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How was Glastonbury 2009 For You?
July 1, 2009 · Filed Under Glastonbury 2009 · Comment
This years festival was one of the best to date. The weather was perfect, we had rain just when we needed it and then sun for the rest. The music was amazing. I was gutted that NERD got cut short to listen to some bullshit propaganda effort, but hey… Kasabian stole the show for me, tears of happiness coupled with the ringing in my ears from the countless balloons full of laughing gas made them one of the best acts I have ever seen at Glastonbury.
The Prodigy, Specials, White Lies were also my favourite acts from over the weekend. Although the majority of my festival was spent on Kings Meadow taking in the sun and meeting tons of random people, I dont feel like I missed anything.
Did anyone here see us but our mate in a bin by the pyramid stage? I am sure someone will remember seeing it as there was a crowd of about a hundred people all gagging and trying to get away from him. hehe
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Welcome to Utopia
June 30, 2009 · Filed Under Glastonbury 2009 · Comment
The simple beauty of walking through a field of corn in late summer, the wild flowers & blossom in May, the gazing at the full moon and stars without light distortion on a cold winters night, the early morning sunrise over the valley from the top of the hill overlooking unspoilt countryside for as far as the eye can see. Because it is influenced by our natural surroundings we call it ‘English Ambient’
Springsteen, Spinal Tap to rock Glastonbury 2009
May 31, 2009 · Filed Under Uncategorized · 1 Comment
Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Blur were announced as the headline acts at this year’s Glastonbury festival, with spoof rockers Spinal Tap also set to grace the stage.
Other veteran performers included on the bill of the three-day event in western England next month are Status Quo, Tom Jones, Madness, Tony Christie and singer-songwriters Crosby, Stills and Nash.
It’s not all old-timers, however, with the second stage filled with the likes of Ting Tings, Lady Gaga, The Maccabees, Pendulum and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and The Streets, Black Eyed Peas and Baaba Maal due on the jazz stage.
All the tickets for the world’s largest greenfield music and performing arts festival, which this year runs from June 26 to 28, were sold in February, with many having been bought last year.
Glastonbury To Be Cancelled Over Swine Flu Scare?
May 4, 2009 · Filed Under Glastonbury 2009 · 13 Comments
Glastonbury organisers are responding to reports they could have to pull this year’s festival because of Swine Flu. The current health scare, which has seen a number of deaths in Mexico and reported cases across the rest of the world including the UK, could affect live events such as gigs and football matches if the situation escalates.
Because the flu is easily transmitted between humans, it’s thought that public gatherings could be cancelled if the outbreak reaches pandemic levels.
The Worthy farm press office has told us that they have no plans to pull this year’s event at this stage - but they are watching the situation to see how it develops.
What do you think? Should we change our summer plans, or is this just hysteria? Are you going to change your gig-going habits if the Swine Flu scare continues? Leave us a comment.
Map Of Festival Site
May 4, 2009 · Filed Under Glastonbury 2009 · Comment
Glastonbury Founder Michael Eavis And MIA Named 100 Most Influential People By Time
May 4, 2009 · Filed Under Glastonbury 2009 · Comment
Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis and MIA have been named one of the top 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine, alongside Barack Obama and Brad Pitt.
Eavis, the 73-year-old farmer from Somerset, ranks alongside some of the world’s most famous faces, including Prime Minister Gordon Brown and London mayor Boris Johnson.
Paying tribute to Eavis in the magazine, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin wrote, “Michael is one of the people to whom I owe my life and career.”
“He asked Coldplay to play this little fete and picked us up at the airport. It was like being met by a friendly uncle………….It remains the biggest event in our band’s life. It changed everything,” he said.
Writing about MIA, the only contemporary musician to appear in the list, director Spike Jonze quipped, “There are no borders for her.”
U2’s Bono writes about George Clooney in the list, while Lou Reed praises South African artist William Kentridge.
Meanwhile, this year’s Glastonbury festival will feature headline performances from Blur, Neil Young and Bruce Springtseen, and will take place in Pilton, Somerset, between 25-28 June 2009.
Blur are confirmed as one of Glastonbury 2009’s Headliners
March 7, 2009 · Filed Under Glastonbury 2009 · Comment
The recently reformed band had announced themselves as playing, and now Festival organisers have confirmed they will be making a headline appearance. It will be Blur’s first appearance at the Festival since 1998. “We’re absolutely over the moon to have them back,” organiser Emily Eavis is quoted as saying.
Tickets for Britain’s Glastonbury Festival have sold out, nearly 4 months before the event is to take place. The sales were boosted by an early ticket plan which opened last October.
Three batches of Glastonbury tickets will go in sale this year in total. Two have already been and gone. The final batch of Glastonbury Festival tickets will go on sale on the 5th April 2009.
Franz Ferdinand Confirm Glastonbury 2009
February 8, 2009 · Filed Under Glastonbury 2009 · Comment
Franz Ferdinand have confirmed that they will be playing at this years Glastonbury festival, on their official site’s tour date page.
They will have a slot on Saturday night, however it has not yet been confirmed which stage they will be playing on.
Other acts who are rumoured to be playing this year’s festival, which is now a sell-out, include Blur and Neil Young.
Glastonbury 2009 sells out - Lily Allen is to play
February 6, 2009 · Filed Under Glastonbury 2009 · 1 Comment
It might be freezing outside but that hasn’t put music fans off snapping up tickets to one of the summers biggest festivals. Despite its muddy reputation Glastonbury is sold out, thats without any headliners being confirmed.
Emily Eavis who runs Glastonbury with her dad Michael says “we’re chuffed to bits”
Its in complete contrast to last year, organizers had 3000 unsold tickets on wednesday when the gates opened. Many blamed the addition of hip-hop mega star Jay-Z to the line-up.
Lily Allen has already let slip that she will be performing this year. Its thought Vampire Weekend will grab a spot and rumors of Bruce Springstein playing are rife.
We Want To Play At Glastonbury 2009 - Sonic Youth
February 5, 2009 · Filed Under Glastonbury 2009 · Comment
Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore has said the band want to play this year’s Glastonbury festival.
Moore says the group, who are scheduled to release their new album ‘The Eternal’ in June, are keen to sort out their tour itinerary as soon as possible.
“I’m almost positive we’ll definitely be doing one or two festivals in the UK,” he told BBC 6Music.
“I wanna play Glastonbury because it’s such a disaster camp and I really enjoy that. The general consensus amongst musicians I know is that it’s like walking into the pit of hell, and in some way it really feels like that.”
The band last played the festival in 1998. Despite atrocious weather, Moore has happy memories of the gig.
“The only times I’ve ever been there it’s been so incredibly messed up,” he said.
“You’re lucky to get through any perceptible, decent set at all and then there are these huge roving cameras on stage that are spinning around documenting the disaster. There’s something about that I find really charming.”
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