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Glastonbury Main Stage Plan

Anniversary surprise announced

Festival Posted by Robin Murray Tue, 03/03/2009

The organisers of Glastonbury are set to book forty bands to play the Pyramid Stage this weekend - one act for each of the forty years the event has been running.

Founded in 1969, Glastonbury has run almost constantly since then. Not without its troubles, the event has been forced to miss certain years in order to comply with changing site regulations, Glastonbury remains a mythical beast capable of selling out on reputation alone.

Responding to last year's criticisms, organisers re-tooled their ticket procedure to make it easier for fans to get their hands on briefs. Already sold out, the organisers have only confirmed one headline act - American legend Bruce Springsteen.

Organiser Emily Eavis told BBC 6Music that the new plan would result in many large acts playing smaller, more intimate sets. "We want to have a band from every year on the Pyramid Stage," she said.

"We'll have a lot of the biggest performances on some of the tiniest stages."

Eavis also claimed that the Leftfield stage would not feature at this summer's event, as that entire plot of land has been taken over by Trash City and Shangri La.

She said: "That whole area is going to be like a late-night den with snake pits and all sorts."

Glastonbury takes place between June 26th - 28th.

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Ever heard of checking your

Wed, 04/03/2009 pm username wrote...

Ever heard of checking your facts before you publish them?

"book forty bands... one act for each of the forty years the event has been running."
Its been 40 years since the 1st festival (or it will be next year as that's the festival they're talking about), it has not happened every year so it would be hard to book bands that played in the years it didn't happen, but then you mention that it hasn't run every year later in the article. ever heard of mathematics either?

"to play the Pyramid Stage this weekend"
The festival takes place in june, and emily eavis was talking about next year's festival.

"Founded in 1969"
1970 was the first festival.

"Eavis also claimed that the Leftfield stage would not feature at this summer's event, as that entire plot of land has been taken over by Trash City and Shangri La."
She said that the Left Field would not feature, she also said that Trash City and Shangri La would expand. These are two different things, the space left by the Left Field tent is in a totally different part of the site for one thing.

I understand that your writer may not be familiar with the festival, but there's really no excuse for sloppy journalism.

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