Glastonbury organisers have made a public plea to the government for more financial help to protect them if next year’s festival is cancelled.
Organiser Emily Eavis and her father Michael Eavis are hoping to welcome the masses to Worthy Farm again in June 2021 after this year’s event – its 50th anniversary – was scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Glasto team are making tentative plans for the festival to return next year but, with the health crisis continuing to be uncertain, the Eavis’ are hoping the government can provide insurance.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, Emily, 41, said: ‘In a usual planning cycle we would already be well into organising the next festival.‘The best solution would be for the government to offer … direct.
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