A limited Glastonbury Festival will return in September with 50,000 people able to enjoy a special one-off event at Worthy Farm. Organisers were forced to cancel plans for the long-awaited five-day festival in June due to the Covid pandemic, which also saw the 2020 event axed. But Mendip District Council, which oversees the location in Somerset, … Read more
One-day Glastonbury? Organisers of cancelled event hope for scaled-down version in September Glastonbury had been cancelled for a second year running due to the pandemic Organisers raised hopes there will be a scaled-down celebration later in the year They said that an application had been made to put on a concert in September By Daily Mail … Read more
A festival season is ‘still possible’ this year despite yesterday’s cancellation of Glastonbury due to Covid, according to industry insiders. The chief executive of the Association of Independent Festivals, Paul Reed, said the UK’s largest festival was a ‘different beast’ and its cancellation did not mean other smaller events could not go ahead. But he … Read more
Covid CANCELS Glastonbury…again: Famous festival will not take place for second year in a row because of pandemic with tickets rolled over until 2022, confirm organisers Glastonbury will not take place for second year in a row because of pandemic In a statement Michael and Emily Eavis said they were ‘so sorry’ to have to … Read more
Glastonbury festival pleads for government help as events struggle to get insurance for next summer due to Covid Event organisers are pleading with politicians to launch an insurance scheme Insurers argue they have been hit with claims of hundreds of millions of pounds Emily Eavis has said ‘it’s already getting tight’ to prepare for next … Read more