It's been confirmed that Glastonbury Festival organiser Michael Eavis is to be prosecuted after too many people got in to this year's event. Mendip District Council - the licensing authority - has confirmed that it will take action over an alleged breach of the music festival's ...
Following the problems at this years Festival, which they deemed unsafe as a direct result of excessive numbers, the Regulatory Board of Mendip District Council (who deal with licensing issues) formed a group to look at some of the issues with aim of suggesting a way forward for ...
According to an article published by NME.com, Michael Eavis is facing a fine of upto £20,000 for public entertainment license violations at Glastonbury 2000.
A local council committee recommended that he be prosecuted last month, mainly due to the numbers that attended: hav...
Following this years Glastonbury Festival, which councillors and police believe had twice the permitted 100,000 entrants, Mendip District Council's Regulatory Board have voted to prosecute Michael Eavis for breaching the license.
The final decision on prosecution will be ta...
According to a report at NME.com, local councillors believe that at this years festival around 100,000 people gained unofficial entry, putting the safety of all at risk. It refers to the Roskilde tragedy, and implies that if nothing is done to stop non-paying entrants at future f...
The BBC have listed the broadcast schedules on their website for their coverage of Glastonbury Festival.
Included in the bands that they say they shall be broadcasting is Macy Gray, who has yet to appear on the official confirmed line-ups, but was mentioned as playing in an...
The BBC have announced that they'll be giving four times as much coverage to this years Glastonbury Festival than they will be doing for the Queen Mum's 100th Birthday!
Johnny Vaughan on the Big Breakfast this morning declared it a disgrace - how can they spend hours showin...
Glastonbury have confirmed that Gil Scott-Heron will play the Jazzworld Stage on Sunday - as first rumoured here several weeks ago. Other additions have been added too.
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NME have reported that the Happy Mondays are to play at this years Glastonbury Festival - saying that they are to play on the Pyramid Stage third from last on the Sunday, before Embrace and David Bowie.
We hope that their performance is better than a previous one in 1990, w...
It has been confirmed that Fatboy Slim is set to play this years Glastonbury Festival.
Although no day or stage has been announced, eFestivals beleive that he'll play in the Dance Tent on either Friday (clashing with Chemical Brothers: this should at least avoid last years ...
A rumour at www.cerysworld.co.uk (an un-official website) - in the news section - says that Catatonia won't be playing this years Glastonbury after all, despite earlier comments that they would be.
It says that this is due to their desire to crack the US market, and the fan...
There has been two new confirmed acts announced for Glastonbury - this time for the Other Stage.
Leftfield - who first revealed in February that they are likely to play the Other Stage during a webchat on dotmusic - have been confirmed. Basement Jaxx - who revealed that the...
More bands have been confirmed for the Glastonbury Pyramid Stage today.
The widely rumoured Embrace have been confirmed, and although the day has not been confirmed they are widely rumoured to be playing just before David Bowie on Sunday night.
The other confirmed ban...
Glastonbury have announced the headline bands for the Pyramid Stage.
To no great surprise, the Chemical Brothers are to headline Friday, Travis on Saturday, while David Bowie makes a return to Pilton to headline Sunday.
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The first act for Glastonbury's Other Stage has been confirmed - the previously hotly rumoured Moby.
Meanwhile some of the Acoustic Tent line-up has been released, and of course we have them all listed here....
Morcheeba have now been confirmed to play the Jazzworld Stage on Saturday at this years Glastonbury Festival.
With their new album - provisionally titled "Fragments of Freedom" - to be released in July, they're bound to be performing some new songs along with some oldies....
Some acts for Glastonbury 2000 have been confirmed by the organisers.
The major stage line-ups are due to be revealed on 1st June in the Guardian and elsewhere, but in the meantime some acts for some of the smaller stages have been released - and of course we have those and...
From all directions, bands and performers are claiming to be on this years Glastonbury line-up.
Rolf Harris, who enjoys performing at Glastonbury, said that he'd be playing on 24th June during an interview on BBC's Radio 2. We expect him to play the Acoustic Tent, where he ...
Following our reporting of the story sourced from dotmusic.com, the Dance Tent Co-ordinator of Glastonbury has let us know that there is no truth in the story stating that All Saints will be the headline act on Saturday in the Dance Tent this year.
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Michael Eavis has been talking to dotmusic.com about this years Glastonbury Festival. As well as saying that this years event will have the one of the best line-ups ever - which, to be honest, he seems to say every year - he enthused about the new Pyramid Stage.
This third ...
We've received loads of new rumours, so here's the rundown:
- Mike Scott (ex-Waterboys) is to headline the Acoustic Stage on Friday night
- Gong are to headline the Avalon Stage on Sunday according to their website
- Kate Bush is to appear
Use the line-ups bu...
Apparently, on the Jonathon Ross show on Radio 2 on Saturday morning Englebert Humperdink revealed that he's playing at Glastonbury this summer.
Click on the line-ups button above for the current state of the rumoured and confirmed line-ups for all the festivals....
An exclusive story on dotmusic.com says that All Saints are expected to headline the Dance Tent at this years Glastonbury Festival.
The girls, who are already confirmed for T in the Park, are expected to announce their appearance at another UK festival soon....
Radiohead have announced a European tour, starting in June. Significantly, they have no dates scheduled for 23rd or 24th June.
Following the downgrading of Chemical Brothers in the reports at NME.com, which they claim come from an inside source, from "will headline Friday" ...
Word has reached our ears that Santana may be being lined up for this years Glastonbury.
Carlos & the band, the winners of 9 Grammy's awards this year for their superb album "Supernatural", are touring Europe in early June. The report states that the tour may be extended, a...
An anonymous source (but we know who you are... :-) has just mailed through the most extraordinary claims, and cites Michael Eavis as the source. We'll let you make up your own mind!
The source says "Mogwai, Pearl Jam, Leftfield, Bystander, Rage Against The Machine and the ...
According to their official website, hosted by their record company, and despite all the rumours of Pearl Jam playing Glastonbury, it categorically says that they won't be playing this year....
More info has been received with bands confirming themselves for Glastonbury. (We do take many with a very large pinch of salt - any band worth seeing would love to play the UK's best!).
Live are the latest to confirm themselves on their website, whilst on this weeks Ozone ...
The Beta Band have confirmed themselves for this years Glastonbury, via their website. They say that they'll probably perform on Sunday on the Other Stage.
Also, on the Jo Whiley Show on Radio 1 this lunchtime, she said that both James and Joe Strummer are to appear.
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Embrace have told dotmusic.com that they are to play before David Bowie on the last night of this years Glastonbury Festival.
The article also says that Burt Bacharach will appear, as first revealed on this website....
A rock-opera about homelessness called Please will have its national premier at Glastonbury before touring Britian.
The composer, Dorset based housing campaigner John Kelham said "This musical is about homelessness and will involve homeless people. We are aiming to t...
Despite the Glastonbury way of keeping the line-ups a secret, this year more than ever the bands appear to be confirming themselves.
Willy Nelson has been showing at pollstar.com for a couple of weeks now, and added to his name are now Hank Williams III, DJ Krush & Ozomatli...
New information received adds Macy Gray, Foo Fighters, Eurythmics, Burt Bacharach and Asian Dub Foundation to the ever growing list.
Search the Line-ups database for the current status of all the rumours on who's playing....
With the revelation that Radiohead are to perform in London on the 1st July, it looks possible that they will play Glastonbury after all.
Close re-reading of various articles reveals a few things: NME first reported the Chemical Bros would headline Friday, but have since do...
On the Pet Shop Boys own website (www.petshopboys.co.uk) it has them listed as appearing at Glastonbury on 24th June, and this site is willing to bet it's income to date that they'll appear on the new Pyramid Stage....
According to Radio 1 Newsbeat today (7/3/00) the Chemical Brothers will be headlining one of the stage at Glastonbury on the Friday (23rd June). They said that this will be their only UK date this year, complementing a handful of dates in Europe.
The line up is expected to...
In Leicester last night (28/02/00), at the end of their set, Adam Duritz, the lead singer of Counting Crows said 'we will see you at Glastonbury this summer'....
Rumours are starting to fly think & fast for this summers outing at Worthy Farm.
Likely additions to the bill are Nine Inch Nails, Paul McCartney, Embrace, Mogwai, and Placebo....
NME.com has a story, from a "festival insider", naming the main stage headliners
(added Wednesday 16 February 2000)
According to NME.com, who quote a "festival insider" as their source, the Headliners on the new Pyramid Stage are to be Chemical Brothers (Friday), Travis (Saturday) and David Bowie (Sunday).
Our sources say to take this with a large pinch of salt: NME have been notoriously...
To quash the rumours, Radioheads Ed confirms they won't be playing G'2000
(added Monday 31 January 2000)
As the growing rumours for this years Glastonbury Festival start to spiral out of control, Radiohead have taken the unusual step of confirming on their website their non-appearance.
A report at http://www.radiohead.com/us.html says "michael eavis knows how to throw t...
A record company insider has told us that despite all the rumours, Radiohead would not be appearing at this years Glastonbury Festival, as their new album won't be ready on time....
The unofficial Mansun website www.mansunite.com has an "unofficial" interview with lead singer Paul Draper, where he says they will be playing Glastonbury. NME.com reports that a spokesperson for Mansun did confirm the interview was with Paul, but wouldn't confirm or deny anythin...
