Glastonbury Music Festival 2026 has been cancelled: Organizers explain why

This year’s Glastonbury music festival has just wrapped up, and fans were treated to headliners Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA and more throughout the massive event. The festival was set to return in 2025, but organizers have confirmed that the 2026 edition has been cancelled.

The event, held annually at Worthy Farm in Somerset, will take a “fallow” year in 2026 for the venue’s soil to recover from the thousands of fans who have visited over the years.

According to Emily Eavis, one of the organizers and daughter of Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis, “(It will) give the land a rest. The festival before the fallow year is always a fun one to get on plan, because you kind of have to fit two people.” many years into one.”

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As for their plans for next year, Eavis revealed to the Sun that they are in talks with a number of musical acts to perform in 2025.

“We’re in talks with a number of artists for it. It’s exciting!” she said, then expressed her gratitude to those who attended this year, “I really want to say thank you to everyone who made this year so special… This is definitely must be the best year yet. Every one of us is so special, a great team is vital to making this event a success.”

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“I think people here show a better way of life and they take a little bit of that back to the outside world. It really restores your faith in humanity,” she added.

Although Eavis considers this year to be their best yet, the festival still faces some problems.

SZA took to the Pyramid Stage to close out the event on Sunday night, but many noted that she drew a smaller crowd than Dua Lipa and Coldplay. Her performance was also plagued by technical issues, with her microphone sounding muffled and muddy for the first 30 minutes.

Additionally, some fans were disappointed after popular artists were placed on smaller stages, causing overcrowding in some areas. Several areas were later closed to prevent crowding problems and one performer’s performance was cut short.

At the time of writing, tickets for next year’s edition are not yet available, but the Birmingham Mail reports that they will be available around October.

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