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Glastonbury Festival sells 'few thousand less tickets' to avoid congestion

Glastonbury Festival organiser Emily Eavis has told how the music spectacle has sold "a few thousand less tickets" than its 210,000 capacity this year, following concerns about overcrowding during 2024's event.

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Glastonbury sells ‘a few thousand less tickets’ to avoid overcrowding

Festival organiser Emily Eavis says other changes include Shangri-La area ‘going full trees and green space’

The Guardian - UK

Glastonbury ticket sales cut for 2025 to ease overcrowding, says Emily Eavis

The first group of tickets for the event sold out in 30 minutes last November.

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Emily Eavis reveals Glastonbury capacity cut to avoid overcrowding

Festival organiser also shared that staff did not believe the festival suffered from overcrowding last year, despite complaints from some fans

The Independent UK

Glastonbury is finally taking the risk and putting Gen Z artists front and centre

COMMENT: After a few years of peddling to millennial nostalgia or boomer rock, the organisers of the Worthy Farm festival are placing their bets on a new generation of future stars. Hallelujah, says Roisin O’Connor

The Independent UK

"He does things his own way and that’s why we love him." Neil Young to headline Glastonbury, following U-turn on his recent decision to pull out of the festival

Having learned of "an error in the information received", Neil Young has reversed his decision to pull out of Glastonbury 2025

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Neil Young confirmed as first Glastonbury headliner after backtracking on offer

The Canadian rocker is the first headline act to be confirmed for this year’s festival.

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Neil Young WILL play "corporate turn-off" Glastonbury after all

Chrome Hearts will headline Pyramid stage, it turns out

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Three of the world’s biggest female acts ‘added to Glastonbury 2025 bill”

After it was reported a string of the world’s biggest male stars have been signed up for next year’s Glastonbury festival, it’s now been revealed Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo and Charli XCX are said to be set to play the festival.

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Stevie Wonder could end up headlining next year’s Glastonbury

After a plan to get him back on stage at the festival after he appeared there in 2010 apparently collapsed, sources say Stevie Wonder could end up headlining next year’s Glastonbury.

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Glastonbury 2025: Nile Rodgers accidentally confirms he's playing festival after Sir Rod Stewart announcement

Nile Rodgers said he’s already bracing himself for Ros Stewart’s mischievous backstage antics

Evening Standard

Glastonbury 2025 tickets sell out in 35 minutes

Disappointed fans left staring at ‘green bars of doom’ on their screens while queuing online for £373.50 tickets

The Guardian - UK

Glastonbury tickets sell out in fewer than 40 minutes

Festival organiser Emily Eavis has previously said 2026 will be a fallow year for Glastonbury, to allow the land to rest and recover.

The Independent UK

Glastonbury 2024 lineup: Dua Lipa, Sza and Coldplay revealed to headline

Reactions as Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA and Shania Twain announced for top spots on the Pyramid Stage

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Glastonbury 2025 ticket announcement reveals significant price increase

New price shows an increase of more than £100 for general admission tickets in the last six years

Evening Standard

Glastonbury cannot afford Oasis, says Isle of Wight Festival organiser

Isle of Wight Festival boss John Giddings has said he doesn’t believe Oasis will perform at any festivals next summer because no-one can afford to book them.

Evening Standard

Glastonbury confirms who will headline Pyramid Stage in 2025

Olivia Rodrigo and The 1975 will be coming to the fore alongside golden oldies Neil Young and Rod Stewart

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From Kate Middleton to Tom Cruise: Who’s who in the Royal Box on Wimbledon men’s final day

The celebrity crowd at Wimbledon has featured stars such as the Beckhams, Sienna Miller and David Attenborough so far

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If Emily Eavis is looking for great young rock artists to play Glastonbury, look no further than the incredible modern metal scene

Metal has never been more exciting, boundary-pushing or diverse, and is packing plenty of great bands that could be appreciated at the world's biggest festival

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"There aren’t a lot of new rock acts to choose from." Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis says she'd like to book more rock bands for the festival, shares her hope that the genre "will emerge again" one day

Glastonbury booker Emily Eavis isn't exactly saying that rock is dead, but...

The Guardian - UK

‘Give unconditional love to each other’: artist Marina Abramović silences Glastonbury for seven minutes

Serbian performance artist tells Pyramid stage crowd to confront cyclical violence in thousands-strong ‘collaboration’

The Guardian - UK

Glastonbury opens its gates as UK temperatures soar to 30C

Organiser Emily Eavis says it is ‘best moment of the year’, as visitors are sprayed with water while they set up camp

The Guardian - UK

From African stars to British stalwarts, Glastonbury 2024 opens gates to a truly diverse lineup

With the BBC livestreaming globally for the first time, and an especially rich lineup of Black artists, 2024’s festival champions a broad remit – but plays it safe with Coldplay

The Independent UK

Glastonbury 2024 live: Coldplay close Saturday night with record-breaking Pyramid Stage performance

Chris Martin’s band headlined Saturday at Worthy Farm, where they were joined by special guests including Michael J Fox, Little Simz and Laura Mvula

The Independent UK

The road to Glastonbury: What makes a Pyramid Stage headliner, and why is it so hard to find them?

As Worthy Farm gears up once again to welcome Glastonbury fans this week, the question of who should take top billing at the UK’s best-loved music festival is becoming harder to answer. Not to mention increasingly controversial. So what do organisers look for in a headline act? And should they…

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