the power to make dreams come true. Globally around 1 in 3 schools don’t have clean water or decent toilets. 

The lack of basic facilities means children are unable to focus on lessons properly because they are thirsty or need the loo, have to miss lessons to fetch water, get sick from diseases caused by poor hygiene, and girls regularly drop out of school when their periods start.

Using the smallest yet swankiest room in the festival to share the huge problems of the 2.4 billion globally who dream of having a decent toilet, WaterAid hopes to encourage everyone who visits to get behind #TheWaterFight petition and help break down inequalities that prevent children from achieving their potential.

The Toilet of Dreams is located next to the cider bus at the back of the Pyramid stage field.

WaterAid’s Marcus Missen said:

“Without access to basic toilets children around the world are denied the healthy childhood they deserve, the education they need, and the chance to turn their dreams into reality.

Our luxurious Toilet of Dreams is helping WaterAid raise awareness that the humble loo really can make dreams come true. The Toilet of Dreams uses pure frivolity to deliver our deadly serious message and encourages festival goers to lend their support to The Water Fight petition.”

Without home comforts - whether queuing to get water, waiting to use the toilet, or not being as clean as they’d like to be - festival-goers can start to understand what it’s like for those living without clean water and with nowhere safe to go to the toilet.

Nearly 500 WaterAid volunteers will be campaigning at the festival collecting signatures for the #TheWaterFight petition which calls on the UK Government to make sure that all government plans for schools globally include taps and toilets for every child.

Join WaterAid’s #TheWaterFight campaign here >

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For more information, please contact:

Rosie Stewart in the WaterAid press office on 0207 793 4943 or [email protected]

Notes to Editors:

The Toilet of Dreams was built and installed by www.tactical-Live.com, and the exterior sequined wall donated by www.shimmerwalls.com.