Glastonbury Festival
Non-essential roadworks cancelled ahead of Glastonbury Festival
4:53pm Wednesday 19th June 2019
THE Glastonbury Festival returns next week – and residents and festival goers alike are being warned of disruption on the roads.
Will Fleetwood Mac FINALLY land at Glastonbury Festival 2020?
12:30pm Monday 17th June 2019
IT is one of the longest-standing Glastonbury Festival rumours (pun intended)...
11 acts you should see at Glastonbury - that you've probably never heard of...
6:00am Sunday 16th June 2019
WITH around two weeks until thousands take to the fields of Somerset for the five days of music, magic and mayhem at the Glastonbury Festival, we thought we'd give you a few recommendations.
Greenpeace unveil plans for Glastonbury Festival field
5:30am Saturday 15th June 2019
NATURE is at the heart of this year's Greenpeace field at the Glastonbury Festival.
New behind-the-scenes Glastonbury Festival book to mark 50th anniversary
10:25am Wednesday 5th June 2019
A NEW book telling the story of the Glastonbury Festival will be released later this year - ahead of the event's 50th anniversary.
Glastonbury Festival site coming together 'ahead of schedule'
10:40am Monday 3rd June 2019
GLASTONBURY performers have "big ideas" for this year's festival, Emily Eavis has said, as the site takes shape 'ahead of schedule'.
Get your Glastonbury Festival clashfinder...
6:00am Saturday 1st June 2019
THE Glastonbury Festival lineup for 2019 has been revealed - with only a few gaps remaining.
James Arthur says Glastonbury 'snobs' won't put on X Factor stars - but he's wrong...
7:14am Thursday 30th May 2019
JAMES Arthur has taken aim at Glastonbury after being left off the festival's line-up yet again - but a quick fact-check reveals he is mistaken...
WORK IN PROGRESS: Glastonbury Festival site as you've never seen it before...
12:00pm Monday 20th May 2019
WORK on the much-vaunted Glastonbury-on-Sea attraction is underway ahead of this year's Glastonbury Festival.
Just how big is Glastonbury Festival compared to Taunton?
12:00pm Saturday 18th May 2019
AS the map of this year's Glastonbury Festival is released - it's time to look at just how big it is.
'I'm a farmer first and foremost': Michael Eavis on how two shows have changed his life...
12:00pm Saturday 4th May 2019
"IT all started at the showground."
Dynamo, Basil Brush and much more in the Kidzfield at Glastonbury
7:25pm Tuesday 30th April 2019
FOR anyone attending the Glastonbury Festival with children, the Kidzfield is the area you will probably see the most of.
'Where's Michael Eawis?': Yes, Chabuddy G is heading to Glastonbury...
5:30am Thursday 25th April 2019
MICHAEL 'Eawis' had better look out - Chabuddy G is trading his home patch of Hounslow for Somerset in June...
Thinking of flying a drone over Glastonbury? Don't bother...
10:30am Wednesday 24th April 2019
AIRCRAFT - including drones - have been banned from flying over this year's Glastonbury Festival.
EE to run 5G trial at Glastonbury Festival
5:00pm Wednesday 24th April 2019
A 5G mobile network is to be tested during Glastonbury as part of EE's ongoing trials of the technology.
'Billie Eilish needs bigger slot at Glastonbury': Emily Eavis
6:05am Wednesday 24th April 2019
BILLIE Eilish is being given a bigger Glastonbury slot because she has become such a big star, the festival's organiser has said.
'We’re so proud to be part of your journey': Glastonbury Festival organisers back childhood bereavement charity
6:00am Monday 22nd April 2019
GLASTONBURY Festival organisers Emily Eavis and husband, Nick Dewey, have become patrons of childhood bereavement charity, Winston's Wish.
'Festivals encourage adventurous children,' survey finds
7:03am Monday 22nd April 2019
TAKING young children to a music festival can help them be more adventurous in later life, research suggests.
US politician AOC will NOT be attending Glastonbury Festival
4:34pm Thursday 18th April 2019
US member of congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will NOT be attending this year's Glastonbury Festival, your County Gazette can reveal.
80s pop idols among latest acts confirmed for Glastonbury Festival
6:00am Thursday 18th April 2019
MORE acts have been confirmed for the Glastonbury Festival.
FINAL sale of Glastonbury Festival tickets confirmed
7:59am Wednesday 17th April 2019
THE final sale of Glastonbury Festival tickets will take place next week.
Paul McCartney set for Glastonbury 2020, Michael Eavis reveals
12:00pm Friday 12th April 2019
GLASTONBURY founder Michael Eavis has accidentally revealed Paul McCartney is set to play the festival next year.
FULL LIST OF ACTS: The Killers, The Cure and Stormzy to headline Glastonbury Festival 2019
8:10am Friday 15th March 2019
THE Killers, The Cure and Stormzy will headline the Pyramid Stage at this year's Glastonbury Festival, it has been announced.
Glastonbury Festival organiser leads tributes to Prodigy frontman Keith Flint
2:34pm Monday 4th March 2019
GLASTONBURY Festival organiser Emily Eavis has joined those paying tribute to Prodigy frontman Keith Flint, who has passed away aged 49.
Glastonbury Festival announces BAN on plastic bottle sales
4:01am Thursday 28th February 2019
SINGLE-use plastic drinks bottles will not be available to purchase at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
Good at cooking for LOTS of people? You could work at the Glastonbury Festival...
12:00pm Saturday 2nd February 2019
HAVE you got experience cooking for a lot of people? And by a lot, we mean A LOT.
The Killers installed as favourites for Glastonbury headline slot
7:05am Wednesday 30th January 2019
THE Killers have been installed as new odds-on favourites to top the bill on the Pyramid Stage at this summer's Glastonbury Festival.
Glastonbury Festival gave more than £3 million to good causes
6:00am Sunday 27th January 2019
THE Glastonbury Festival distributed more than £3 million to good causes after the 2017 event, it has been announced.
Fancy playing at the Glastonbury Festival? Here's your chance...
8:30am Tuesday 22nd January 2019
FANCY playing the Glastonbury Festival? Well, here's your chance...
Emily Eavis reveals another Glastonbury Festival headliner...
8:35am Tuesday 8th January 2019
JANELLE Monae has been unveiled as a headliner on the West Holts stage at this year's Glastonbury Festival.
Kylie Minogue confirmed for Glastonbury Festival 2019
1:30pm Wednesday 19th December 2018
KYLIE Minogue has signed up for Glastonbury's Legend slot - 14 years after she had to cancel her solo show at the festival because of breast cancer.
NOSTALGIA REPORT: How 'hippies' have brought millions of pounds to Somerset
1:00pm Sunday 16th December 2018
THE first report into the economic benefits of the Glastonbury Festival - commissioned by Mendip District Council and published in 2008 - revealed that the 2007 event boosted the local economy by around £73 million.
Glastonbury signs up a taste of Somerset for festival drinkers
6:45am Friday 14th December 2018
CIDER lovers will be enjoying a new taste at next year's Glastonbury Festival.
Early crowd for Stormzy... Glastonbury Festival site out of season
10:14am Tuesday 4th December 2018
THE legendary Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury is welcoming a different crowd at the moment.
Stormzy to headline Glastonbury Festival - as revealed in Glastonbury shops
10:30am Tuesday 4th December 2018
AWARD-winning MC Stormzy is the first headliner confirmed for next year's Glastonbury Festival.
GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2019: A shock grunge act on the bill? Your rumours for October 19
11:53am Friday 19th October 2018
THE ticket sale ordeal is over, you're recovering nicely and you've got your golden ticket in your hand - well, you've got a confirmation email in your inbox which you keep looking at just to make sure it is real...
SOLD OUT: Glastonbury Festival tickets gone in 35 minutes
9:44am Sunday 7th October 2018
TICKETS for the 2019 Glastonbury Festival sold out this morning.
GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL: Top tips for getting your tickets
10:42am Thursday 4th October 2018
THIS evening, the first sale of Glastonbury Festival for two years takes place.
Glastonbury Festival ticket dates revealed - as Paul McCartney rumours grow
1:55pm Monday 17th September 2018
TICKETS for next year's Glastonbury Festival will go on sale next month, organisers have revealed.
Michael Eavis pledges up to 500 free Glastonbury tickets for Somerset's trainee NHS nurses
7:37am Wednesday 1st August 2018
MICHAEL Eavis is to give 500 free Glastonbury 2019 tickets to trainee nurses - in an effort to attract more people to the profession.
Ilminster farm worker in the honours at Royal Bath & West Show
8:58am Friday 1st June 2018
EIGHT West Country farming stalwarts - with 382 years' experience between them - have been honoured for their long service.
Paloma Faith to top the bill at Glastonbury Extravaganza
7:54am Wednesday 28th February 2018
PALOMA Faith will follow up her show in taunton this summer with a headlining spot at the Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza.
'We will still support Oxfam,' says Glastonbury Festival founder
4:30pm Thursday 15th February 2018
GLASTONBURY Festival founder Michael Eavis says he will continue to support Oxfam, despite a recent scandal which engulfed the organisation.
Glastonbury Festival founder's housing dream becoming a reality - and oooooh, Jeremy Corbyn was in town to help celebrate
6:40am Friday 27th October 2017
GLASTONBURY Festival founder Michael Eavis' dream of building 50 social houses ahead of the event's 50th anniversary took another step closer to becoming a reality yesterday - with the help of Jeremy Corbyn.
PICTURES: Wondering where the legendary Glastonbury cider bus is? This weekend, it was in Ilminster...
10:44am Monday 21st August 2017
IT may have been a different crowd but the Burrow Hill Cider Bus - known to thousands as 'The Cider Bus' through yearly appearances at the Glastonbury Festival - did a roaring trade at an event near Ilminster at the weekend.
New car-share scheme and competition for Samphire Festival
12:27pm Friday 30th June 2017
ORGANISERS of Somerset's Samphire Festival have introduced a novel new ‘car scheme’ to help people get to the event - and launched a comedy competition alongside the initiative.
'HOW YA DOING?': Jeremy Corbyn heading to the Glastonbury Festival
10:01am Friday 16th June 2017
LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn is heading to the Glastonbury Festival.
GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL: Traffic management measures in place next week
11:02am Friday 16th June 2017
TRAFFIC management measures will be in place next week as the Glastonbury Festival gets underway.
GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL: Avoid bin collection disruption during the event
12:09pm Monday 12th June 2017
WHILE waste collections may be the furthest thing from the minds of revellers at the Glastonbury Festival - residents are being urged to take early action to guard against possible disruption.
Liam Gallagher and Johnny Depp heading to Glastonbury Festival
9:05am Monday 12th June 2017
LIAM Gallagher and Johnny Depp are set for appearances at the Glastonbury Festival, as the event releases its final line-up poster.
REVEALED: Full Glastonbury Festival line-up - with stage times and Clashfinder
10:13am Tuesday 30th May 2017
THE full line-up for this year's Glastonbury Festival has been revealed - with a few juicy slots still not revealed...
Napalm Death to play Glastonbury Festival
9:25am Friday 5th May 2017
LEGENDARY record label Earache is to curate a stage at this year's Glastonbury Festival - with death metal legends Napalm Death already confirmed to play.
Busted among new acts for Glastonbury Festival
10:14am Friday 21st April 2017
BOYBAND Busted are among acts confirmed for the Field of Avalon at this year's Glastonbury Festival.
TONIGHT: Are you ready for the final Glastonbury Festival ticket sale?
4:48pm Thursday 20th April 2017
THIS is it for those hoping to go to the Glastonbury Festival... Well, almost.
Brian Wilson to headline Glastonbury Extravaganza performing Pet Sounds
10:05am Tuesday 11th April 2017
GOOD Vibrations are heading to this year's Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza as Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson was announced as headliner.
GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2017: Your last chance to get tickets
11:36am Monday 10th April 2017
DETAILS of the final resale of Glastonbury Festival tickets - the last chance for fans to get their hands on them - have been revealed.
REVEALED: First line-up poster for 2017 Glastonbury Festival unveiled
8:39am Thursday 30th March 2017
HEADLINERS Radiohead, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran have been joined by a host of other acts in the first official Glastonbury Festival line-up announcement.
Ed Sheeran confirmed as third Glastonbury Festival headliner
2:22pm Monday 20th March 2017
ED Sheeran has been confirmed as the third headliner at this year's Glastonbury Festival - completing a rapid rise up the bill over recent years.
Emily Eavis says 'leaked' Glastonbury Festival line-up is #fakenews
4:03pm Monday 6th March 2017
GLASTONBURY Festival organiser Emily Eavis says a 'leaked' line-up online is '#fakenews'.
Foo Fighters announce Glastonbury Festival performance with 'secret' gig in Frome
7:50pm Friday 24th February 2017
THE Foo Fighters have played a special gig in Frome to announce their headline slot at this year's Glastonbury Festival.
Foo Fighters event in Frome this evening expected to confirm Glastonbury Festival headline slot
8:47am Friday 24th February 2017
THE Foo Fighters have revealed an event in Frome this evening - expected to confirm their headline slot at this year's Glastonbury Festival.
Foo Fighters' Glastonbury announcement looks set to take flight on Friday night...
7:14pm Wednesday 22nd February 2017
A website seemingly set up to announce the Foo Fighters' headline set at Glastonbury is counting down...
My tips for Glastonbury Festival 2017...
1:24pm Tuesday 21st February 2017
County Gazette editor Paul Jones on who he thinks will appear at the 2017 Glastonbury Festival...
Foo Fighters set to confirm Glastonbury Festival show
12:16pm Tuesday 21st February 2017
FOO Fighters are expected to confirm their headline slot at this year's Glastonbury Festival later today.
What were Sir Tim Rice and Michael Eavis doing having lunch in Taunton?
7:30pm Wednesday 15th February 2017
MOVERS and shakers aiming to do "something truly spectacular" for Taunton enjoyed a luncheon hosted by the Lorde Lieutenant of Somerset.
'Glastonbury Festival could never have been anywhere else' - Michael Eavis at Somerset Day event
3:00pm Saturday 11th February 2017
THE original organiser of Glastonbury Festival says he could never have set it up anywhere else.
Want to play Glastonbury? Now's your chance - entries for Emerging Talent Competition are open
10:42am Tuesday 24th January 2017
ORGANISERS of the Glastonbury Festival have announced details of this year's Emerging Talent Competition - which will see the winner on the bill on one of the event's main stages.
Emily Eavis quashes fears Glastonbury Festival to be renamed 'The Variety Bazaar'
8:21am Wednesday 18th January 2017
FEARS the Glastonbury Festival was set to be renamed have been quashed by Emily Eavis.
Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis backs fuel poverty campaign
2:56pm Wednesday 4th January 2017
GLASTONBURY Festival founder Michael Eavis has joined a campaign to help elderly people avoid fuel poverty this winter.
Glastonbury Festival could be set to leave Somerset in 2019 - but not for good
5:38pm Monday 19th December 2016
THE Glastonbury Festival could leave Somerset - but only temporarily - according to founder Michael Eavis.
Glastonbury Festival tickets on sale on Sunday - are you ready?
10:38am Friday 7th October 2016
HOPEFULS will be logging on this weekend in a bid to secure tickets to the Glastonbury Festival.
Glastonbury Festival ticket sales dates and prices revealed
4:48pm Monday 12th September 2016
TICKETS for this year's Glastonbury Festival will go on general sale on October 9 - costing £238 plus a £5 booking fee.
Kanye talks of 'depressed state' after Glastonbury performance
7:53am Monday 1st August 2016
RAPPER Kanye West has admitted that his headline performance at Glastonbury in 2015 put him in a "depressed state" that reminded him of being sacked.
Michael Eavis backs the 'remain' campaign ahead of EU vote
8:47am Wednesday 8th June 2016
GLASTONBURY Festival founder Michael Eavis has come out in support of the 'in' campaign ahead of the EU referendum.
Travis to play solar-powered set at Glastonbury
3:39pm Wednesday 8th June 2016
TRAVIS will perform a special, solar-powered set at Glastonbury.
