Glastonbury Festival: Emily Eavis responds to calls for ticket ballot system

Glastonbury 2024 has come to an end – the Worthy Farm festival saw out its last day with the likes of Shania Twain, Janelle Monáe, Avril Lavigne and of course, headliner SZA. Catch up on everything that happened with our news recap below.Paloma Faith took the Pyramid Stage in the afternoon, and after saying, “We love you Amy, you’re here in spirit,” launched into a cover of Amy Winehouse’s 2007 hit ‘Back To Black’.Indie rock artist – and NME Cover star – Blondshell debuted two new songs at Glastonbury, one of which is titled ‘T&A’, which musician Sabrina Teitelbaum told the crowd “stands for tits and ass”.Avril Lavigne has been in the music business 22 years (her debut album ‘Let Go’ was released in 2022).

Dua Lipa has responded after being wrongly accused of miming when she headlined Glastonbury 2024 on Friday (June 28).Lipa was the first artist to headline Glastonbury this year, ahead of Saturday headliner Coldplay and Sunday’s SZA, bringing out Kevin Parker as a surprise guest to sing Tame Impala’s ‘The Less I Know The Better’.The pop star later became the subject of claims online that her performance on the Pyramid Stage had been “too polished to be live”.

Glastonbury‘s having a fallow year in 2026.Emily Eavis has confirmed the year off in a new chat with The Sun. It comes after Eavis had revealed earlier in the month (June 10) that she was thinking of having a fallow year for the Worthy Farm bash in two years time (2026).

Glastonbury was brought to a close on Sunday night by American singer SZA. The 34-year-old, known for her hits including Saturn, Snooze and Kill Bill, made her debut at the festival after taking to the Pyramid Stage.

Dua Lipa has hit back at claims she was miming during her Glastonbury headline set.The pop star was quizzed about the accusations while enjoying some downtime at the festival with her boyfriend Callum Turner. Dua, 28, was spotted on Saturday, 29 June, exploring Glastonbury with actor Callum, 34.The couple, who began dating in January, looked loved-up as they got drinks together at one of the festival's exclusive bars. The New Rules hitmaker looked relaxed in a white vest top and black leather skirt, with her red locks worn in loose waves.

Dua Lipa has been falsely accused of miming during her headline Glastonbury 2024 performance last night (Friday, June 28).Some viewers who tuned into the BBC’s broadcast of Lipa’s Pyramid Stage set last night suggested that she might be lip-synching, with one Twitter user stating that the singer sounded “too polished to be live.”Others also reported that Lipa’s voice was out of sync with the TV image, leading to the appearance of miming. However, it seems this was an illusion created by technical issues, with one Twitter user sharing that when they switched to Freeview, the issue was resolved.I might be wrong but it looks like Dua Lipa is miming on #Glastonbury just looks & sounds too polished to be live.

Pop star Dua Lipa, aged 28, faced allegations of 'miming' on Friday night as she began her performance on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Festival 2024, dividing fan opinion. As part of her headline act, the singer, known for her hit Dance The Night, stunned attendees with her dance moves while performing the track Training Season from her latest album Radical Optimism, which dropped earlier in the year. During the gig, an exhilarated Dua said: "I can't believe this, I've dreamed about this my whole life.

Glastonbury 2024’s first full day of performances (Friday, June 28) is at an end – from the likes of Damon Albarn and Kevin Parker making guest appearances to SEVENTEEN’s historic performance, here are the day’s biggest headlines.Early in the day, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker stoked rumours he’d appear on stage with Dua Lipa – whose latest album ‘Radical Optimism’ he had many production credits on – when he confirmed a surprise DJ set at Silver Hayes’ Firmly Rooted Soundsystem at 1am.Metal trio – and NME Cover stars – Voice of Baceprot became the first Indonesian band to play at Glastonbury, kicking off the day’s entertainment at the Woodsies stage. Read NME’s interview with Voice of Baceprot about the milestone – and why they initially thought Glastonbury was “out of reach”.Pledis boyband SEVENTEEN made history as the first K-pop group to perform at Glastonbury, giving the Pyramid stage a jubilant, colourful set.

Pop Icon Dua Lipa brought day one of Glastonbury Festival 2024 to a close on Friday night with an energetic and memorable set on the Pyramid Stage.

Dua Lipa‘s headlining slot at Glastonbury 2024 has come to an end – here’s what the pop star performed on Friday (June 28).The pop star closed out the Pyramid Stage on Friday, setting the tone for the rest of the weekend’s headliners. To begin her highly anticipated set, Dua Lipa got the show started with ‘Training Season’, which she followed up with the Calvin Harris collaboration ‘One Kiss’ and ‘Illusion’.“Glastonbury, what the fuck?! I can’t believe this.

Dua Lipa and Tame Impala‘s Kevin Parker have performed together at Glastonbury 2024 – watch footage of the performance below.Relatively early into her Pyramid Stage-closing performance on Friday (June 28), the pop singer brought out her Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker – with whom she collaborated for her latest album ‘Radical Optimism’. Together, they performed Tame Impala’s ‘The Less I Know The Better’.Watch footage of the collab below.DUA LIPA E KEVIN PARKER CANTANDO THE LESS I KNOW THE BETTER PQP Q COISA PERFEITA pic.twitter.com/XlZJdjn5NS— lipe (@dualivie) June 28, 2024Prior to the collaboration, she performed songs like ‘Training Season’, ‘One Kiss’, ‘Illusion’, ‘Break My Heart’, ‘Levitating’ and ‘These Walls’ among others.The first day of Glastonbury 2024 has been an action-packed affair: boyband SEVENTEEN made history as the first K-pop group to grace the Pyramid Stage, while Irish folk band The Mary Wallopers played Glastonbury for the second year in a row this afternoon, moving up to the Park Stage from the Crows Nest and Acoustic Stage.Elsewhere, Paul Heaton and Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) had a mini Housemartins reunion, as they performed the 1986 hit ‘Happy Hour’ during Heaton’s Pyramid Stage set.

The parents of a 10-week-old baby who stole the show as Annie Mac opened the Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival have said they will play his moment of techno fame on his wedding day.

PJ Harvey began her fifth Glastonbury performance in an unconventional way this year, enlisting artist Marina Abramović to deliver a speech to the crowd before encouraging them to participate in a seven-minute silence.Abramović told the crowd she was “terrified” and “honoured” to open Harvey’s set, saying “I never in my entire life saw this kind of audience.” She then asked that fans take part in a performance piece she’s titled ‘Seven Minutes of Collective Silence.’“What I’m proposing is something that’s never been done in any of the festivals of music’s entire history,” she said.

Confidence Man played an early afternoon set on The Other Stage today (June 28), pulling in one of the biggest crowds of the weekend so far.The Australian band were fourth on stage, following performances from Annie Mac, Headie One and The Snuts. Bombay Bicycle Club will play next, alongside sets from Anne-Marie, D-Block Europe and Other Stage headliners IDLES.After opening with DJ Seinfield collaboration ‘Now U Do’, the dance-pop sensations played a selection of material from their 2018 debut ‘Confident Music for Confident People’ and 2022 follow-up ‘Tilt’.

A a 10 week old baby stole the show as Annie Mac opened the Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival. Baby Finlay was met with cheers as he appeared on the big screen multiple times. Irish DJ Annie, 45, opened Worthy Farm’s second biggest stage with an hour-long set of dance hits from 11.30am on Friday, 28 June.

Emily Eavis has defended Glastonbury’s line-up this year after criticism for a perceived lack of rock acts on the main stages.For 2024, dance-pop titan Dua Lipa, pop-rock staples Coldplay and US R&B star SZA are set to headline, with country-pop icon Shania Twain taking the legends slot. Among the other artists playing the main stages include Little Simz, Burna Boy, Disclosure, Jungle and The Streets.Some fans have complained about the lack of rock, but co-organiser Eavis – the daughter of Glasto founder Michael – has said that the main line-up simply reflects what’s going on in the music industry.“I think the line-up reflects what’s happening in the music world at the moment – there aren’t a lot of new rock acts to choose from if I’m honest,” she told PA.

Glastonbury Festival returns to Worthy Farm this weekend, welcoming artists like Coldplay, SZA and Avril Lavigne to one of the world’s most legendary music festivals.Ticket holders have been flooding the gates since yesterday morning, ready for a full weekend of music, atmosphere and hopefully good weather.But for those who didn’t manage to secure tickets to the annual event, or for anyone who just wants to catch a bit of the action from home without having to get their waterproofs on, the festival will be available to watch on mainstream TV.You’ll be able to watch the festival highlights and headliner sets live on BBC One, Two and Four, alongside short special features about some of the artists and their road to Glastonbury.On Friday (June 28), coverage begins on BBC Four at 7:30pm with the Sugababes. Later on you’ll be able to catch the IDLES set at 10:15pm, unless you’ve already switched over to BBC One for the headliner set from Dua Lipa, starting at 10pm.Saturday’s coverage kicks off at 5pm on BBC Two, and flicking between channels will mean you can catch The Last Dinner Party’s set at 7pm and Keane at 8pm on BBC Four, before switching over to BBC One for Coldplay at 10pm.

Glastonbury 2024 opened yesterday (June 27), and the merchandise on offer has been spotted around the site.Various merchandise stalls have opened between the stages, as Worthy Farm prepares to kick off its first run of performances later this afternoon.As well as the annual festival t-shirt and hoodie design – which features the entire bill across the back – the majority of merch is centred around headliners SZA and Dua Lipa, Shania Twain, who will be filling the coveted Legends Slot, as well as James, The National, The Last Dinner Party, Fontaines D.C. and more.For Dua Lipa, two t-shirts and a long-sleeve top are on offer.

Dua Lipa‘s Glastonbury rehearsals have apparently gone into “lockdown” after a rogue TikToker broke in.The singer has been hard at work preparing for her Worthy Farm headline slot, where she will take to the stage on Friday (June 26).However, according to reports from The Sun, Lipa’s preparations have been unexpectedly halted by the intrusion of a TikToker who broke into the Birmingham venue where she is currently rehearsing.A source told The Sun: “Dua has been working so hard for the past few days to perfect her set for Glastonbury. Her team saw off this person when they arrived on site on Friday.”The Sun declined to name the person who broke into rehearsals to avoid giving them attention, with the source continuing: “They made a total prat of themselves by trying to film and it was all rather embarrassing.“Some of Dua’s team spoke to them and asked them to clear off.

Glastonbury Festival 2024 has officially kicked off, as its doors have just opened.The gates officially opened at 8am this morning (June 26), permitting entry to ticketholders who have been arriving at the festival site since 4pm yesterday (June 25). Emily Eavis was in attendance to welcome festivalgoers – you can watch a clip of the gates opening below.A post shared by Glastonbury Festival (@glastofest)As Eavis walked up to the gates at Worthy Farm, a band played the iconic Rocky theme song before Emily preceded a countdown with a hearty “Welcome to Glastonbury!”Glastonbury 2024 will welcome over 200,000 festivalgoers and stage a full bill of music, entertainment and much more up until the early hours of Monday morning (July 1).Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and SZA set to headline this year’s festival, alongside Shania Twain’s legends slot at Worthy Farm.