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Pete Tong has announced new details of his ‘Ibiza Classics’ UK arena tour for 2024.The BBC Radio 1 DJ released the ‘Ibiza Classics’ compilation album back in 2017, where iconic dance songs were covered by Jules Buckley and The Heritage Orchestra. The album features renditions of The Chemical Brothers, Massive Attack, and Armand Van Helden.

One of Glastonbury's co-organisers has confirmed rumours of Madonna and Dua Lipa headlining the 2024 festival are "untrue". Yesterday it was reported the pair and Coldplay were the alleged Pyramid Stage headliners for next year's festival in June.

Glastonbury Festival 2024 is set to be bigger and better than ever as it's set to feature two female headliners for the first time in its history as legendary US pop star Madonna takes to the stage alongside Dua Lipa and Coldplay.

Queen‘s Brian May says he regrets never having managed to collaborate with John Lennon.Across his career both as a solo artist and with his band, May has worked with a host of artists including David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Status Quo and more.In a new piece with The Guardian where fans asked May questions, one wanted to know which artist he regretted not having the chance to work with.May responded: “I very seldom turn down a collaboration. A regret is that I didn’t get the chance to work with John Lennon.”He added: “The Beatles didn’t always agree, they were always pulling and pushing – a bit like us and Queen – and I think John would be such a stronger pusher and puller.

Queen guitarist Brian May has said that it’s “not impossible” that the band could discuss playing Glastonbury Festival.Back in 2019, May explained why the band would “never” play the festival, before doubling down on the comments this year.Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis previously called May a “danger to farming” and criticised the guitarist’s opposition to the controversial badger cull –  arguing that the process is a fight against the impact that bovine TB can cause when cattle become infected.May then said the band will never play Worthy Farm because “Michael Eavis has frequently insulted me, and I don’t particularly enjoy that. What bothers me more is that he’s in favour of the badger cull, which I regard as a tragedy and an unnecessary crime against wildlife.”In a new interview with The Guardian, May was asked once again about Glastonbury and whether he and Eavis could settle their differences.He said: “You can never say never, but it’s a very big matter of principle to me.

Princess Beatrice was photographed alongside her pals at Glastonbury Festival on Sunday afternoon.

Often regarded as the must-attend music event of the year, Glastonbury is easily one of the most widely renowned and globally recognised music festivals on the planet. From humble beginnings in 1970, the Somerset based festival has grown year on year, with a countless slew of big names taking to the stage to delight fans, including the likes of David Bowie, Dolly Parton, and even Beyoncé.

Glastonbury has dropped plans to show a “hateful” film about former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.Organisers at the festival reiterated that it stands “against all forms of discrimination” after it was revealed that they had cancelled a “conspiracy theory” film about the politician.Titled Oh, Jeremy Corbyn: The Big Lie, the film was produced by Platform Films and originally set to be shown at the festival’s Pilton Palais cinema on Sunday (July 25).

Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine member Jim Bob has announced that he will be recreating their set from Glastonbury 1992 on YouTube.The announcement was made last week by the band’s frontman, who reflected on the headline slot in celebration of its 31st anniversary.In the Facebook update, he reflected on the chaotic nature of the infamous gig — which saw their set cut short, controversy from bandmate Les ‘Fruitbat’ Carter, and a subsequent ban from the festival — and explained how he is constantly expected to discuss the event each summer.“Every year I do at least one short interview about how that all went. I talk about the foam balls and how we were going to drop them from helicopters but instead used cannons and how we ran out of time and didn’t play an encore,” he began.

Glastonbury festival has revealed its ticket prices for the 2023 festival.Tickets for next year’s event will cost £335 plus a £5 booking fee – an increase of £55. In 2022, the tickets cost £280 plus a £5 booking fee.

Glastonbury Festival has announced details of when tickets for the 2023 edition will go on sale – find out all you need to know below.The world famous festival returned this summer for the first time in three years after its 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.Glastonbury will return in 2023 between June 21 and June 25, and the festival have announced today (September 23) that tickets will go on sale in early November, a month later than is usual.Ticket and coach packages will be available at 6pm BST on Thursday, November 3, with general sale tickets then going on sale on Sunday, November 6 from 9am GMT.As is customary, a £50 deposit (plus coach fare if you’re booking travel as well) is due for the tickets upon purchasing, with the balance needing to be paid in the first week of April next year.Find out all you need to know below.Glastonbury Festival 2023 tickets will go on sale on Thursday, November 3rd (coach + ticket packages) and Sunday, November 6th (standard tickets). Info at https://t.co/YwYspsGHt5 pic.twitter.com/gzBnRuP7B3— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) September 23, 2022eFestivals‘ line-up page currently lists Arctic Monkeys, Elton John and Harry Styles as rumoured headliners for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Glastonbury 2023 respectively, while Roxy Music are rumoured for the Legends’ Slot.

Music fans across the globe were wowed by some of the biggest names in the industry as Glastonbury Festival returned over the weekend.

Glastonbury Festival is already into its third day with founder Michael Eavis promising music lovers that this year's line up would be the "best show in town". The iconic festival, which runs from June 22 to June 26 has made its long awaited return after it was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. However, although Michael has managed to attract almost all of his big names back one headline act who appears on the official line-up will not be appearing after originally agreeing to hit the Pyramid Stage in 2020.

Bastille played a secret set at Glastonbury 2022 tonight (June 23), backed by the 10-piece brass band Ol’ Dirty Brasstards.The band were the surprise guests on the William’s Green stage and performed after festival founder Michael Eavis’ traditional covers set.“Tonight we are Brasstille and the Brasstards… or something,” Bastille frontman Dan Smith joked as the expanded band took to the stage. As fans waited for the set to begin, they chanted the refrain from their hit single ‘Pompeii’.The secret performance began with a version of the band’s 2016 single ‘Good Grief’, before Smith told the crowd: “We are so ridiculously fucking happy to be at Glastonbury.” Smith said afterwards, “I can’t believe we get to play after Michael Eavis, what the fuck.”As the set continued, Bastille aired versions of ‘Things We Lost In The Fire’ and ‘Quarter Past Midnight’, both backed by rousing crowd singalongs.

Glastonbury boss Michael Eavis took to the stage at the festival tonight (Thursday, June 23), playing a heart-warming covers set before Bastille performed a secret show. Check out photos and footage below.As rumours of Bastille’s secret set at William’s Green spread across the Worthy Farm site, the area grew so busy that festival-goers had to be warned to stop heading to the area.

Glastonbury 2022 kicks off today (Thursday June 23), after the opening day saw early arrivals enjoy high temperatures, the famous Glasto sunset and a fireworks spectacular.

Glastonbury 2022 got underway earlier today (June 22).The festival gates opened at Worthy Farm at 8am this morning, with festival organiser Eavis and her dad Michael on hand to welcome in the first ticketholders.Speaking to Lauren Laverne on her BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show today, Eavis reflected on the unusually long build-up to the 2022 festival after Glastonbury’s 2020 and 2021 editions were both cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.“I’m still recovering, because the build-up has just been so long,” she told Laverne. “We’ve never had a build-up as long as this, obviously.

Glastonbury Festival.The comedian, actor and TV presenter said that it’s “interesting” to see what he claims is a lack of “Black and brown faces” at the festival and other UK events.He made the remarks while speaking to BBC journalist and presenter Clive Myrie for the Radio Times. “It’s interesting to watch Glastonbury and look at the audience and not see any black people there,” he said.Henry’s perceptions were backed up somewhat by Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis, who said in a new BBC documentary that Stormzy’s headline performance in 2019 came “a little bit late”.

BBC have shared further details of their coverage for this month’s Glastonbury Festival.Last month it was revealed that the broadcaster will show sets live from Worthy Farm’s Pyramid Stage in Ultra High Definition (UHD) for the first time.Now, a full schedule for the week leading up to the festival and its Friday night (June 18-24) has been shared, with significant coverage across radio and television.BBC Music’s presenters for the festival include Lauren Laverne, Jo Wiley, Clara Amfo, Jack Saunders and Huw Stephens, while the pre-festival schedule includes a broadcast of Glastonbury: 50 Years & Counting, described as a “kaleidoscopic portrait of Glastonbury and its social and musical history is given through the testimony of its principal curators, Michael and Emily Eavis, as well as artists who have appeared there”.Contributors on the programme include Aswad, Chris Martin (Coldplay), Dua Lipa, Ed O’Brien, Fatboy Slim, Florence Welch, Johnny Marr, Linda Lewis, Orbital, Noel Gallagher, The Levellers, Thom Yorke and Stormzy.On Monday (June 20), Stormzy: Road to the Pyramid Stage will be broadcast on BBC One, a film “in which Stormzy reflects on the journey that led him to that iconic performance in 2019 at the festival”.See the full schedule for BBC’s Glastonbury coverage from June 18-24 below.

BBC has announced that it will broadcast sets live from Glastonbury Festival‘s Pyramid Stage in Ultra High Definition (UHD) for the first time.In addition to the news that will bring fans watching at home closer to the action, BBC Music has also announced its presenters including Lauren Laverne, Jo Wiley, Clara Amfo, Jack Saunders and Huw Stephens.Audiences will be able to watch headline sets by Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar and Diana Ross (legends slot) in UMD aired live on BBC One/Two as well as BBC iPlayer and online from Friday, June 24 to Sunday, June 26.For the first time, BBC iPlayer’s dedicated Glastonbury channel will be live from Thursday, June 23 through to the Sunday, guiding viewers through the hundreds of performances taking place at Worthy Farm.Also on the presenter line-up across TV and radio is: AFRODEUTSCHE, Cerys Matthews, Danny Howard, Dermot O’Leary, DJ Target, Jaguar, Jamz Supernova, Matt Everitt, Sian Eleri, Steve Lamacq, Tiffany Calver, Tom Ravenscroft, Vick Hope and Zoe Ball.BBC Radio 1, Radio 1 Dance, Radio 1Xtra and Radio 2 will all provide coverage of the festival, which returns after three years following the COVID pandemic.BBC Radio 6 Music will be the festival’s radio home, providing all-day Glastonbury coverage from Wednesday, June 22 through to Sunday, June 26.The BBC’s celebration of Glastonbury 2022 will begin earlier than in previous years.

It has been announced that Jamal Edwards - the late son of Loose Women host Brenda Edwards - has received a posthumous Music Industry Trusts (Mits) Award for his contribution to the music industry. Best known for founding youth broadcasting and film production company SBTV, Jamal passed away unexpectedly at the age of 31 in February, leaving his family and friends in utter shock.The much-missed star helped launch the careers of artists like Dave, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J. Now Jamal has received The Mits award for his pioneering work.