Glastonbury is most certainly taking a yr off in 2026, based on Emily Eavis, the pageant’s lead organizer.
Eavis, the daughter of Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis, just lately appeared on BBC’s Sidetracked podcast and mentioned an anticipated fallow yr for the long-lasting English music pageant 2026, citing a need to offer its grounds at Worthy Farm “a rest.”
“We are due a fallow year,” Eavis mentioned of Glastonbury, which yearly attracts the foot site visitors of roughly 200,000 individuals. “The fallow year is important because it gives the land a rest, and it gives the cows a chance to stay out for longer and reclaim their land.”
The pageant’s organizers have given the land an opportunity to get well by advantage of a fallow yr earlier than, most just lately in 2018. Eavis mentioned a yr off would additionally give Glastonbury’s employees an opportunity to relaxation after conserving the large pageant working for seven years straight.
“I think it’s important. I think it gives everybody time to just switch off and the public as well. Then you kind of go away for a bit and it feels lovely when you come back. And I think it’s quite good not to be seen to be cashing in.”
The following Glastonbury Pageant will happen June 26-30, 2024 at Worthy Farm. Set to take the stage are Coldplay, SZA, Disclosure, Bloc Celebration, Jamie xx, LCD Soundsystem and lots of extra.
Eavis has not but formally confirmed whether or not or not Glastonbury will take 2026 off on the time of this writing.
