The Latest Breaking News from Glastonbury Festival

More arrests at Euro final at Wembley than Notting Hill Carnival, says Sadiq Khan

London mayor defends Notting Hill Carnival and says it is as safe as Glastonbury or Reading festival

Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023

Miley Cyrus decided to split with Liam Hemsworth on day of Glastonbury 2019 set

The star has said she realised ‘it was no longer going to work in my life to be in that relationship’

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2023

Funk legends Fatback Band: ‘The US has cultural amnesia. Britain keeps our music alive’

Their raw dancefloor sound yielded a string of hits – and the first ever hip-hop track. Still touring in their 90s, they chart a career from Marvin Gaye to Glastonbury

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023

‘Hip-hop is rooted in rebellion’ - as the genre turns 50, UK artists hail our own unique and powerful scene

Stars from Kojey Radical to So Solid Crew’s Lisa Maffia bang the drum for Britain’s contribution to the form

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2023

Teenage performers from Benin use girl power to take on the world

On the back of Glastonbury, a team of young performers from northern Benin, in West Africa, took their message of female empowerment to another prestigious festival in England – the Womad World of Music, Arts and Dance.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 20, 2023

Glastonbury Festival issues important warning for fans who registered before 2020

Registered details from before 2020 are being deleted

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023

The Guide #99: The only singer I wish I had seen at this summer’s festivals? Hozier

In this week’s newsletter: His secret Glastonbury set gave me Fomo – now the underrated Irishman is back with an album that made me cry … twice

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

Dancer who has Tourette’s tics says Lewis Capaldi’s Glastonbury performance left her ‘speechless’

Bryony Munro was diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome – a condition which causes a person to make involuntary sounds and movements – in 2021.

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

Stephen Sanchez: ‘I felt infinite’ performing with Elton John at Glastonbury

This Rocket Man-approved songwriter is bringing back the vintage sounds of the Sixties, one velvety croon at a time

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2023

Try not to make a right mess of festival season

Cometh the merest hint of the Great British Summer, cometh a convoy of party-ready funsters heading to a field near you. What’s the worst that could happen? Let Richard Godwin enlighten you...

Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2023