Glastonbury will most likely take a year off in 2026, according to Emily Eavis, the festival's lead organiser.
Eavis, the daughter of Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis, recently appeared on the BBC show. Deflected podcast and discussed an anticipated fallow year for the iconic 2026 English music festival, citing a desire to give his grounds at Worthy Farm “a break.”
“We're in for a fallow year,” Eavis said of Glastonbury, which attracts foot traffic of about 200,000 people annually. “The fallow year is important because it gives the land a break and gives the cows a chance to stay outside longer and reclaim their land.”
Festival organizers have given the land a chance to recover thanks to a previous fallow year, most recently in 2018. Eavis said a year off would also give Glastonbury staff a chance to rest after running the festival. massive for seven years in a row.
“I think it's important. I think it gives everyone time to unplug and the audience too. Then you go away for a while and it feels wonderful when you come back. And I think it's quite a good thing not to be seen to take advantage of.”
The next Glastonbury Festival will take place from June 26-30, 2024 at Worthy Farm. Ready to take the stage are Coldplay, SZA, Disclosure, Bloc Party, Jamie xx, LCD Soundsystem and many more.
Eavis has not yet officially confirmed whether Glastonbury will take off from 2026 at the time of writing.
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