Glastonbury Festival News

Get Cape.Wear Cape.Fly has said poor weather rather than Jay-Z is to blame for slow ticket sales at this year's Glastonbury Festival. The....

Read news story: GET CAPE GLASTONBURYS PROBLEM IS THE WEATHER

Veteran musician Neil Diamond and R 'n' B star Rihanna have both made history in topping the US albums and singles charts this week. Home....

Read news story: NEIL DIAMOND AND RIHANNA TOP US CHARTS

Pete Doherty has been released from prison after completing 29 days of a 14-week sentence. The Babyshambles frontman was jailed in April....

Read news story: PETE DOHERTY RELEASED AFTER 29 DAYS OF 14-WEEK SENTENCE

The full lineup for this year's Glastonbury Festival was 'leaked by printers' a day before the official announcement was expected. The....

Read news story: FULL GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL LINEUP REVEALED

The full lineup for this year's Glastonbury Festival was leaked a day before the official announcement was expected. The roster for the....

Read news story: FULL GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL LINEUP REVEALED EARLY

The full lineup for this year's Glastonbury Festival has been leaked a day before the official announcement was expected. The roster for the....

Read news story: FULL GLASTONBURY LINEUP REVEALED ONE DAY EARLY

A marriage licence confirming the nuptials of Beyonce and Jay-Z has been filed in New York State, according to local officials. It was....

Read news story: OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS CONFIRM BEYONCE-JAY-Z MARRIAGE

Paul Weller has claimed slow ticket sales for this year's Glastonbury Festival are due to the event's target market changing. The former Jam....

Read news story: PAUL WELLER SAYS FANS HAVE RUINED GLASTONBURY

PAUL WELLER claims that Glastonbury fans are not what they used to be. Speaking to BBC6 Music, the singer said that the....

Read news story: PAUL WELLER GLASTONBURY FANS NOT WHAT THEY USED TO BE

Ticket touts can be targeted without the need to introduce new legislation, according to the culture secretary. Andy Burnham has called on....

Read news story: CULTURE SECRETARY SAYS ANTI-TOUT LEGISLATION IS LAST RESORT

The Cribs and Biffy Clyro are among a number of bands confirmed as new additions to the bill for this year's Glastonbury Festival. Wakefield....

Read news story: CRIBS JAMIE T AND BIFFY CLYRO ADDED TO GLASTONBURY BILL

Glastonbury Festival organiser Emily Eavis has slammed criticism of the decision to choose rapper Jay-Z to headline this year's event. The....

Read news story: EMILY EAVIS DEFENDS JAY-ZS GLASTONBURY HEADLINE SLOT

Noel Gallagher has attacked Glastonbury Festival organisers for picking Jay-Z as a headline act for this year's event. The New York rapper's....

Read news story: NOEL GALLAGHER IM NOT HAVING HIP-HOP AT GLASTONBURY

Glastonbury Festival injected more than £73 million into the surrounding community last year, a new report has shown. While the....

Read news story: GLASTONBURY PROVIDES 73M BOOST FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY

Glastonbury Festival organiser Michael Eavis has denied rumours in the tabloid press that headliner Jay-Z is to pull out of this year's....

Read news story: GLASTONBURY BOSS EAVIS HITS BACK AT JAY-Z RUMOURS

The registration deadline to buy tickets for this year's Glastonbury festival is to be reopened after the event failed to sell out in the first two....

Read news story: GLASTO TICKET REGISTRATION REOPENED AFTER TICKETS REMAIN

Rapper JAY-Z is reportedly thinking of pulling out of his headline slot at this year's Glastonbury festival, due to the disappointing reaction to....

Read news story: JAY-Z TO PULL OUT OF GLASTONBURY

Tickets for this year's Glastonbury Festival are still available after the event failed to sell out on the first day of sales. Thousands of....

Read news story: GLASTONBURY TICKETS STILL ON SALE AS 100000 GO ON DAY ONE

Award-winning choreographer Wayne McGregor will be the country's first youth dance champion, it was announced today. His appointment follows....

Read news story: CHOREOGRAPHER WAYNE MCGREGOR TO BE YOUTH DANCE CHAMPION

Glastonbury Festival organiser EMILY EAVIS has attributed the declining number of people registering for tickets to the bad weather – rather....

Read news story: EMILY EAVIS WEATHER NOT JAY-Z TO BLAME FOR FALL IN GLASTONBURY REGISTRATIONS

Goldfrapp, the Editors and the Enemy have signed up to play this year's Glastonbury festival, reports claim. The Guardian has claimed that....

Read news story: GOLDFRAPP EDITORS AND THE ENEMY CONFIRMED FOR GLASTONBURY

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has ruled his band out of this year's Glastonbury festival because of concerns over the event's carbon footprint. ....

Read news story: GLASTONBURY NOT GREEN ENOUGH FOR RADIOHEADS THOM YORKE

The founder of the Glastonbury festival has denied rumours that this year's event could be the last. Michael Eavis, the Somerset farmer who....

Read news story: GLASTONBURY ORGANISERS DENY 2008 FESTIVAL WILL BE THE LAST

The headline acts for this year's Glastonbury festival have been confirmed. Rap star Jay-Z was announced as one of the headliners earlier....

Read news story: GLASTO HEADLINERS CONFIRMED

Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis has confirmed that US rapper Jay-Z will play at this year's festival. Mr Eavis told the BBC that he....

Read news story: JAY-Z CONFIRMED TO PLAY GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL

Festival-goers keen to don their wellies and get muddy were logging on to register for tickets for GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2008 this....

Read news story: FESTIVAL-HOPEFULS CLAMOUR TO REGISTER FOR GLASTONBURY

Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis has confirmed that Neil Diamond will play at this year's festival. The 67-year-old US singer, famous for....

Read news story: NEIL DIAMOND CONFIRMED TO PLAY GLASTONBURY THIS YEAR

The deadline for fans to register for tickets to this year's Glastonbury festival has now been confirmed by organiser Michael....

Read news story: GLASTONBURY DEADLINE CONFIRMED

Kylie Minogue has announced the dates of her 2008 European tour - and has added to rumours that she will perform at next year's Glastonbury....

Read news story: KYLIE LEAVES GLASTO GAP

Organisers of the Glastonbury festival are launching a regular gig night allowing up-and-coming bands a shot at playing the famed music....

Read news story: GLASTO SEEKING NEW TALENT