Posts Tagged ‘Glastonbury’

Welcome to a slightly new style of news, where we pick up some highlights of the current festival week. These round ups will replace many of the one off news stories that appear here.  The aim is to add to this article as the week progresses if a big story breaks, so keep checking back here from time to time if you want the latest. Read the rest of this entry »

As predicted by this site, Orbital will close the Sunday night on their spiritual home, The Other Stage as the Glastonbury Festival. They appear alongside the previous headliners U2, Muse and Stevie Wonder. In addition to previous rumours, Peace and Love now reckons Faithless and Gorillaz may both be making an appearance over the weekend. Keep abreast of the latest rumours and lineups Here

Some confirmations have been added to various festivals and some of our early rumours have been scotched, though some are correctamundo. Find out exactly which ones Here

Remember remember the 28th February. This is the deadline for those of you who have purchased Glastonbury tickets to pay any balances in full. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, following the earlier announcement that U2 would be headlining the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury on the Friday, the organisers have now confirmed who will be topping the bill on the other two nights. Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Eavis has been named ‘Farmer of the Decade’, by that renowned agricultural resource, the Observer music monthly. Read all about it on the Observer site.

And just remember kids, if the oak is out before the ash, then the weather will be gash, if the ash is out before the oak, then we’ll be having a good soak. Or something like that.

We have updated our gallery section. In the offsite gallery section you can now find the following new entries

Glastonbury 2009 – 20 pix
Download 2009 – 22 pix
Leeds Festival 2009 – 26 pix

More to follow soon folks

Well you didn’t think they would open in the Peel tent did you? Apparently Mr Eavis has been after their services for a good few years and has now finally succeeded. So come Friday evening, expect a whole host of classics, plus a fair chunk of so so newest album, ‘No line on the Horizon’, plus a sermon or two from Bono. Mmm, wonder if we will see him in the Leftfield during the course of the Day. Find out more from our friends at the NME

The Basics

Glastonbury has a long and detailed history, too much for this simple guide to delve too deeply into. As can be imagined it started small – in 1970 only 1500 people attended the first ever Pilton Festival. The next year it became Glastonbury Fayre and attracted increased numbers, initially travelers and hippies, then a broader mix of music fans. Strangely it then disappeared, at least officially, until 1978 when it was held as the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, and has been held ever since, Read the rest of this entry »