Glastonbury Festival News

"It's all been a long story of excitement": Michael Eavis turns 90 - Glastonbury Festivals To mark the 90th birthday of Sir Michael Eavis, we caught up with the Festival's creator at home in Pilton.

"It's all been a long story of excitement": Michael Eavis turns 90

WIN GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2027 TICKETS IN OUR PRIZE DRAW - Glastonbury Festivals We are pleased to offer the first 25 pairs of tickets to Glastonbury Festival 2027 – which will take place from Wednesday 23rd June to Sunday 27th June, 2027 – in a prize draw which will raise emergency funds to support the work of Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF UK). To be […]

WIN GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2027 TICKETS IN OUR PRIZE DRAW

Pilton Party 2025 in photos - Glastonbury Festivals Here are our photos from Friday’s Pilton Party at Worthy Farm, where brilliant performances from RAYE, Inhaler, Revelation Roots and The Outlaw Orchestra helped raise money for Pilton village funds. Thank you to everyone who came along to what was a really great evening on the farm!

Pilton Party 2025 in photos

Photos from the 2025 Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza - Glastonbury Festivals Here are our photos from this weekend’s wonderful Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza 2025 which featured amazing performances from the the Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society, Steve Whalley Band, Freya Ridings and The Script. Thank you to everyone who came along and made it such a great event!

Photos from the 2025 Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza

Raye and Inhaler ​to play Pilton Party 2025 - Glastonbury Festivals Glastonbury Festival’s annual ‘thank you’ fundraising gig for villagers, workers and local people – known as the Pilton Party – returns to Worthy Farm on Friday 5th September, 2025. We’re pleased to announce the show will be headlined by multi BRIT-winning singer-songwriter, Raye, with additional performances from Dublin indie-rock four-piece, Inhaler, as well as local […]

Raye and Inhaler ​to play Pilton Party 2025

Heat advice for Monday departures - Glastonbury Festivals Temperatures of up to 31C are predicted for Monday. Please plan ahead for the heat. Read our advice below for those leaving the site by car & public transport TIPS FOR DRIVERS LEAVING THE SITE TIPS IF YOU’RE LEAVING BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Heat advice for Monday departures

Sunday in pictures - Glastonbury Festivals

Sunday in pictures

Sunday crowds update - Glastonbury Festivals Hello and welcome to the final day of Glastonbury 2025! We hope you have a wonderful day. It’s likely to be another warm one – so please do check out our heat advice. And if you’re packing up your camp today, please love the farm and leave no trace. There are likely to be comfortably […]

Sunday crowds update

Deftones forced to cancel, Skepta steps in - Glastonbury Festivals Deftones have been forced to cancel tonight’s 8.30pm Other Stage performance due to illness in the band. Skepta will kindly step-in, taking the stage at 9pm. He says: ‘Let’s go!!! No crew, no production but am ready to shut Glastonbury down. Victory lap time. Pre-Big Smoke 2025!’ Ezra Collective’s set will now run from 7-8.15pm. […]

Deftones forced to cancel, Skepta steps in

Saturday in pictures - Glastonbury Festivals

Saturday in pictures

Be safe in the heat - Glastonbury Festivals The sun is shining down on Worthy Farm. Please take a moment to read this advice on staying safe in the heat.

Be safe in the heat

Saturday crowds update - Glastonbury Festivals Hello and welcome to Day 4 of Glastonbury 2025! We hope you’re enjoying the Festival so far. It’s likely to be another warm day – so please do check out our heat advice. And here’s today’s crowds update. The South East Corner is welcoming you in for Saturday afternoon raving today, so we are expecting […]

Saturday crowds update

Friday in pictures - Glastonbury Festivals

Friday in pictures

Friday crowds update - Glastonbury Festivals Good morning and welcome to day three of Glastonbury 2025 – the day when the big stages are go! The acts below are looking particularly popular today, and are likely to be busy: Woodsies TBA at 11.30am Lola Young at 4.30pmBlossoms at 6pm Pink Pantheress at 7.30pm  Lonely Hearts Rudimental at 8pm Fatboy Slim at 10.30pm  West Holts […]

Friday crowds update

Read the fabulous second poem from 2025's poet in residence, John Berkavitch - Glastonbury Festivals We’re pleased to announce that Glastonbury’s official poet in residence for 2025 is John Berkavitch. The former UK Slam Poetry Champion is a neurodivergent artist, acclaimed for his spoken word-dance theatre shows, slick delivery and thought-provoking performances: “I have always strived to make work that challenges perceptions of what live literature can be,” he says. […]

Read the wonderful poems of our poet-in-residence, John Berkavitch

Thursday in pictures - Glastonbury Festivals Some photos from the second day of Glastonbury Festival 2025.

Thursday in pictures

Thursday Crowds update - Glastonbury Festivals Good morning and welcome to the second day of Glastonbury 2025! We hope those of you who arrived yesterday had a great day and that those still to arrive have smooth travels.  With some venues open tonight, we expect to see a few areas which are busy. As always, if you do come across a […]

Thursday Crowds update

Download the 2025 Glastonbury Free Press! - Glastonbury Festivals Click here to download Thursday’s issue of the Glastonbury Free Press. This edition features exclusives with Michael Eavis, Gary Lineker, Alex Horne, and Caroline Cadwalladr and a host of other Festival-related pieces. The Free Press is printed in the Theatre & Circus fields on a vintage Heidelberg press and is available now around the site, […]

Download the 2025 Glastonbury Free Press!

Read the fabulous second poem from 2025's poet in residence, John Berkavitch - Glastonbury Festivals We’re pleased to announce that Glastonbury’s official poet in residence for 2025 is John Berkavitch. The former UK Slam Poetry Champion is a neurodivergent artist, acclaimed for his spoken word-dance theatre shows, slick delivery and thought-provoking performances: “I have always strived to make work that challenges perceptions of what live literature can be,” he says. […]

Read the fabulous second poem from 2025's poet in residence, John Berkavitch

Wednesday in pictures - Glastonbury Festivals The gates are open! Check out the photos below from the first day of this year’s Festival.

Wednesday in pictures

Wednesday crowds update - Glastonbury Festivals Good morning and welcome to the first day of Glastonbury 2025!  Wednesday is very much the day for getting through the gates, setting up camp and settling in.  With most of the stages not yet open, lots of people will be out on site having a wander. As always, if you do come across a […]

Wednesday crowds update

Live updates - Glastonbury Festivals Throughout this year’s Festival, our team will be roaming the site, posting photos to our @glastolive Bluesky feed – giving you a flavour of what’s happening around Glastonbury 2025. Check out the latest posts on the feed below:

Live updates from Glastonbury 2025

Enjoy a laid-back Glastonbury - Glastonbury Festivals Beyond the big acts and stages, there is a more tranquil side to Glastonbury – one peppered with thought-provoking art installations, unique bars and random encounters. Here are a few places to head to for a quieter Festival experience: Seek out the Dragon’s TailWith shelter and plenty of seating, at night this new area nestled […]

Enjoy a laid-back Glastonbury

Food at the Festival and the £6 Offering - Glastonbury Festivals At Glastonbury, like nowhere else, you can track down objects to amaze and delight; from British artisan creations to unique treasures from around the world. And plenty of fun festival essentials as well as necessary day to day items. As well as being an arts festival, Glastonbury is a food festival offering over 400 food […]

Food at the Festival and the £6 Offering

Theatre & Circus Walkabouts at Glastonbury 2025 - Glastonbury Festivals Astonishing and arresting, remarkable and memorable… get ready for the spontaneous delights of the legendary Glastonbury Festival walkabout theatre performers. They are honing their acts, ready to entertain, inspire and beguile as they immerse visitors in interactive theatrical shenanigans. Click here for the Walkabouts line-up “We’re bringing you top street theatre acts from the UK […]

Theatre & Circus Walkabouts at Glastonbury 2025

Tips for watching performances - Glastonbury Festivals With just a couple of days until gates open for Glastonbury 2025, here are some handy tips on getting the most out of watching performances at the Festival. Keep an eye on the app & website. This year, we’ll be posting a list each morning – here on the website and on the app – of […]

Tips for watching performances

Listen to our Festival radio station, Worthy FM - Glastonbury Festivals Worthy FM is Glastonbury Festival’s onsite radio station, broadcasting 24 hours a day from the heart of the festival on 87.7FM, online and via our app. Tune in for traffic and travel, news and information on what’s going on around the site, along with a whole host of stories, music and atmosphere from right across […]

Listen to our Festival radio station, Worthy FM

Power Of One - Glastonbury Festivals Here at Glastonbury Festival, we believe in the power of the individual to ignite hope, spark joy and trigger an avalanche of positive action.  Our new Power Of One campaign for Glastonbury 2025 aims to harness this hope by highlighting the amplified impact of a few easy personal choices and their potential to bring about […]

Power Of One

West Holts Artist signings at this year's Festival - Glastonbury Festivals The West Holts signing tent is back for 2025, with many of the stage’s artists due to appear for a signing session after their performance. We’ve got some great signings already confirmed including En Vogue, Yussef Dayes and Black Uhuru. CDs and vinyl from the West Holts artists will also be available to purchase. Check out […]

West Holts Artist signings at this year's Festival

Please don't bring a gazebo with you - Glastonbury Festivals Please don’t bring gazebos to Glastonbury 2025, as they take up valuable tent space. If any do appear people may be politely asked to take them down to free up camping space for others. We’d also ask that you don’t put tape around your tent enclosures, please. It makes it harder for others to get […]

Please don't bring a gazebo with you