The Future of Glastonbury

[JayDiesel]

Apologies if this isn't worthy of a thread (or in the wrong section/board/you get the idea), but I wonder how people are thinking Glastonbury will evolve in the future - and for how long?

Michael has spoken before about planning to end the fest in 2000, but continued following the death of his wife; and it feels as if the growing size, popularity and demand of the beast will take it's toll on the Eavis' at some point. Is this something often spoken about?

Presumably it's not going to end any time drasticallyyyy soon, but I would be intrigued to see how the fest develops even further over the coming years.

[Paul ™]

There's a reason why Melvin Benn is now a Director and there is a strong FR/LN Management team now involved in the operational side.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

I could definitely see them (very reluctantly) relent and invite a selected group of sponsors/investors to contribute in the future. The model that's served them so well may be a little stretched with the abnormal increases in costs over the past few years. 

[Crazyfool01]

2 minutes ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

I could definitely see them (very reluctantly) relent and invite a selected group of sponsors/investors to contribute in the future. The model that's served them so well may be a little stretched with the abnormal increases in costs over the past few years. 

Previously some of the areas / things had sponsorship havent they ?  im thinking Smirnoff experience 

[Bike_Like_A_Mum]

Only a matter of time before it's COVERED in sponsorship deals. Especially with Melvin in there. Impossible to keep the ethos and keep it grounded in today's society

 

 

[dotdash79]

Emily is running the festival.

Live nation are experts at infrastructure, license management, etc. and provide assurance that the festival is run correctly by professionals and not by a farmer.

[Skip997]

The future direction of the festival frightens me TBH.

It's already an "out of control" behemoth.

No idea how it could be scaled back or even stopped. It's become too important to the local economy and the UK.

It's become a British institution, in complete contrast to it's counter culture roots.

[Crazyfool01]

will be interested the direction Emily takes it .... and what she needs to do to maintain its success 

[stuie]

40 years from now, Emily Eavis, 83, will be telling us it was the best one ever and still the greatest show on earth.

While she is still the public face of the festival, behind the scenes, all of the booking and directive decisions are made by her three children. 

Festival Republic no longer exists. 

[Neil]

3 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

 what she needs to do to maintain its success 

book better headliners than guns n roses!

[fred quimby]

Just now, stuie said:

40 years from now, Emily Eavis, 83, will be telling us it was the best one ever and still the greatest show on earth.

While she is still the public face of the festival, behind the scenes, all of the booking and directive decisions will be taken by our AI overlords

Corrected for you

[Cleetus]

Charging for kids tickets surely on the horizon.

[Neil]

1 minute ago, stuie said:

Festival Republic no longer exists. 

the internet says it does.

https://www.festivalrepublic.com/

 

[fred quimby]

Just now, Neil said:

the internet says it does.

https://www.festivalrepublic.com/

 

Stuie was saying in 50 years time, I think

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, Neil said:

the internet says it does.

https://www.festivalrepublic.com/

 

Stuies post refers to 40 years from now 

[Neil]

2 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Stuies post refers to 40 years from now 

oh ok, i can see that  now but its not how i read it.

[philipsteak]

5 minutes ago, Neil said:

book better headliners than guns n roses!

Not a fan?

[dogeggs]

I have faith in Emily, can't see her taking it too far from the festival we know today. She gets it better than all of us I suspect.


 

[august1]

A few more cut backs and poor line ups and the average age of the festival will dramatically decrease over the next 10 years imo. 

Bad for this forum 🤣

[gazzared]

40 years time and Megan three stallion doing the legend slot, whole field of oldies singing along to the classic WAP 

[Scrump]

Wait..... Neil doesn't like guns n roses?

[Crazyfool01]

That Rabbit hole might still exist 🙂 

[The Nal]

With Covid, losses and the hassle of pulling a lineup together I wouldn't be surprised if this year was the last Glastonbury. 

[MEGATRONICMEATWAGON]

I can't see the short term future of Glasto being threatened. Surely they always have headliners booked three years ahead and although chatGPT could curate a great line up, I think most of it will be done by humans 😄 

Under Emily's stewardship I can see a few new areas being created. Really hope they open up a second area like the Park, which can get crazy busy sometimes. It's easily her best contribution to the festival so far.

 

[stuie]

18 minutes ago, The Nal said:

With Covid, losses and the hassle of pulling a lineup together I wouldn't be surprised if this year was the last Glastonbury. 

LOL