Michael Eavis: Last News

Jamal Edwards has been announced as the first person to posthumously receive the Music Industry Trusts (Mits) Award in recognition of his contribution to the sector.The entrepreneur, best-known for establishing music platform SBTV in 2006, helped launch the careers of some of the UK’s biggest acts, including Ed Sheeran, Dave and Jessie J.He died suddenly on February 20 at the age of 31 after suffering a heart attack at home.The Mits award will be presented to Edwards’ family on Monday November 7 at a gala ceremony at the Grosvenor House hotel in London.His mother Brenda, a panellist on popular daytime TV show Loose Women, said it was ‘humbling’ to accept the award on her son’s behalf.In a statement, she said: ‘It is very humbling for the family to be accepting this award on behalf of our beloved Jamal and we are delighted to have the Mits highlight the Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust alongside The Brit Trust and Nordoff Robbins.‘We know that Jamal will be looking down on us on 7th November – busting with pride that his absolute love of the music industry and giving back to the less fortunate in society has been recognised in this way.

Glastonbury has announced the 2022 line-up for its Croissant Neuf stage.The Worthy Farm festival, which this year will be held from June 22-26, has confirmed a host of on-site line-ups recently, including the bills for the Acoustic Stage and the Glade, Common, Left Field and Shangri-La areas.Today’s Glastonbury announcement (May 13) concerns the Croissant Neuf stage, which is located in the Green Fields.The solar-powered stage is set to welcome performances from the likes of Cut Capers, Moulettes, K.O.G, Steve Knightley & Seth Lakeman, Katy J Pearson Band, Sam Lee, TC & The Groove Family and many more.You can see the full line-up poster for Glastonbury’s Croissant Neuf stage below.We're pleased to reveal the 2022 line-up for the solar-powered @CroissantNeuf stage, once again bringing great live music to the Green Fields! pic.twitter.com/S1HRCqjIxH— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) May 13, 2022“In 2022, Croissant Neuf continues its legendary mission of subtly delivering the concepts of caring for our planet and ourselves through the medium of environmental displays, eco-friendly chats and workshops and oodles of Solar Powered music in our big top and on our Bandstand,” a statement about Croissant Neuf that has been posted on the Glastonbury website reads.“Croissant Neuf pioneered the use of Solar Power at festivals, starting in 1987,” it adds.

IDLES have announced a special Glastonbury warm-up show, which will also be their only UK headline gig of 2022.The five-piece will be among the major acts who will grace the Worthy Farm festival’s main stages from June 22-26.Ahead of their Glastonbury 2022 appearance, IDLES will play a warm-up gig at Coventry’s HMV Empire on June 23.The band have said that the Coventry show “will be our ONLY UK headline show of 2022”, with support on the night coming from Mandy, Indiana.A post shared by I D L E S (@idlesband)General sale tickets for IDLES’ Coventry gig will be available from 10am tomorrow (May 13), and you’ll be able to buy them here.IDLES recently performed at a charity benefit show in Bristol which raised money for War Child’s Ukraine appeal. The band also recently guested on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, where they performed their song ‘Crawl!’ from their fourth studio album, ‘CRAWLER’.IDLES’ Adam Devonshire was among the musicians to recently feature in Man Down, a documentary that focuses on men working in the music industry and covers topics such as isolation, depression and suicide.

Glastonbury has announced the latest line-up for its 2022 festival, with the bill for The Glade area being confirmed today (May 11).Preparations continue for the return of the Worthy Farm festival after two years away due to COVID. 2022’s edition will run from June 22-26 in Somerset.After Glastonbury organisers shared the line-ups for the Common, Left Field and Shangri-La areas last week, the festival has now confirmed the 2022 bill for the dance music-focused Glade.“Spawned from its roots in the Field of Avalon and the Experimental Soundfield of 1992, The Glade has been around and kicking since the year 2000,” a statement on Glastonbury’s website reads about the area.“Always evolving, this year it’s changed up a gear.

Glastonbury has donated land to allow for an additional 20 social homes to be built in Pilton, Somerset.Michael Eavis, co-creator of the legendary festival, made the gesture on the condition that the homes would serve the local community in perpetuity, according to a post on Glastonbury’s official website.The move will bring the total number of homes for the project, which was started by Eavis back in 1996, to 52.Sharing the news on Twitter today (May 5), Glasto organisers posted a photograph of Eavis breaking ground on the new development during a celebratory event held by housing association The Guinness Partnership.Guinness is working with the contractor EG Carter & Co Ltd who has begun work on site. You can see the tweet below.It’s been announced today that an additional 20 social homes are to be built in Pilton, on land donated by the Festival on condition that the homes will serve the local community in perpetuity.

Glastonbury Festival founder and co-organiser Michael Eavis has been honoured with the Freedom of Glastonbury.Glastonbury Town Council voted unanimously back in March to make Eavis a Freeman of Glastonbury after he was nominated by the town’s mayor, Councillor Jon Cousins, and deputy mayor, Councillor Serena Roney-Dougal, “in appreciation of his services to the town and the local economy”.Eavis was formally made a Freeman of Glastonbury during a ceremony last night (May 3) at Glastonbury Town Hall.As the festival site notes, “in the past, a Freeman held various privileges, but these days the award is mostly symbolic”.A post shared by Glastonbury Festival (@glastofest)“However, according to tradition, as a Freeman of Glastonbury Michael has now been conferred the right to run his sheep through the centre of the town,” they added.In a statement issued back in March, Cllr. Cousins said: “I can think of no one more fitting of receiving this honour.

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.

Glastonbury Festival in 2020 are being lined up for next year’s festival.The Worthy Farm event was forced to cancel both its 2020 and 2021 editions due to the continuing effects of the coronavirus pandemic.Glastonbury is now looking ahead to next year’s festival – which is set to run from June 22-26, 2022 – with Eavis giving his latest update on the 2022 event in a new interview with ITV News West Country.“We do it better ever year, don’t we?” Eavis said about the festival.

Glastonbury, bosses of the event cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic have lodged an application to hold an event at the famous Worthy Farm later this year.Sharing a statement to social media on Friday, festival boss Emily Eavis – who leads the festival alongside father and the founder of Glasto Michael Eavis – revealed moves were being made to still hold a concert in September.In January it was confirmed Glastonbury 2021 was not going to be going ahead in its usual month of June for a second year after Covid-19 curtailed plans to get dancy and muddy in Somerset.Emily said in a post on Instagram: ‘For those asking for an update on our plans later this year, we have put an application in for a licence for a concert at the farm in

Dave Grohl has spoken out on the cancellation of Glastonbury, claiming that the beleaguered festival will definitely make a return when the coronavirus pandemic subsides.It comes after Michael and Emily Eavis confirmed that the iconic event will take an enforced fallow year for the second summer in a row, after the 2020 edition of the Somerset event was also called off last March due to COVID-19 concerns.Grohl, who headlined Glastonbury with Foo Fighters in 2017, told The Telegraph: “I know what Foo Fighters’ plans are for the rest of the year, and some of those plans include live shows.“And I’ll be there, if it’s safe for everyone to attend.

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

Glastonbury 2021 has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Britain’s Glastonbury music festival has fallen victim to the coronavirus pandemic for the second year in a row.

Glastonbury Festival will not take place in 2021, organisers Michael & Emily Eavis have announced.

Glastonbury Festival has been cancelled for the second year in a row as the coronavirus pandemic rages on in the UK. Organisers Michael and Emily Eavis said that they "moved heaven and earth” to ensure that the event would go ahead in June this year.

Sign up for our What's On newsletter - for all the latest whether you're staying in or heading out and aboutGlastonbury has been cancelled for a second year, organisers have announced.The festival is facing another enforced fallow year as a result of the continuing coronavirus crisis, Michael and Emily Eavis said.The event - which had to be called off last year along with music festivals up and down the country - was due to return to Worthy Farm in Somerset in June.But the Eavis family said despite trying to 'move heaven and earth' it had become clear it would not be possible to safely stage it.Announcing the news on Twitter, they said: "With great regret, we must announce that this year's Glastonbury Festival will not take place, and that

Glastonbury 2021 has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Michael and Emily Eavis have announced.The festival will take an enforced fallow year for the second summer in a row, after the 2020 festival was also called off due to COVID-19 concerns.“With great regret, we must announce that this year’s Glastonbury Festival will not take place, and that this will be another enforced fallow year for us,” the Eavis’ wrote on Twitter to announce the news, adding that tickets for this year, rolled over from 2020, will roll over again for the 2022 festival.With great regret, we must announce that this year’s Glastonbury Festival will not take place, and that this will be another enforced fallow year for us.

Glastonbury boss Emily Eavis says they are “a long way” from being able to confirm there will be a festival in 2021.

Glastonbury organisers aim to have the festival back in June, Emily Eavis has said.

Michael Eavis has said he is “moving heaven and earth” to make sure that Glastonbury festival can go ahead next year.

Organizers at the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival have confirmed the 2020 event will no longer go ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic.