Yahoo News Glastonbury Festival name change confirmed for 2019
Glastonbury Festival won't be known by that name in 2019.
Founder Michael Eavis has just confirmed that the popular music event will undergo a bit of rebranding for its move from Worthy Farm in two years' time.
Speaking to Glastonbury FM, Michael said: "I've been a risk taker all my life.
"In 47 years of taking risks, so far - touch wood - I haven't come unstuck. This might be one risk too far, I don't know."
The new name?
"The Variety Bazaar," he shared. "It's a good name, don't you think?
"But presented by The Glastonbury Festival Team. The Glastonbury Festival Team presents... the Variety Bazaar."
As for where the new location will be, Michael didn't offer up a definitive answer but he did give a teaser.
"It's halfway to the Midlands from here," he said.
We're still a couple of years away from worrying about that, though.
The 2017 festival at Worthy Farm is happening this year. Maybe you're going along to it - if you were lucky enough to get your hands on a ticket, since they sold out in just 50 minutes.
Glastonbury 2017 runs from June 21-25 and will be the last edition before the festival takes its traditional break in 2018.
Ed Sheeran and the Foo Fighters are among the rumoured big-name acts to be lined up for this summer, while Radiohead have already been confirmed as a headliner.
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