Glastonbury Festival could move to another site 'towards the Midlands' in 2019
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- Founder Michael Eavis says the iconic event won't be uprooting to Longleat Estate, as previously suggested.
- Glastonbury Festival may move to another UK site 100 miles away in 2019, says founder Michael Eavis. Speaking to the BBC, Eavis said the the new site, located "towards the Midlands," would be used "every five years or so" to give the land at the current Somerset site a rest. However, he added that he wouldn't want the festival to move there permanently, saying that "it would be a huge loss to Somerset." This isn't the first time Eavis has spoken about uprooting Glastonbury. In June, he confirmed he was in talks with Longleat Estate about a potential 2019 move, though apparently the owners of the Wiltshire safari park have since ruled it out. Glastonbury 2017 will run at its usual home on Worthy Farm from June 21st through 25th. The only act announced so far is Radiohead, who will headline the world-famous Pyramid Stage on Friday night. More names will be added in the new year.
- Wed, Jun 21, 2017
Glastonbury Festival 2017
Radiohead, Moderat, The xx, Justice, alt-J, The Flaming Lips, Dizzee Rascal, Kristofferson, DJ Shadow, Run The Jewels, Thundercat, The Avalanches, Sampha, Little Dragon, Major Lazer, Boys Noize, Joe Goddard, Annie Mac, Noisia, Stormzy, Wiley, Sasha, John Digweed, Goldfrapp, Warpaint, Metronomy, London Grammar, Badbadnotgood, Clean Bandit, Nadia Rose, Future Islands, The Cinematic Orchestra, Birdy, Masters At Work, Steffi, Virginia, Kevin Saunderson, Harry Romero, Michael Serafini, Blawan, Prosumer, Ian Pooley, Norman Nodge, Midland, GIDEÖN, Heidi, Norman Jay, Mykki Blanco, Placid, Jo Nathan, Youngsta, Frits Wentink, Solar, Galen, Caspa, Josh Butler, Brawther, Dan Beaumont, Tristan da Cunha, Luke Howard, Joe Hart, Hercules & Love Affair, Cab Drivers, Partok, DJ Flight, Earl Jeffers, Smokin Jo, Gary Gritness, James Hillard, Loefah, Rob Mello, Roi Perez, Oren Marzam, Nicky Blackmarket, Dan Shake, Felix Dickinson, Mandel Turner, Luke Solomon, Soul Habitat, The Carry Nation, Pearson Sound, Hannah Holland, Leigh D Oliver, Kowton, Chris Camplin, David Moran