Mendip District Council's Regulatory Board - who are responsible for granting the licence - met two weeks ago to consider a reports from Council officers and other involved agencies on the running of Glastonbury Festival 2003. The reports from this meeting have been published....
Mendip District Council's Regulatory Board - who are responsible for granting the licence - met two weeks ago to consider a reports from Council officers and other involved agencies on the running of Glastonbury Festival 2003. The reports from this meeting have been published....
Mendip District Council's Regulatory Board - who are responsible for granting the licence - met two weeks ago to consider a reports from Council officers and other involved agencies on the running of Glastonbury Festival 2003. The reports from this meeting have been published....
Veteran socialist Tony Benn is all set to make a triumphant return to the Left Field stage at next week's Glastonbury Festival just a few days after confirming that he is releasing a rap album of some of his hard-hitting speeches.
Benn made his Glastonbury debut at the...
Nicky Wire has told Channel 4 Teletext's PS:News that the Manic Street Preachers have no plans to have their own toilet at Glastonbury this year, and will be using their tourbus toilet instead.
He stated that he wouldn't have minded the public using their private porta...
Our friends at Metcheck (who we link thru to from every festival we list to give you weather forecasts) are providing detailed forecasts for Glastonbury.
The overall forecast is looking good - with temperatures forecast to be above average, average rainfall and a south...
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Following the reports of the last few days (see here), Glastonbury Festival has issued a statement to clarify matters. It says:
Official announcement of new plans will be made after this year's festival
Glasto...
The BBC have been investigating what might be in store for those wanting to get tickets for Glastonbury next year. They've sourced opinions from Glastonbury regulars - including eFestivals users (yes, me as well;-) - and it makes interesting reading. The Festival is looking at va...
The BBC have said that the Glastonbury webcam will be back this year. So far it's undecided as to whether it will on the Radio 1 Glastonbury site or the Somerset Glastonbury site - or both!
The decision to have the webcam this year was made after they were lobbied to b...
stage by stage - the most complete you'll find ANYWHERE
(added Friday 30 May 2003)
The Glastonbury line-ups have been revealed.
As ever, we had most of the major acts, even if our 'what stage?' predictions were a little ropey. ;-)
Pyrami...
Friday
Futureshock will play a live set in the Dance Tent according to their website.
In an ad in the NME*, Nada Surf say they're playing.
* no, I didn't buy it (Andrex is cheaper, AND a better read) ... someone told me....
As widely expected, the Manic Street Preachers have finally confirmed themselves as appearing at Glastonbury Festival in June.
The first information appeared on www.foreverdelayed.org.uk a while back, followed by Grant from Feeder saying on RI:SE one morning that Feede...
Friday
It's been known they'll be playing for a few weeks, and now Echo and the Bunnymen have said the day and the Pyramid Stage.
Saturday
Up The Rebels will play the Avalon Stage at 11:45am, according to their website.
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With tickets for Radiohead's tour on sale from tomorrow, we suspect that a good number of Glastonbury tickets will be up for re-sale as a result.
Although of course Glastonbury is a very popular event, we think it quite likely that a number of tickets went to Radiohead...
Following discussions with others, and at eFestivals suggestion that rather than rivalry any meeting should be - in the spirit of Glastonbury - inclusive, it's been agreed that the meet-up of all online communities will be at 8:30pm at the mixing desk of the One World (previously...
We now have 128 performances confirmed by performers, as well as loads we're pretty sure on ... who needs to wait until 30th May? :-)
Friday
The kings of cowpunk Pronghorn get listed first this week, as we're told you can see them on Friday morning (...
As we mentioned in our rumour round-up of 28th April, label Wall of Sound are to celebrate their 10th birthday in the Dance Tent on the Saturday at this year's Glastonbury Festival.
Now, according to Channel 4's teletext PS:News, the l...
Friday
According to their respective websites, both Lemon Jelly and Yo La Tengo will play in the New Bands Tent.
According to their website Ozomatli will play on the One World Stage. They also play on Saturday.
Junior Seni...
Below are the latest rumours and self confirmations, as used by not-so-good major music publications (hi Alan!) - and some less major ones, and even a few TV programmes, all of whom who can't be bothered to do their own research.
Friday
According to their r...
Friday
According to their official German site Zwan are appearing, and we expected them to play on the Other Stage.
According to an extremely reliable source Pete Yorn is certain, playing the Other Stage.
Death in Vegas are p...
I Am Kloot are playing the New Bands Tent on the Friday.
The Jazzworld Stage is re-named the "One World Stage".
Calexico are playing the One World Stage on Sunday in the late afternoon or early evening.
Athlete are to appear, according to a post o...
After Glastonbury Festival sold all 112,500 tickets in a record time of just 24 hours, many were immediately available for high prices on internet auction websites.
According to reports of an interview Michael Eavis has made with Virgin Radio (to be broadcast on Sunday...
June is going to be a mixed month. The first half of the month is likely to be unsettled with about average temperatures, whilst the second half is likely to be drier and warmer. Rainfall is expected to be slightly below average.
In the week before the gates open, it's...
After all the tickets for this year's Glastonbury Festival sold out in just 24 hours, there's been a mad scramble by people to find tickets for sale at a sensible price.
And although many people have shown that their primary motivation is pure greed - by trying to sell...
Attila the Stockbroker has confirmed four appearances on his website: the Cabaret Marquee at 2pm on all three days, with Otway, and on Saturday on the Dance/Variety/Fire Stage at 7pm.
We've heard that the B-52's have cancelled their tour, and so won't now be appearing....
According to his record company Moby is returning to Glastonbury Festival - after playing in 2000 - to be the last act on the Pyramid Stage on the Sunday.
We've been tipping him since 6th February to play this year - something we've not seen repeated elsewhere - provin...
and if you're re-selling tickets on eBay, watch out!
(added Tuesday 1 April 2003)
With all tickets for this years Glastonbury Festival having sold out in just 24 hours, Michael Eavis has been telling us just how pleased is to have sold out the event - without the line-up being announced!
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All tickets for this years Glastonbury Festival have now sold out!
Without the line-up being revealed, 112,500 tickets sold in just 24 hours - a record time!!!
Michael Eavis wasn't available for give a nice quote about how pleased he is to have sold t...
According to information we've received, Glastonbury legend Rolf Harris is not appearing this year, despite having drawn the biggest crowd of any act last year.
The information we have says that he may appear again next year.
This website has the best, most ...
After last years success with the new fence and controlling numbers (and how many people said it would never work?) there are still improvements being made. The fence will be back, and security presence outside and in the local villages will be significantly increased, to ensure ...
Suede have confirmed on their website that they'll play the Pyramid Stage on Friday, where we expect them to preview new material.
Idlewild have confirmed on their website that they'll appear on the Friday.
On Xfm's Breakfast show this week, pr...
According to a posting on an unofficial Prince site, Prince is not playing Glastonbury.
Although an unofficial website the posting came from NPGMusicClub, based at Prince's Paisley Park, so the information is pretty certain - it says simply "Prince will not be p...
A news item has appeared on dollymania.net (not an official website, but perhaps as close as you'll get), which quotes her longtime friend and producer Steve Buckingham denying that she is to appear at this years Glastonbury.
He said "Dolly has no plans to return to th...
The Rolling Stones have announced new tour dates which include the Friday and Sunday of the Glastonbury weekend, so that's the end of that rumour. There's nothing new to indicate as to whether Prince is playing Sunday or not.
In other news, Mogwai and Elbow have posted...
The B52's are quite possibly to play at Glastonbury – they have shows booked in Manchester and London the week before, and someone tells us he's had confirmation from someone close to the band.
Queens of the Stone Age will not be playing. They are booked to play 3 fes...
According to a report in the Sunday People, the Sugababes are to do an hour long set at Glastonbury this year.
A source claimed "it will be amazing for them".
Following their Brit Award for best dance act, they could be appearing in the Dance Tent, as Mis-Te...
Yesterday (Thursday 27th February) morning we spoke to Michael Eavis, primarily to double-check that children aged 12 and under would still be free this year (when accompanied by a ticket-holding adult) - this information is confirmed as correct.
However, there appears...
Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan - who has a solo album "Paper Monsters" released shortly - has posted tourdates on his website that include two UK festival appearances.
According to his website he's playing at Glastonbury on Sunday 29th June, and ...
Radiohead have today put a link from their website to the website run by the people who run their online shop, which has a statement saying Radiohead will play at Glastonbury Festival this year - as strongly rumoured here for quite a while.
Their new album should be re...
Another marathon session at Mendip District Council for the Public Entertainments Licence for Glastonbury Festival - this one was seven hours.
Different to previous hearings, this concentrated much less on the general application detail - which after all was the same a...
18:00 the meeting has started.
18:49 There are now 14 Regulatory Board members present – 1 x lib dem missing.
19:04 General introductions and outline of what is relevant for consideration.
19:08 Public Entertainment Licence has been applied for...
PJ Harvey - speaking to Radio 1 from Big Day Out down-under - said she'd be playing at Glastonbury this year.
PJ Harvey at Reading 2001 - is this news item just an excuse to re-sho...
According to an article in the Bristol Evening Post (from 11th January), the extra security measures for the villages closest to the Glastonbury Festival site at Worthy Farm, contained within the second Public Entertainments Licence application (to be heard on 17th February), is ...
According to this weeks nme, there's a long list of bands they expect to be joining the already confirmed R.E.M. at Worthy Farm in June - providing the festival can get a licence to take place!
The list includes David Gray (Friday), Radiohead (Saturday), Dolly Parton(!...
A message posted on the Mendip District Council website gives the date for the new (second) Public Entertainments Licence for Glastonbury Festival 2003.
The hearing will take place before the Council's Regulatory Board on Monday 17th February at 6pm. This website will ...
In a message posted on the offical website today, Glastonbury Festival have revealed that they are "separately investigating putting forward a further application to reapply for the Public Entertainment Licence for 2003" as well as appealing against the refusal of a licence at th...
At the Public Entertainments Licence (PEL) hearing for Glastonbury Festival, there was a short discussion before a vote was held on whether to grant or refuse the PEL.
Possible reasons for refusing the licence were discussed, including whether the applicant was fit to ...
Back at Mendip District Council for another marathon Glastonbury Public Entertainments Licence (PEL) hearing. It's becoming like a second home.
Michael Ea...
Glastonbury Festival has its Public Entertainments Licence (PEL) hearing tonight. Without the PEL, the Festival can't take place. The granting of the licence is decided by the local councillors who make up Mendip District Council's Regulatory Board.
Last year this was ...
R.E.M. have announced their tour dates for next summer, and Glastonbury is confirmed.
They'll play at Worthy Farm - providing a licence is granted at the hearing this Thursday (we should have the info first, as we did last year) - on Friday 27th June. They last played ...
The date has been set – 12th December - for the Public Entertainment Licence hearing for next year's Glastonbury Festival. Preceding it – on 9th December – is a public meeting, which gives locals the chance to air their views on how the Festival affects them.
Following...
According to a report in today's Sun, Craig David is in talks to headline next summer's Glastonbury Festival.
Craig played at Gatecrasher Summer Soundsystem 2001 and went down well with those who are not big garage fans, so a Pyramid Stage appearance could be a very bi...
It's been exclusively confirmed to us that Glastonbury has now applied for a licence for a Festival in 2003.
Providing the licence is granted, the Festival will take place as usual on the last weekend of June - 27th to the 29th.
Following the success of the ...
R.E.M are being lined up to headline the Sunday night of next summer's Glastonbury Festival (first mentioned in The Sun, and then confirmed by Michael Eavis to Radio 1). It's believed they'll be touring Europe at about that time promoting their new album, with the Festival fallin...
Melvin Benn (Managing Director of Mean Fiddler, who since this year are responsible for organisational issues for Glastonbury Festival) was interviewed on Radio 1 the other day, and confirmed there are definite plans for a festival next year, and that they hope to apply for a big...
