Glastonbury Festival announces the return of the Leftfield

Festival organisers announced that the popular 'pop and politics' tent known as Leftfield will return to this year's Glastonbury festival.


The Leftfield which was absent from last year's Festival will be located at a new site and will be curated by Billy Bragg. In an interview on the official Festival website Bragg says why he feels it is important for Glastonbury to have an area like the Leftfield as part of the Festival. He reveals, "Because Glastonbury is the original activist festival. It has always had that political edge since it's rebirth in the 1980s as a gathering for dissidents and dancers. Leftfield's mixture of red and green politics aims to reflect the way activism plays an important part in the festival as a whole."

Although the location of the returning tent isn't confirmed Bragg does explain the tent's format, saying, "We'll be kicking off around midday with a couple of debates running until 3pm then from 4pm we'll be inviting three or four artists to come and collaborate with one another in a hootenanny, sitting onstage together swapping songs and playing along with each other, then from 6pm we'll have bands."

The interview can be read in full (here).

Glastonbury Festival organisers have announced that the re-sale of cancelled tickets for this year's Festival will take place at 9am on Sunday, 11th April 2010.

Tickets will be sold online at www.seetickets.com/g2010 and via the Seetickets booking line 0844 412 4635. The numbers are limited and are expected to sell out quickly.

In order to purchase tickets in the re-sale, ALL ticket purchasers must be successfully registered by Wednesday, 31st March. Online registration can be made at glastonburyregistration.co.uk.

As well as standard Festival tickets (priced at £185), there will be a limited number of Combined Coach and Festival Tickets on sale. These tickets include either single or return coach tickets from a range of locations around the UK.

For more details about registering and ticket information click here.

The event will mark the 40th anniversary of the Music and Arts Festival at Worthy Farm, Somerset, where Michael Eavis first opened his gates for business in September 1970. Glastonbury Festival runs for five full days from Wednesday 23rd until Sunday 27th June 2010 across over a 1,000 acres of beautiful countryside.

Only headliners U2, and Jack Johnson, plus breaking talent My Luminaire, and John E Vistic are officially confirmed for the Festival. The ticket price includes includes a FREE programme, a 40th anniversary commemorative ticket, a useful cloth bag, and a small around the neck guide.

To see who might be playing, take a look at the eFestivals' Glastonbury 2010 rumours, updated as we receive information.

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