'I want to move Glastonbury to Longleat estate in 2019,' says Michael Eavis
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- The festival founder has confirmed he's in talks with the English stately home about relocating.
- Michael Eavis, founder of Glastonbury Festival, is in talks with Longleat estate about moving the event to a new site. Speaking to ITV News yesterday, Eavis said that he'd like to move to the grounds of the English stately home in 2019, but that "we haven't come to an agreement yet" and there's still a "long way to go." He added that Glastonbury's current site, Worthy Farm, "is very warm, it's full of atmosphere and character and history as well, but I really do need an alternative site, no doubt about it." Eavis's statements contradict claims made earlier this week in The Guardian by Emily Eavis—Michael's daughter and a key member of the Glastonbury team—that say the organisers are planning a new festival in a different location, but that Glastonbury proper will remain at Worthy Farm. "We are going to do a show somewhere else with the same team behind Glastonbury but it hasn't got a name yet and we're still not entirely sure what shape it's going to take," she said. In the meantime, Glastonbury 2016 will go ahead as planned at Worthy Farm, running from June 22nd through 26th. Check out the extensive lineup here.
- Wed, Jun 22, 2016
Glastonbury Festival 2016
Foals, LCD Soundsystem, CHVRCHES, James Blake, New Order, Disclosure, Stormzy, Skepta, Grimes, Fatboy Slim, Bat for Lashes, A Sagittariun, Addison Groove, Amy Becker, Annie Mac, Bob Moses, DJ Q, Chimpo, Claptone, Culture Shock, Danny L Harle, DJ Die, DJ Premier, Russ Ryan, DJ Yoda, Eats Everything, Fatima Yamaha, Bicep, Four Tet, Hayden James, Ivy Lab, Julio Bashmore, Khruangbin, Kowton, Lady Leshurr, Leon Vynehall, Levelz, Maceo Plex, Madam X, Maribou State, Monki, Moxie, Mr Bongo, Mr Solid Gold, Ms. Dynamite, Mura Masa, My Nu Leng, Netsky, Normski, Novelist, Oliver Heldens, Oneman, Palms Trax, Park Ranger, PBR Streetgang, Preditah, Red Axes, Redlight, Youngman, Tensnake, Will Saul, Delta Heavy, Sub Focus, The Upbeats, Dub Phizix, Stanton Warriors, Funtcase, Loadstar, Perc, Truss, DREAD MC, Cookie Monsta, Aphrodite, Diskord, Kasra, Foreign Concept, Serum, Vinyl Junkie, Jerome Hill, Sunil Sharpe, Ben UFO, Job Jobse, Midland, Standard&Push, Mau Mau, Speech Debelle, Roger Sanchez, nd_baumecker, Dungeon Meat, Honey Soundsystem, Andy Butler, Prosumer, Chez Damier, GIDEÖN, Tama Sumo, Lakuti, Horse Meat Disco, Joey Beltram, Mike Dunn, DJ Deeon, De Sluwe Vos, Seth Troxler, Craig Richards, Hot Chip, Secretsundaze, Roi Perez, Waze & Odyssey, Shy FX, Youngsta, Artwork, Hodge, Horsepower Productions, Nicky Blackmarket