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Glastonbury Festival 2025's first batch of tickets were snapped up in just half an hour, according to the event organisers.This year saw a new booking process introduced, with fans being "randomly assigned a place in a queue" when coach travel tickets went on sale at 6pm on Thursday.The official festival account confirmed the sell-out at 6.32pm, stating: "The Glastonbury 2025 tickets + coach travel which were on sale this evening have now all been sold," and thanking those who managed to secure one. Standard tickets will be available from 9am GMT on Sunday, with @nationalexpress offering coach travel for these ticket holders.

Glastonbury have announced the eight finalists in their Emerging Talent Competition, with the winner set to secure a spot at this year’s festival.The final eight were chosen from thousands of acts who entered the competition, with a final set to take place on April 26 in Pilton, Somerset. The winners will be given a slot on one of the main stages at Glastonbury 2025 and will win a £5,000 Talent Development Prize from the PRS Foundation.The finalists are: Air Drawn Dagger, Ari Tsugi, Eli Dayo, Mali Hâf, Nat Oaks, Master Peace, Sarah Meth and Westside Cowboy.Check out all eight acts in the Spotify playlist below.We’re very pleased to reveal the 8 finalists for our 2025 Emerging Talent Competition: @AirDrawnDagger_, Ari Tsugi, Eli Dayo, @mali_haf, Nat Oaks, @MasterPeaceLDN, Sarah Meth & @westsidecowboyy Listen to them here! https://t.co/1Of5tEoFAb The winners chosen at the live finals… pic.twitter.com/R8lvHzrsWM— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) April 4, 2025Two runners up will each receive a £2,500 PRS Foundation Talent Development prize, and a judging panel including festival organisers Emily and Michael Eavis narrowed down a longlist of 90 acts.London indie musician Master Peace – real name Peace Okezie – released his debut album ‘How To Make A Master Peace’ in 2024, which included a feature from Georgia, and has previously toured with The Streets.

Glastonbury has announced the 90 finalists for the 2025 edition of the Emerging Talent Competition.The free-to-enter contest gives up-and-coming musicians the chance to play at one of the festival’s main stages. The contest is supported by PRS for Music and the PRS Foundation and the acts were picked by Glastonbury‘s judging panel, which is made up of 30 of the UK’s best online music writers.The 90 finalists will be narrowed down to a shortlist of eight acts, who will then compete at the live finals next month for a chance to play at one of the main stages at the annual Worthy Farm music bash.

Neil Young, The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo set to headline alongside many other acts like Charli XCX, Biffy Clyro and Noah Kahan.The festival will return to Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, from June 25 to 29 – with more names expected to be shared in the coming months.Now, Banks has shared her thoughts on this year’s Glastonbury line-up, slamming some of the choices and making comparisons between acts she thinks should and should not be on the bill.“In what world are The 1975 billed higher than Franz Ferdinand & The Libertines in England?” the post begins. “In what world is Charli xcx billed higher than the Deftones?? billed higher than Pink Pantheress? In the UK????”She then questioned the absence of names such as Central Cee, Honey Dijon, Basement Jaxx, and Shygirl.

Neil Young is teasing a full UK, European and North American tour for 2025. Find all the details below.Taking to his official Neil Young Archives website on Tuesday (February 18), the legendary singer-songwriter shared a post titled ‘Join us in the SUMMER OF DEMOCRACY’, pointing to an announcement on Monday (February 24).“Music unites! We will be there with you! Join us all as we celebrate the Summer of Democracy,” Young wrote.

Tiësto has teased a possible performance at Glastonbury Festival 2025.During a new interview on Capital UK‘s Evening Show With Jimmy Hill, the Dutch DJ and producer was asked whether he had any plans to return to the UK for festival season.“I’m working on it now actually, so I haven’t really made the plans yet,” he responded. “But maybe Creamfields maybe Glastonbury, you know, I’m talking to all of these guys, so we’ll see.

Neil Young will be headlining at Glastonbury 2025, and the news has left some fans divided.The iconic festival is set to return to Worthy Farm in Pilton later this summer and, up until last week, the only confirmed artist was Rod Stewart, who will play the Sunday afternoon Legends Slot.There has been huge speculation around which artists will take on the coveted headline slots for 2025 – the last instalment before Glasto takes a year off in 2026. Earlier this week, however, Neil Young announced that he had been booked for the festival, but would be backing out due to it feeling like “a corporate turn-off”.Just days after making the post on his website, he shared another update this morning (January 3), saying that he had overturned his decision and would in fact be appearing at the 2025 instalment as one of the three headliners.“Due to an error in the information received, I had decided to not play the Glastonbury festival, which I always have loved,” he said.

UPDATED: Neil Young will make hay in Britain’s harvest moon after all. Just hours after he declared that he would not be playing Glastonbury, the musician has changed his mind.

Neil Young has walked back his decision to boycott this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Earlier this week the musician announced he would not be playing the festival after the BBC, the festival’s broadcast partner, had “wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in.” Young, who headlined Glasto in 2009, added that the event had become a “corporate turn-off.” On Friday, Young updated fans he had changed his mind and would be participating after all, blaming his previous decision on “an error in the information received.” “Due to an error in the information received, I had decided to not play the Glastonbury festival, which I always have loved,” he wrote on his website.

Glastonbury fans have been sharing their thoughts on Rod Stewart being announced for next year’s Legend Slot – check out a range of reactions below.This morning (November 26), organisers revealed that Stewart will perform on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm on Sunday June 29. He is currently the only confirmed act for Glasto 2025.Stewart previously headlined Glastonbury back in 2002, alongside Coldplay and Stereophonics.In a statement, the singer-songwriter said he was “absolutely thrilled” to be returning to the festival. “After all these years, I’m proud and ready and more than able to take the stage again to pleasure and titillate my friends at Glastonbury in June.

Rock royalty Sir Rod Stewart has been confirmed for the Glastonbury legends slot in 2025.The 79-year-old is the first musical act to be confirmed for the 2025 festival at Worthy Farm, before it takes a fallow year in 2026. Sir Rod said on Instagram: “I’m absolutely thrilled to announce that I’ll be playing @glastofest 2025! After all these years, I’m proud and ready and more than able to take the stage again to pleasure and titillate my friends at Glastonbury in June. I’ll see you there!” Sir Rod headlined Glastonbury in 2002, performing on Sunday night to close out the festival.

Glastonbury has announced Rod Stewart for the festival’s coveted Legend Slot next year. Find all the details below.The singer-songwriter will perform on the Pyramid Stage at the Worthy Farm event on Sunday June 29.

Glastonbury Festival has announced Sir Rod Stewart as its first act for 2025. He will appear on stage 23 years after his last appearance at the music festival.

Glastonbury Festival co-organiser Emily Eavis has been named in the Time 100 Climate list for 2024, which highlights people making progress in fighting climate change through their work.The official Glastonbury X (formerly Twitter) account shared the news earlier today (November 12) along with a link to the full list, which sees Eavis sit alongside figures including Prince Harry, Bill Gates and the King of Bhutan.Time wrote: “To identify this year’s changemakers, TIME’s editors spent months vetting names from across the economy. We valued measurable, scalable achievements over commitments and announcements.

Isle of Wight Festival boss John Giddings has said that Oasis are likely to decline an offer to headline Glastonbury because of the festival’s low artist fees.In August, the newly-reformed Britpop group shut down reports about a potential slot at Glastonbury, and said they would not be appearing at “any other festivals next year”, with their 2025 reunion tour existing as their exclusive performances.Speaking at ‘Experience 25’ – an exhibition celebrating the history of the IOW Fest – Giddings explained (via The Mirror) that both his own festival and Glastonbury “can’t afford” to have Oasis as headliners anyway, “because they want money”.The festival boss said that other acts, however, would perform at Glastonbury “for 10p”.Giddings is a music agent and promotor, and serves as the managing director of Solo Music Agency. He has previously worked for the likes of David Bowie, and represented artists such as Lady Gaga, The Police and Simple Minds.Glastonbury famously offers low pay for artists.

Glastonbury chiefs have confirmed that the festival will not take place in 2026.The decision has been made to allow for a fallow year to "give the land a rest", according to organiser Emily Eavis.This means that after the festival concludes next year, fans will have to wait two years for its return. Organiser Emily Eavis, 44, daughter of founder Michael Eavis, 88, 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." She added: "We're already in talks with some acts for it.

Emily Eavis has revealed that over 99 per cent of tents were taken home by Glastonbury festival goers after the weekend.The Glastonbury co-organiser posted photos of empty fields on social media to share the news that the vast majority of campers took everything home with them.In the past, some Glastonbury festivalgoers have been the target of criticism for leaving tents and other belongings on-site for volunteers to remove. However, it doesn’t look as though much has been left this time around.“I’m really glad to be able to let you know that 99 per cent of all tents have been taken home,” said Eavis on Instagram.

Rap fans are abuzz with speculation that Eminem is being courted to headline Glastonbury next year.

Glastonbury is over for another year – but now the festival has officially confirmed dates for next year. Check out everything we know about the Glasto 25 so far below.This year’s festival saw Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA headline the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm, with Shania Twain taking the legends slot.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor joined Peggy Gou to perform ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ at Glastonbury 2024 – watch the performance below.The moment took place during Peggy Gou’s set at the Park Stage at Worthy Farm on Saturday (June 29), the South Korean DJ – who became the first female DJ to headline the stage – wound the clock back to party with Ellis-Bextor, inviting the latter onstage to perform the cult classic track that recently went viral.Watch the performance below.Ellis-Bextor’s ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ – first released in 2001 – enjoyed a massive resurgence late last year and early this year thanks to its inclusion in a particularly infamous and cheeky scene from Saltburn.The 2024 edition of Glastonbury has now come to a close, with SZA turning in a four-star headlining showcase at the Pyramid Stage despite technical issues, while The National put on a five-star closing slot at the Other Stage.Over the weekend Kasabian rocked up to Woodsies for their not-so-secret set, Coldplay‘s electric headlining set on Saturday scored them a four-star review. Little Simz‘s Pyramid performance marked her bid as a future headliner, while Camila Cabello shone a chaotic performance.Most recently, festival organiser Emily Eavis confirmed last night (June 30) that Glastonbury will be taking a year off in 2026, and would next return in 2027 after its 2025 outing.Check back at NME for the latest Glastonbury 2024 news, reviews, interviews, photos, rumours and more.

Glastonbury 2024 has come to an end – the Worthy Farm festival saw out its last day with the likes of Shania Twain, Janelle Monáe, Avril Lavigne and of course, headliner SZA. Catch up on everything that happened with our news recap below.Paloma Faith took the Pyramid Stage in the afternoon, and after saying, “We love you Amy, you’re here in spirit,” launched into a cover of Amy Winehouse’s 2007 hit ‘Back To Black’.Indie rock artist – and NME Cover star – Blondshell debuted two new songs at Glastonbury, one of which is titled ‘T&A’, which musician Sabrina Teitelbaum told the crowd “stands for tits and ass”.Avril Lavigne has been in the music business 22 years (her debut album ‘Let Go’ was released in 2022).