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Regarded as a major event in contemporary British culture, the festival is inspired by the ethos of the hippie, the counterculture of the 1960s, and the free festival movement. Vestiges of these traditions are retained in the Green Fields area, which includes sections known as the Green Futures, the Stone Circle and Healing Field. [7]
The remaining two headliners, Arctic Monkeys, headlining for the third time, and Guns N' Roses, making their Glastonbury debut, were announced on 3 March 2023, alongside an initial slate of artists. [3] [4] Yusuf / Cat Stevens was also revealed as the Legends slot performer, having been personally selected by festival founder Michael Eavis. [5]
Glastonbury Festival 2024, the annual music showcase, released its initial lineup on March 14. ... Tickets for the now-established event, which sees around 200,000 people descend upon rural ...
The first teases of the 2024 line-up came in October 2023 prior to the ticket sale, when festival organizer Emily Eavis confirmed that the Legends slot performer was a female artist, and hinted that there could be two female headliners, after she had initially booked a female artist for the 2023 festival who pulled out and had to be replaced by Guns N' Roses. [2]
The 2021 Glastonbury Festival was scheduled for June 23 through June 27 but was cancelled in late January due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the second year in a row. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] In its place, a shortened, live-streamed concert, Live at Worthy Farm, was held on May 22 followed by an encore on May 23. [ 20 ]
Jeremy Corbyn and Michael Eavis together on the Pyramid Stage at the 2017 Glastonbury Festival. Eavis has credited a number of influences for his political views, including traditions of nonconformity in his family, as well as his time as a miner, during which he was a member of the National Union of Mineworkers. [6]
PLAYBACK: Mark Beaumont asks if the legendary hippie music festival was really a ‘blueprint for a new society’ or as ‘shambolic, profit-driven and violence-marred’ as the attempt to do it ...
Settlement State/territory Reference(s) Ballina New South Wales [9]Bangalow New South Wales [9]Bellingen New South Wales [10]Bermagui New South Wales [11]Bogangar New South Wales