News | Entertainment
7 Oct 2024 14:10
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Glastonbury festival has been cancelled for 2026

    Bosses of the event at Worthy Farm, Somerset, confirmed on Sunday (30.06.24) it will not go ahead next summer as it will be one of its traditional "fallow" years to allow the land to recover from the thousands of fans who descend there for the music extravaganza


    Organiser Emily Eavis, 44, whose farmer father Michael, 88, started the festival in 1970, told The Sun: "(It will) give the land a rest. The festival before a fallow year is always a fun one to plan, because you almost have to fit two years into one.

    "We're already in talks with some acts for it. It's exciting!"

    Glastonbury's fallow years are usually every fifth summer, with its last one in 2018 before it returned the following year.

    Sunday (30.06.24) saw the final day of this year's even - with Shania Twain, 58, performing in its coveted Legends Slot before a closing headline act by 34-year-old SZA - born Solána Imani Rowe - on the Pyramid Stage.

    Emily added about this year's event: "I really would like to say thank you to everyone who's made this year so special.

    "It's got to be the best one yet. Every single one of our vast, incredible crew is crucial to making this event work.

    "And, of course, it simply wouldn't exist without the participation of the kind, brilliant, respectful festivalgoers.

    "I think people here show a better way to live, and that they do take a little bit of that back to the outside world with them.

    "It honestly restores your faith in humanity."

    Coldplay's Saturday (29.06.24) night set saw them bring on Parkinson's-battling Michael J Fox, 63, in a wheelchair to tell him as he held a guitar he was the reason they became a band - in an apparent reference to his guitar playing in 'Back to the Future'.

    Dua Lipa played the Pyramid Stage the previous night and revealed to a 100,000-strong crowd: "I've written this moment down and wished for it and dreamt of it and worked so hard."

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     07 Oct: Freedom for Chagos islands: UK’s deal with Mauritius will be a win for all
     07 Oct: A year on, the memories of October 7 still haunt Israelis
     06 Oct: Garth Brooks has been accused of sexual assault and battery by a former makeup artist
     06 Oct: Kesha's ex-boyfriend broke up with her when she refused to take him to a party thrown by Taylor Swift
     06 Oct: Selena Gomez's mom Mandy Teefey misses being able to do simple things with her daughter
     06 Oct: Rajiv Surendra still loves being recognised for his role in 'Mean Girls'
     06 Oct: Eminem is set to become a grandfather for the first time
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    A Black Ferns defeat in British Columbia.. More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Grocery supplier costs appear to be under control More...



     Today's News

    Politics:
    Could NZ foreign policy be Trumped? Why the government will be hoping Kamala Harris wins the US election 14:07

    Law and Order:
    Police have confirmed a reported sighting of Tom Phillips and his children in the Marokopa area on Thursday night - was the family 14:07

    International:
    Christopher Ciccone, Madonna's 'visionary' brother, dies aged 63 13:57

    Law and Order:
    A woman's facing a murder charge after a man was found dead in Tauranga on Sunday 13:47

    Law and Order:
    Police have launched a homicide investigation after it appears a man died in Auckland's Point England - run over by his own vehicle 13:27

    Health & Safety:
    The Aged Care Commissioner has found Presbyterian Support Southland breached the rights of an elderly woman in its care in 2021 13:07

    Health & Safety:
    Kiwi consumers are still in the dark about some harmful ingredients in packaged foods 12:27

    Business:
    Grocery supplier costs appear to be under control 12:17

    International:
    Middle East war live updates: Israeli air strike hits mosque in central Gaza as woman killed after shooting attack in southern Israel's Beersheba 12:17

    Law and Order:
    The arrest of a 46-year-old man by Hawke's Bay Police is prompting messages about online safety 11:17


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2024 New Zealand City Ltd