Glastonbury Festival: Last News

BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty, 47, had been in conversation with fellow presenter Jo Whiley about the music festival Glastonbury, which kicks off today, when she made the blunder.She referred to other BBC reporters as "rivals" before swiftly changing gears and substituting the word with "colleagues"."Who else do you want but Jo Whiley there presenting for the BBC?" she began during an interview from the festival published on BBC Sounds."I was talking with our rivals," she told Jo, before hastily adding: "Not rivals - our colleagues, I should say!"Jo, 56, responded: "I'm glad I'm talking to you as well then!"The pair then went into a conversation about Glastonbury, which Naga revealed that she had never attended before.Her admission followed comments from comic Lenny Henry querying why the world-famous festival did not attract large numbers of ethnic minorities.Jo assured her that it was "the most extraordinary experience" which would hold "appeal for all ages".She told of how her mother had camped out with her several years earlier and was now nagging her for a repeat experience as she was "desperate" to go again.Jo said she had also seen off her children, the youngest of whom is 13, as they headed to the festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset.Top acts include headliner Paul McCartney, who is expected to wow at the event after having just turned 80 last week.DJ Jo spoke of the strong "female representation" that she was looking forward to her daughters India and Coco being inspired by.She has previously joked that her youngest daughter was conceived thanks to Glastonbury favourite Noel Gallagher."I’d always wanted a fourth child and I kept saying to Steve not to forget that,” she ­told the Mirror previously.“Then I

Glastonbury Festival 2022 is fast approaching but Kylie Minogue is still reminiscing over her unforgettable 2019 set.The Australian pop icon gave us all a performance to remember at the last Glasto, since the event has been cancelled for the past two years due to the pandemic.Kylie’s all-singing, all-dancing set was a moment for Glastonbury history books as she took to the stage in the legends slot to delight the crowd with her biggest hits.It was the first time the pint sized singer returned to the festival since she was forced to pull out in 2005 due to her cancer diagnosis.Kylie’s finally got to grace the stage, 14 years later and her performance included multiple costume changes, backing dancers and duets with Nick Cave and Chris Martin.Reflecting on her performance, Kylie said she needs ‘pinching’ even today.Sharing a video of her singing Can’t Get You Out Of My Head, she wrote: ‘It was one of the most amazing moments of my life to perform on the 2019 @glastonbury ‘Legend’ stage. Pinch me!!!!’She added: ‘I hope everyone has the most amazing time this year! #Glastonbury2022.’ Fans were quick to praise Kylie’s iconic performance, with one branding it ‘the best Glastonbury set ever’.‘Gives me chills every time I watch it.

Glastonbury Festival will play host to a number of Ukrainian acts this year amid the Russian invasion of their country.Kyiv folk quartet DakhaBrakha will perform on Sunday afternoon on the Pyramid stage.The group, who combine the musical styles of several local ethnic groups, have described themselves as ‘ambassadors of free Ukraine’ and have long used their performances to voice their opposition to war and the policies of Vladimir Putin.They have been donating money raised by their recent performances to the war effort.Meanwhile, Go_A will open the John Peel stage on Saturday with a performance of electronic folk music and soaring vocal melodies.The group, who formed in 2012, represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021 with the anthemic dance track Shum, placing fifth.Band member Ihor Didenchuk is also a member of Kalush Orchestra, who triumphed during the contest this year after a symbolic show of public support saw them climb to first place with 631 points.Glastonbury will also host Jamala, who won Eurovision for Ukraine in 2016 with her song 1944, about the forced deportation in Crimea during the rule of Joseph Stalin.The singer was forced to flee her country following the invasion and played during a fundraising concert for Ukraine in March in Birmingham that also featured stars such as Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello and Emeli Sande.She will be playing a late-night set starting at 2am on Saturday night at the Toad Hall stage.Announcing the news in June, she wrote on Instagram: ‘I will be closing the Toad Hall stage of the legendary British festival on June 25.

Sir Paul McCartney is set to virtually reunite with John Lennon at Glastonbury Festival for a unique duet.The former Beatles bandmates will hit the stage together at Worthy Farm next week for the annual music festival for a ‘virtual duet’ – over 40 years after Lennon’s death.Sir Paul, 79, will be joined by a likeness of Lennon, who was shot and killed in New York in 1980 at the age of 40.A source close to Sir Paul claimed the musician is gearing up to stage a ‘virtual duet’ with him as part of a tribute to his late friend.Speaking to the Daily Mail, the source explained: ‘He is tinkering around with the setlist but it looks like he will do a virtual duet with John Lennon.

Glastonbury.The former Tiswas presenter explained he had been “always surprised” by the apparent absence of people of colour attending the events.He said: “It's interesting to watch Glastonbury and look at the audience and not see any black people there.“I’m always surprised by the lack of black and brown faces at festivals.“I think, 'Wow, that's still very much a dominant culture thing’,” Sir Lenny added to the BBC's Clive Myrie in a Radio Times interview.Lenny is an actor and comedian, also known for co-founding the charity Comic Relief.He has also previously spoken out on his extreme transformation after losing a whopping three stone.Lenny revealed his weight loss began in in 2014 after facing health issues caused by his weight.“I’m a bit diabetic, so I was put on a very strict diet,” he said.“I’ve lost between two and a half and three stone.

Dave invited a fan on stage at Coachella to rap a verse from his 2016 collaboration with AJ Tracey, ‘Thiago Silva’.Following on from the 2019 viral moment when “Alex from Glasto” Alex Mann nailed the verse at Glastonbury Festival, the rapper again brought out a fan for the same challenge.At Coachella, Dave picked “Spike from London” from within the crowd to join him on the Mojave stage. Spike’s performance was hailed online as “special” and “crazy”.“Oh my god, speak to the people, brother,” impressed Dave – real name Dave Omoregie – said after Spike delivered Tracey’s lines.I love to see it – Dave brings a fan for Thiago Silva at #coachella pic.twitter.com/c1K1ebjWLd— Desiree (@dezidoesit) April 18, 2022The original BBC YouTube clip of Mann performing the song in 2019, meanwhile, has now reached more than 30 million views.NME spoke to Mann, who saw offers of record deals after his rapping, in 2019 about the viral moment.

Michael Eavis has opened up about this year’s Glastonbury Festival saying that it’s “going to be the best show ever.”The festival organiser was speaking to Andy Bennett from BBC Sounds and confirmed that the event is “definitely happening” this year.He continued: “We’re going to run a really brilliant show this year, and it’s going to be the best show ever I’m quite sure.“People are so excited to come back… they’re really looking forward to coming back… it’s going to be quite the exceptional event.”He went on to reveal that the headliners for the festival were in place for the next two years.He explained: “We’ve got all the headliners for the next two year…they’re all in place.” He described this as “extraordinary.”Elsewhere in the interview, Eavis explained that Live Nation’s Melvyn Benn was working with Glastonbury this year to help with the operational side of the festival – including any COVID-19 passports should these be a requirement (which as yet they’re not).He also reflected on last year’s Glastonbury Equinox event not taking place. The festival was planning an event last September, but it did not go ahead.He revealed that Foo Fighters were ready to headline the event.

Billie Eilish has casually announced herself as a Glastonbury 2022 headliner and, needless to say, fans are losing their minds. The Bad Guy singer sent fans into a frenzy after sharing a selfie of her wearing a black hoodie with the words: ‘Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset.’ She then added ‘2022’ over the photo suggesting that she’s set to perform at the Somerset music event next year. Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis later confirmed the news and tweeted: ‘We couldn’t be happier to announce that the wondrous @billieeilish is headlining the Pyramid on the Friday at next year’s Glastonbury Festival, becoming the youngest solo headliner in our history.

Thom Yorke shared a new remix of the Radiohead's "Creep" on Monday—a haunting, slowed-down take on their 1992 hit. After being used in Japanese fashion designer Jun Takahashi's Undercover Fall 2021 show back in March, the song is finally seeing an official release.

Today marks a special day in history as it is the 10th anniversary of Beyonce’s iconic Glastonbury performance. The Single Ladies hitmaker became the first woman in 20 years to headline the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm on June 26, 2011 and made it a night to remember. It’s hard to believe a whole decade has passed since many of us witnessed the show-stopping set in the middle of her huge Year of 4 campaign.

analysing Sir Elton’s tour dates.As it turns out, there’s a very curious gap in his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which some have described as a ‘Glasto sized gap’.Sir Elton will perform in Bristol on June 22, before heading to Swansea on June 29.

unable to access the five-hour global event.Driift said it was ‘mortified’ that people were ‘locked out’ of the feed and unable to use their access codes.A statement said: ‘For last night’s failings, we would like to apologise to Glastonbury Festival, to all the amazing artists who gave their time to perform and to all the backstage crew and partners who worked so hard with us over many months to make this historic show a reality.‘Most importantly, we apologise unreservedly to all of you who had your plans upset.

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was announced last July, provides financial support for music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites as they weather the financial impact of coronavirus.After Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden confirmed that the funding will be boosted by £300m from £1.57bn to £1.87bn in last month’s Budget (March 3), £400million in grants has now been awarded to 2,700 music, film and arts organisations struggling due to the affects of the pandemic.Leading the big names to have been awarded funding in the latest round is Glastonbury Festival, who will receive £900,000 to “help the festival continue in 2021 with two smaller events this year, as well as to carry the festival through to 2022.”Of the funding, Michael and

fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic for the second year in a row.Organizers Michael Eavis and Emily Eavis said Thursday that “In spite of our efforts to move heaven & earth, it has become clear that we simply will not be able to make the Festival happen this year.”“We are so sorry to let you all down,” they said in a statement.They said everyone who had put down a deposit on tickets for the 2020 festival, which also was canceled, would be able to attend in 2022.The festival has been held almost annually since 1970, drawing up to 150,000 people to the Eavis’ Worthy Farm in southwest England.Last year’s 50th anniversary event, which had been due to feature Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, the Pet Shop Boys and Paul McCartney, was canceled

The 2020 Isle of Wight Festival has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Glastonbury Festival has donated thousands of litres of hand sanitiser, gloves and face masks to frontline emergency services responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

As coronavirus continues to spread, and more and more events were being cancelled, Glastonbury Festival fans were anxiously awaiting news.

The U.K.’s Glastonbury music festival has been canceled in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

The U.K.’s Glastonbury music festival has been canceled in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Organisers of legendary festival, Glastonbury, are allegedly "set to announce the cancellation" of the 50th-anniversary celebrations due to the current coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the nation.