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Will Ed Sheeran Be Headlining Glastonbury In 2017?
Ed Sheeran is reportedly in talks to headline next year’s Glastonbury festival as part what’s going to be a massive 2017 for the singer. Sheeran is currently on a nearly year-long career break, after spending...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 06 July 2016
Adele Says Hello Again To Number One Spot After Glastonbury
Thanks to her show-stopping headlining performance at Glastonbury last weekend, Adele’s third album 25 has returned to the number one spot in the UK albums chart. The album enjoyed a huge surge in sales (up...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2016
Ellie Goulding Wants People To "Carry The Spirit Of Glastonbury Home" After Brexit
Singer Ellie Goulding called on the public to “carry the spirit of Glastonbury home” with them when she played the festival’s main stage over the weekend. Goulding had previously tweeted that she was ‘heartbroken’ over...
By Stephanie Chase in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 June 2016
Viola Beach's Streams Increase By Over 6,000 Per Cent After Coldplay Tribute
On Sunday night Coldplay used their headlining slot on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage to pay tribute to Viola Beach and give them the festival moment they never got to have. During their set, singer Chris Martin...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 27 June 2016
Katie Price "Proud" That Son Harvey's Response To Trolls Made It On Glastonbury Flag
Katie Price has said she is “proud” of son Harvey, after a flag was flown at the Glastonbury festival over the weekend, showing his response to online bullies. In May Harvey appeared alongside his mother...
By Stephanie Chase in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 27 June 2016
The 1975 Speak To Their Generation At Glastonbury After Brexit
The 1975 frontman Matt Healy took time out of the band’s Glastonbury set on Saturday (June 25) to speak about his thoughts on the EU referendum result. Dressed in a white flared suit, the singer...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 26 June 2016
Adele Wows Glastonbury With Stunning Headlining Set
On Saturday night (June 25) Adele finally took to Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage to headline the festival for the first time in her career. Opening with ‘Hello’, Adele treated the crowd to a set which was...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 26 June 2016
Adele Prepares For Glastonbury, As Bbc Braces Itself For Swearing
Adele is preparing to headline Glastonbury festival for the first time ever today, taking to the Pyramid Stage just after 10pm. For fans who aren't lucky enough to be there live, the performance will be...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 25 June 2016
Damon Albarn Tells Glastonbury "Democracy Has Failed Us"
Blur frontman Damon Albarn has said, “democracy has failed us”, after the results of the historic referendum came in, showing Britain had voted to leave the European Union. Albarn joins a host of celebrities who...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2016
Muse's Matt Bellamy: "Something Will Go Wrong During Glastonbury Set"
Muse frontman Matt Bellamy is preparing for his band to headline Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage tonight, for the third time in their career. Bellamy says the band are ready for anything, including something going wrong on...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2016
Glastonbury Gridlock: Festival Goers Have Been Stuck In Traffic All Day
Glastonbury Festival goers are facing a major traffic crisis as they make their way down to Worthy Farm in Somerset for the biggest greenfield event in the world. The musical line-up doesn't even kick off...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 22 June 2016
Glastonbury 2016 To Have First Women Only Venue The Sisterhood
This year’s Glastonbury will feature a venue open to women only for the first time in the festival’s history. Named The Sisterhood, the space will be hidden in the festival’s Shangri-La area and is described...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 05 June 2016
Michael Eavis Reveals Prince Was 'In Talks' To Headline This Year's Glastonbury
Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis has revealed that Prince was close to performing at this year’s festival, which will now be headlined by Adele, Coldplay and Muse. Speaking to The Sun, Eavis said he was sad...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 31 May 2016
Glastonbury Plans Prince And David Bowie Tributes
Glastonbury Festival is planning a tribute to Prince, in addition to its confirmed plans to commemorate the late David Bowie next month.The festival’s organiser Emily Eavis told the BBC on Wednesday (May 4th) that a...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 06 May 2016
Muse Invite Adele To Join Them On Glastonbury Stage To Help Calm Her Nerves
Muse have invited their fellow Glastonbury headliner Adele to join them onstage during their Friday night slot, in a bid to help her overcome her nerves. Adele will headline the festival for the first time...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 13 April 2016
Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Is Headed To Glastonbury To Speak Out Against Nuclear Weapons
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accepted an invitation to speak at this year’s Glastonbury festival from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Mr Corbyn will speak out against plans to renew the controversial Trident programme and...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 04 April 2016
April 1st Breaking News: Florence Foster Jenkins To Play At Glastonbury 2016
The folks at Glastonbury have an important announcement: Florence Foster Jenkins will perform on the Pyramid Stage for the 2016 festival in the form of a hologram. Yep. You heard us right. The legendary soprano...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 01 April 2016
Glastonbury Festival Reveals First Line-up Poster
Glastonbury has unveiled its first line-up poster for the annual festival, which will take place this year from June 22nd to 26th at Worthy Farm. The newly confirmed acts will join already announced headliners Muse,...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 29 March 2016
Glastonbury 2016 - Plausible And Implausible Rumours
It’s that time of year again: the annual rumour mill of who is going to be making appearances at Glastonbury, plausible or otherwise. Although the three Pyramid Stage headliners have been revealed – Muse on...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 25 March 2016
Glastonbury Festival 'Honoured' To Have Adele Among This Year's Headliners
Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has said it’s a ‘great honour’ to have Adele headline this year’s festival. On Friday night Adele broke the news that she was the final headliner for Glastonbury 2016, while on...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 19 March 2016
Hello Glastonbury! Adele Is Your Final 2016 Headliner
Adele has been confirmed as the final headlining act for this year’s Glastonbury festival, taking the Saturday night slot on the Pyramid Stage. The singer made the announcement during her sold-out show at London’s O2...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 18 March 2016
Pj Harvey Announced As Sunday Night Other Stage Headliners At Glastonbury
The eagerly anticipated Glastonbury 2016 line-up continues to unfold as PJ Harvey is announced as the Other Stage headliner on Sunday evening - facing Coldplay on the Pyramid Stage and complimenting Jeff Lynne’s ELO, performing...
By Charlotte Court in Music / Festivals on 18 February 2016
Joke Petition Launched To Stop Coldplay From Headlining Glastonbury
A petition has been launched on change.org in reaction to Coldplay’s headlining slot at this year’s Glastonbury festival. But the British rock band need not worry about it yet, as the petition is actually a...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 17 February 2016
Coldplay Finally Confirmed As First Glastonbury 2016 Headliners!
The rumours are true! Coldplay have just been confirmed as the very first headliners for Glastonbury 2016 after months of speculation. Further line-up additions are yet to be announced but are expected to feed into...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 16 February 2016
Is Glastonbury At Risk From The Gas Main At Worthy Farm?
Glastonbury Festival could turn into Gas-tonbury according to new reports suggesting the event may have to be moved away from its usual venue of Worthy Farm due to increasing fears over a gas main running...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 23 November 2015
Emily Eavis Says '80%' Of Glastonbury 2016 Line Up Is Sorted
Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis has revealed that next year’s line-up is already ’80%’ sorted. Eavis was giving a winter update on the annual festival to the BBC, where she also revealed some exciting new developments...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 22 November 2015
Chris Martin Wants Downton Abbey Role
In an interview with British radio station Magic FM on Friday (06nov15), the rocker confessed he's a big fan of the show and would love to have landed a part in it....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 November 2015
Coldplay Announce Release Date Of 'A Head Full Of Dreams'
Coldplay have revealed the release date of their seventh, and possibly final, studio album, and it’ll be out before the end of 2015.The band’s lead singer Chris Martin appeared on Nick Grimshaw’s BBC Radio 1...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 06 November 2015
Glastonbury 2016 Tickets Sell Out In Just 30 Minutes
Tickets for next year's Glastonbury festival have sold out in just 30 minutes. The 118,200 standard tickets went on sale at 9am on Sunday morning (October 4th), at a price of £228 plus £5 booking...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 04 October 2015
Kanye West’S Vma 2015 Speech & Four Other Of His Most Bizarre Speeches
In case you missed it, earlier this week, Kanye West announced he plans to run for President of the United States in 2020. This isn’t the first time West has shocked audiences with his outlandish...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 September 2015
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