Glastonbury cancelled for 2026 as Eavis family share update

Glastonbury Festival will take a break in 2026, as organisers confirm the summer after next will mark one of its scheduled "fallow" years. The festival at Worthy Farm, Somerset, will pause to give the land a chance to recuperate following the influx of festival-goers.

Organiser Emily Eavis, 44, daughter of founder Michael Eavis, 88, spoke to The Sun about the decision: "(It will) give the land a rest. The festival before a fallow year is always a fun one to plan, because you almost have to fit two years into one." She added: "We're already in talks with some acts for it. It's exciting!"

Glastonbury traditionally takes a break every five years, the last being in 2018, before making a comeback the following year. This year's event wrapped up on Sunday with performances from Shania Twain, 58, taking on the Legends Slot and SZA - Solana Imani Rowe, aged 34, headlining the Pyramid Stage on the final day.

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Emily also reflected on this year's festival by saying: "I really would like to say thank you to everyone who's made this year so special. It's got to be the best one yet. Every single one of our vast, incredible crew is crucial to making this event work."

Adding her gratitude toward the attendees, she said: "And, of course, it simply wouldn't exist without the participation of the kind, brilliant, respectful festivalgoers. I think people here show a better way to live, and that they do take a little bit of that back to the outside world with them. It honestly restores your faith in humanity.

Coldplay's dazzling Saturday night performance at Glastonbury witnessed a truly heartwarming moment when they were joined by Michael J Fox. They brought the 63-year-old actor who has been bravely battling Parkinson's onstage in his wheelchair and shared with the crowd that he was their inspiration for starting the band, a touching homage to his iconic guitar scene in 'Back to the Future'.

The previous evening on the Pyramid Stage, Dua Lipa confessed to an audience of 100,000: "I've written this moment down and wished for it and dreamt of it and worked so hard." For the latest TV & Showbiz news, sign up to our newsletter