Elbow are trying to find the crowd who watched and sang along with their Glastonbury performance last year, to credit them on the sleeve of their forthcoming album.
A brand new Elbow track (currently titled 'Grace under Pressure') features the Glastonbury crowd singing...
It has been confirmed that Stereophonics will headline the Pyramid Stage on Saturday night at this weekends Glastonbury.
The Stereophonics will be joining an already confirmed line-up of The Charlatans, Ian Brown, and No Doubt, amongst others. To access the confirmed full l...
Ikara Colt have brought forward their Glastonbury appearance this weekend,
from the last day to the first day.
The band have moved their set from the Sunday morning to Friday as a favour
to the Dropkick Murphys who were supposed to be playing that day, but were unable to ...
According to todays Guardian, the line-up for Glastonbury is:
Friday
Coldplay, Faithless, Ash, Nelly Furtado, Doves, The Dandy Warhols, Bush, Alabama 3, Spiritualized, Garbage, Mercury Rev
Saturday
Mystery guests, The Charlatans, White Stripes,...
Last Friday (14th June) we published on this page a story that the Stereophonics had confirmed on their own website that they would be playing Glastonbury.
This was an error by myself - I stupidly mistook a fan site with a very similar URL as the Stereophonics own website. ...
Glastonbury Festivals have let it be known that wristbands are to be introduced as just one part of the new security measures. Their statement reads:
Without giving away the full passout system, Glastonbury Festival wishes it to be known that wristbanding of all...
Despite attempts to loosen tongues with vast amounts of alcohol, we could only get one more big rumour for you!
(Oi ... you! ... to ensure no one is misled here, we need to state that this rumour has not come from anyone directly associated with Glastonbury Festivals, i...
Emily Eavis has spoken exclusively to eFestivals to confirm that there is a small error in the interview with her in todays Sun newspaper.
She has confirmed that Pink Floyd will NOT be appearing at this years Glastonbury Festival.
The full confirmed line-up will be ex...
This weeks copy of nme has a small item saying that Eminem tipped to play a big UK show this summer, though they have no details of a date or venue.
And on top of that, we've today received a tip - from someone we know to be well connected - that he's to play at Glastonbury...
(update: 1st May 2002: we've now heard from an extremely well connected source that David Byrne is not appearing in any capacity at Glastonbury this year. Damn!)
Man of the moment (last/this century, surely? ed) David Byrne...
In an amazing reversal of message posted on The Charlatans website, they now say they are NOT headlining the Friday night at this June's already sold out Glastonbury Festival.
...
ummm .... we might have already said this ... but this is the official word!
(added Thursday 25 April 2002)
PRESS RELEASE - 25 April, 2002
GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL TICKET SELL-OUT
For the first time in its 30-year history all tickets for this year's Glastonbury Festival, running from 28th 30th June 2002, have sold out two months in advance...
All tickets for this years Glastonbury Festival are now sold. The Festival office has confirmed to eFestivals that all tickets are sold, that no further tickets will be on sale, and tickets will not be on sale at the gate.
If you don't have a ticket but wish to see the Fest...
Roger Waters has confirmed on his website that he's to play the Sunday night at this years Glastonbury.
Contrary to many reports - even by some of the biggest names in the business - that Pink Floyd ...
Beverley Knight has confirmed on her website that she's to play the Jazzworld Stage at Glastonbury on the Saturday. Also very likely to appear (all on Sunday) are Groove Armada (likely to have Richie Havens with them), The Bays and Zero 7.
We know that there is a maj...
We've heard on the grapevine that Orbital are to headline the Other Stage on Saturday at this years Glastonbury Festival.
Glastonbury Festival takes place from Fri...
Michael Eavis has reached an agreement with Mean Fiddler, confirming that this years Festival will go ahead.
Tickets will go on sale on Friday at 9am. Details of how to buy will be on this website at that point.
We hope to speak to Michael Eavis in depth about the agr...
All over the press, TV and radio right now is speculation on the status of the deal with Mean Fiddler. We exclusively asked Michael Eavis about this last Thursday.
We're not going to pointlessly add to the specualtion in absense of any facts. From what we know, what appears...
Its been announced that Mean Fiddler (who run the Reading & Leeds Festivals, as well as others) are to have an involvement in Glastonbury 2002.
To help convince the Police and Mendip District Council that Glastonbury Festivals Ltd are capable of running a safe and secure e...
Glastonbury Festivals Ltd have now confirmed that tickets will go on sale at 9am friday 22nd February. The price will be £97 plus £3 handling, postage & packing for a weekend ticket. Day tickets are not available.
We will provide links to online outlets as well as full info...
Apparently, Michael Eavis said after last nights successful Public Entertainment License hearing that Pink Floyd are to headline one of the nights of Glastonbury 2002.
We are trying to get clarification, but our firm belief at this time is that this is WRONG.
However...
Sitting through a meeting lasting over 6 hours isn't the greatest fun. But it did put a huge grin on my face at the end of the night!
It was an official-type meeting, you know, agendas, apologies for absence, speakers followed by requests for clarification followed by respo...
Glastonbury Festival Public Entertainments License Hearing
THE FESTIVAL IS ON!
The Regulatory Board of Mendip District Council has this evening granted the application for a Public Entertainments License for Glastonbury Festival 2002.
The Meeting la...
With the Regulatory Board of Mendip District Council due to hear Glastonbury Festivals' application for a Public Entertainments License this Thursday, it's been revealed that the police (one of those involved in the license decision) have no objections to the application (which w...
This is the full text of an open letter sent by Michael to a number of music publications.
I need to ask you all a big favour.
Most of you probably know that for years a lot of people have been getting in to Glastonbury without tickets. Ove...
Glastonbury Festival has now submitted it's revised public entertainments license application, to hold the Festival from 28th-30th June 2002.
Mendip District Council confirm on their website that the application was received on Friday 21st December. The application will be ...
Michael Eavis has been speaking to Radio 1, putting across the message that Glastonbury Festivals new security measures will make it impossible to get over or under the new fence.
£1M is being spent on the new fence, with a further £1/2M being spent on other security measur...
Glastonbury Festival organisers expect to submit their amended Public Entertainments License application before or on 17th December. The license hearing is then expected to take place before the Reglatory Board of Mendip District Council in the 3rd week of January 2002.
The...
application to be re-submitted before the end of the year
(added Friday 30 November 2001)
More information has emerged about the reasons for the withdrawal of the license application for Glastonbury Festival 2002.
Avon and Somerset Police - who have a big say in whether a license is granted or not - have indicated that they would have opposed the application as ...
Word has reached us that Glastonbury Festival's application for a public entertainments license for next year has been withdrawn.
It's believed that a modified application will be re-submitted in the near future. It's not known at this moment the reasons for this withdrawal...
Around 50 people including Glastonbury Festival organiser Michael Eavis - attended the public meeting tonight in Shepton Mallet, which was an opportunity for locals to let Councillors know their thoughts about next years proposed Festival.
It was confirmed that the submit...
The organisers of Glastonbury Festival have now submitted their license application for 2002, with an increase in license numbers to 135,000.
The Festival was prosecuted for having too many people on site in 2000, and so a complete review which has taken most of this yea...
With this summers festival season now over, thoughts are turning to next years fun.
Planning for next years Glastonbury Festival has been continuing through the summer, with much time and effort being spent putting together the detailed plans that the council and police req...
As well as being the UK's most popular festivals website, eFestivals sells its own range of clothing and other goodies. There's a range of t-shirts and vest-tops, and hoodies and fleeces, all featuring the eFestivals 'dancing man'. more >>
