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Glastonbury Festival founder and co-organiser Michael Eavis has been honoured with the Freedom of Glastonbury.Glastonbury Town Council voted unanimously back in March to make Eavis a Freeman of Glastonbury after he was nominated by the town’s mayor, Councillor Jon Cousins, and deputy mayor, Councillor Serena Roney-Dougal, “in appreciation of his services to the town and the local economy”.Eavis was formally made a Freeman of Glastonbury during a ceremony last night (May 3) at Glastonbury Town Hall.As the festival site notes, “in the past, a Freeman held various privileges, but these days the award is mostly symbolic”.A post shared by Glastonbury Festival (@glastofest)“However, according to tradition, as a Freeman of Glastonbury Michael has now been conferred the right to run his sheep through the centre of the town,” they added.In a statement issued back in March, Cllr. Cousins said: “I can think of no one more fitting of receiving this honour.

Michael Eavis has opened up about this year’s Glastonbury Festival saying that it’s “going to be the best show ever.”The festival organiser was speaking to Andy Bennett from BBC Sounds and confirmed that the event is “definitely happening” this year.He continued: “We’re going to run a really brilliant show this year, and it’s going to be the best show ever I’m quite sure.“People are so excited to come back… they’re really looking forward to coming back… it’s going to be quite the exceptional event.”He went on to reveal that the headliners for the festival were in place for the next two years.He explained: “We’ve got all the headliners for the next two year…they’re all in place.” He described this as “extraordinary.”Elsewhere in the interview, Eavis explained that Live Nation’s Melvyn Benn was working with Glastonbury this year to help with the operational side of the festival – including any COVID-19 passports should these be a requirement (which as yet they’re not).He also reflected on last year’s Glastonbury Equinox event not taking place. The festival was planning an event last September, but it did not go ahead.He revealed that Foo Fighters were ready to headline the event.

Glastonbury Festival in 2020 are being lined up for next year’s festival.The Worthy Farm event was forced to cancel both its 2020 and 2021 editions due to the continuing effects of the coronavirus pandemic.Glastonbury is now looking ahead to next year’s festival – which is set to run from June 22-26, 2022 – with Eavis giving his latest update on the 2022 event in a new interview with ITV News West Country.“We do it better ever year, don’t we?” Eavis said about the festival.

Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis has shared his optimistic outlook on the chances of Glastonbury returning in 2022.The Worthy Farm event cancelled both its 2020 and 2021 editions due to the continuing effects of the coronavirus pandemic.Eavis has now given a new interview to the official Glastonbury website in which he was asked about his hopes for Glastonbury’s return in 2022.Asked if he was feeling optimistic about the festival coming back next year, Eavis replied: “Oh yeah,

Glastonbury‘s 2020 and 2021 editions were both cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.This year’s Worthy Farm festival would’ve been taking place this weekend, but the event was cancelled for the second year running back in January due to the global health crisis.Speaking to BBC News, Greenpeace events manager Bob Wilson said that Glastonbury’s two enforced fallow years had adversely impacted on the charity’s regular income.Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis is one of Greenpeace’s

Glastonbury Festival have announced plans to open a new campsite to the public this summer.Organisers shared details of ‘Worthy Pastures’, a “family-friendly campsite” on Twitter this evening (April 29).

Glastonbury Festival, following the news of his death this week.Harkin’s passing last weekend was first reported by the independent GlastoFestFeed site earlier this week.A written tribute to Harkin by Eavis, the founder and co-organiser of Glastonbury Festival, has been published by Glastonbury today (March 10), with Eavis recalling how he first came to work with the architect.“Bill Harkin first came to Glastonbury towards the end of 1970.

Dave Grohl has spoken out on the cancellation of Glastonbury, claiming that the beleaguered festival will definitely make a return when the coronavirus pandemic subsides.It comes after Michael and Emily Eavis confirmed that the iconic event will take an enforced fallow year for the second summer in a row, after the 2020 edition of the Somerset event was also called off last March due to COVID-19 concerns.Grohl, who headlined Glastonbury with Foo Fighters in 2017, told The Telegraph: “I know what

Glastonbury could go bankrupt after the recent announcement that the festival has been cancelled for a second year in a row.Last Thursday (January 21), organisers Michael and Emily Eavis announced that Glastonbury 2021 has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.The festival will take an enforced fallow year for the second summer in the row after the 2020 edition of the Somerset event was also called off last March due to COVID-19 concerns.Speaking in a new interview, Eavis denied reports

Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has said he is considering holding a smaller event in September after it was confirmed that the coronavirus pandemic has forced the festival’s cancellation for the second year running.Speaking to LBC, Eavis said he hoped to hold a smaller event later in the year to belatedly mark the 50th anniversary of Glastonbury – which was originally set to take place last year.“I would like to do something in September.

fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic for the second year in a row.Organizers Michael Eavis and Emily Eavis said Thursday that “In spite of our efforts to move heaven & earth, it has become clear that we simply will not be able to make the Festival happen this year.”“We are so sorry to let you all down,” they said in a statement.They said everyone who had put down a deposit on tickets for the 2020 festival, which also was canceled, would be able to attend in 2022.The festival has been held

Glastonbury 2021 has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The U.K.'s Glastonbury Festival —one of the biggest and best known music events on the planet —has canceled its 2021 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "With great regret, we must announce that this year’s Glastonbury festival will not take place, and that this will be another enforced fallow year for us," organizers Michael and Emily Eavis said in a statement.

Britain’s Glastonbury music festival has fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic for the second year in a row.

direct to your inboxGlastonbury Festival has been cancelled for the second year in a row. Organisers Emily and Michael Eavis announced that the Somerset festival will not take place in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Glastonbury 2021 has been cancelled.Festival organisers Michael and Emily Eavis confirmed in a statement released this afternoon (January 21) that they have been forced to take another fallow year in 2021 – following the cancellation of their 2020 festival – due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.“In spite of our efforts to move Heaven & Earth, it has become clear that we simply will not be able to make the Festival happen this year,” the Eavises said.

Glastonbury Festival will not take place in 2021, organisers Michael & Emily Eavis have announced.

coronavirus pandemic for the second year in a row.Organizers Michael Eavis and Emily Eavis said Thursday that “In spite of our efforts to move heaven & earth, it has become clear that we simply will not be able to make the Festival happen this year.”“We are so sorry to let you all down,” they said in a statement.They said everyone who had put down a deposit on tickets for the 2020 festival, which also was canceled, would be able to attend in 2022.The festival has been held almost annually since

Glastonbury Festival has been cancelled for the second year in a row as the coronavirus pandemic rages on in the UK. Organisers Michael and Emily Eavis said that they "moved heaven and earth” to ensure that the event would go ahead in June this year.

Sign up for our What's On newsletter - for all the latest whether you're staying in or heading out and aboutGlastonbury has been cancelled for a second year, organisers have announced.The festival is facing another enforced fallow year as a result of the continuing coronavirus crisis, Michael and Emily Eavis said.The event - which had to be called off last year along with music festivals up and down the country - was due to return to Worthy Farm in Somerset in June.But the Eavis family said

Manori Ravindran International EditorOrganizers of the U.K.’s biggest music event, Glastonbury, have canceled the summer festival for a second consecutive year due to the pandemic.The festival normally takes place in June, but faced with continued uncertainty about the state of the U.K.’s precarious handle on the pandemic, festival founder Michael Eavis and daughter Emily Eavis have pulled the plug on what would have been the belated 50th edition of the iconic music festival.In a letter to

Glastonbury 2021 has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Michael and Emily Eavis have announced.The festival will take an enforced fallow year for the second summer in a row, after the 2020 festival was also called off due to COVID-19 concerns.“With great regret, we must announce that this year’s Glastonbury Festival will not take place, and that this will be another enforced fallow year for us,” the Eavis’ wrote on Twitter to announce the news, adding that tickets for this year,

Glastonbury return in 2021 provided the “majority” of the country gets vaccinated.The festival founder, who got his vaccination on Thursday (December 31), said that Glastonbury, which was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, might return this year if enough people get the vaccine.“It is amazing to be in one of the first groups of people to have the COVID-19 vaccine in Somerset,” he told Somerset Live.

Michael Eavis has said he is “moving heaven and earth” to make sure that Glastonbury festival can go ahead next year.

Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis has said he is “uncertain” if next year’s festival will go ahead, but that he is “moving heaven and earth” to make it happen.Speaking to ITV News West Country, Eavis has said fans might have to wait until 2022 for the return of the festival, which was due to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary this year with Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar headlining.Speaking about the difficulty of ensuring social distancing, Eavis said: “500 people is

The Glastonbury festival is in danger of going bankrupt if the coronavirus pandemic forces another cancellation next year, organisers have warned.

Glastonbury could be at risk of going bankrupt should the festival not return in 2021.The Worthy Farm bash’s 2020 edition – due to be headlined by Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift – was cancelled in March due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Speaking to The Guardian, founder Michael Eavis stressed the importance of being able to go ahead with Glastonbury next year.“We have to run next year, otherwise we would seriously go bankrupt… It has to happen for us, we have to carry on,”