A fan who created an unofficial festival app has been asked to delete it by Glastonbury Festival just days after it was launched. The festival - which is less than two weeks away - is preparing to release its new official app with Vodafone, its 'connectivity partner', and said ‘Glasto app’ used official Glastonbury properties without their consent.
The app’s creator Reece Chown said he spent two weeks building the interface from scratch to offer an easy-to-use app to show act clashes, which was released on Friday, June 2. Initially named ‘Glasto App’, the developer said he was asked to remove the app by Glastonbury Festival and Vodafone.
Glasto App was shared on multiple Glastonbury social media groups and received thousands of downloads in 24 hours, which caught the attention of both the festival and Vodafone. Glastonbury Festival told Mr Chown that the use of the festival logo, map and the word ‘Glasto’ in the title had infringed on its intellectual property.
