summer solstice

The killers “set this thing up for the summer solstice, because they knew he wanted to be out, hopefully celebrating the solstice,” Jackson said in a recent interview.

Ten days later on 21 June, it is the summer solstice, the day of the year in the northern hemisphere with most daylight.

The sun reaches the highest point in the sky and therefore its peak strength during June – especially around the summer solstice.

The following year, the festival was held in June to coincide with the summer solstice.

As both sunrise and sunset times extend, the UK will end up with almost 19 hours of daylight in the north of Scotland at the summer solstice on 21 June.