Anyone who's been to Glastonbury will tell you the Greenpeace Field is by far one of the most relaxing places on site.
A sanctuary away from Worthy Farm's rowdier areas, it gives revellers a chance to relax and unwind with art installations, delicious food stalls, chilled music and plenty of comfy seating areas.
And this year it looks like there will be even more reason to visit the tranquil space over the course of the festival, as Greenpeace has unveiled details of a brand new interactive art installation called BEAM.
It will join other new additions already announced for the return of the spectacular, which takes place at the end of June, including a giant Victorian pier and a new centrepiece in Block 9.
What is BEAM?
BEAM is a collaboration with Nottingham artist Wolfgang Buttress, famed for his Hive sculpture in Kew Gardens designed to highlight the plight of the bees.
Inspired by the existential challenges facing the pollinators, BEAM is a described as a multi-sensory, immersive, sculptural experience.
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Accelerometers, or vibration sensors, are used to measure the activity of the black bee colonies living on Michael Eavis’ Worthy Farm.
These live signals will be sent to a sculptural installation called BEAM and expressed through light and sound.
Algorithms will be used to convert these vibrational signals into lighting and sound effects that will allow the life of the bee colony to be visually and aurally experienced in real time. Pretty nifty, huh?
This visual experience is complemented by a fluid and ever-changing soundscape based on pre-recorded bee sounds and harmonious stems crafted by the band BE, members of Spiritualized (including Doggen Foster, Kev Bales, James Stelfox and Jason Pierce), Amiina (string section for Sigur Ros), Daniel Avery, Ólafur Arnalds, Camille Christel and Matt Black (Coldcut/Ninja Tune).
It promises to be one of the most talked about experiences of Glastonbury 2019.
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What else is in the Greenpeace Field this year?
Also on the field this year will be the return of the Giant Rave tree, a 22m-high interactive tree housing a DJ booth, which will host Simian Mobile Disco and others.
There will also be a new bar in a beautifully designed space for people to chill out and escape the festival madness; a stage for some top-notch performances and the essential eco-friendly hot showers which last year were used by over 7,000 people.
For the adrenaline junkies there will be a skate ramp hosting a female skate team as well as a massive drop-slide.
