Emily Eavis, daughter of Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis and a co-organiser of Glastonbury herself, has recently spoken out about the music festival’s highly anticipated return. Earlier this year, Glastonbury was obviously postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. However, according to Eavis, Glastonbury intends to go ahead in June 2021 instead.
Although there have been talks of the festival being postponed to September next year, Eavis took to social media today (30th August 2020) to debunk this idea. In a post on Twitter, Eavis reassured Glastonbury’s fans and long standing patrons that “For those who have been asking, we have no plans to move next year’s Glastonbury to September 2021 – we’re still very much aiming for June.”
Naturally, festival-goers are inquisitive about ticket resales for Glastonbury’s 2021 instalment, so Eavis made sure to provide an update on this important topic. Speaking out on Twitter, Eavis wrote that “so few people have asked for a refund.” This comes at no surprise, Glastonbury’s worldwide popularity makes securing a golden ticket near impossible, so to part with one is a rarity from fans.
Unfortunately for some, this does mean that “next year’s festival remains sold out” and Glastonbury “do not have enough tickets to resell.” Eavis recognises the immense admiration festival-goers have for Glastonbury, adding that ticket re-sales will commence in April 2021.
In terms of cancellations, Eavis confirmed that “we’ve extended the free cancellation deadline until the end of January”, giving ticket holders more time to make a decision about the important matter.
Founder Michael Eavis recently divulged some details surrounding Glastonbury’s keenly awaited return. Speaking on ITV News West Country on August 3rd, Eavis relayed some concerns about implementing social distancing at the festival
Eavis meditated upon the potential difficulty of social distancing, saying: “500 people is ok isn’t it. But my job, 250,000 altogether is too many people I suppose isn’t it really.” Eavis continued with some words of encouragement, stating “I’m still hoping I’m going to be running next year and I’m going to be moving heaven and earth to make sure that we do.”
Michael Eavis also expanded upon potential safety precautions to take for Glastonbury 2021. Eavis confirmed he has been working with Melvin Benn, the head of Festival Republic, concerning a track-and-trace app for the festival.
Benn, who oversees massive festivals such as Wireless, Reading and Leeds and Latitude, claims the scheme will utilise an NHS tracing app that ticket-holders would show at an additional security gate before safely entering Glastonbury.
Before the coronavirus crisis stopped the world in its tracks, Glastonbury was set to celebrate its fiftieth instalment this year. A massive milestone for the music festival, Glastonbury 2020 was set to welcome the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, and Sir Paul McCartney as headline acts.
Delivering an otherworldly lineup year after year, fans can only hope that Glastonbury’s gargantuan lineup will roll over into the music festival’s 2021 instalment.
