Legendary British music festival Glastonbury is close to cementing its bill for 2010.
Founded as a free festival in Somerset, Glastonbury has grown to become one of the most iconic events on the festival calendar. Simply put – nowhere on Earth is like Glastonbury.
With a myriad of stalls, performers and workshops fans can get lost for five days without ever hearing a note of music. However the event boasts a stunning background, with this year’s line up including the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and more.
Tickets for Glastonbury’s 2010 event went on sale over the weekend, with organiser Emily Eavis claiming recently that they are close to confirming the headliners for next year’s event.
“It’s perfect timing because we’re just cementing our headliners for next year,” she explained. “So it’s nice that it’s all happening at once.”
Due to turn forty years old next year, Glastonbury plans to celebrate its birthday in style.
“I think there’s lots of interest in the 40th anniversary next year. And we’re excited about it too – there are lots of great ideas flying around for the anniversary.”
The organiser added that she wants some of the band’s who performed at the original Glastonbury in 1970 to return to the event.
“We’ve got a lot of really interesting offers coming in – like one (performer) who’s an organic potato farmer now, who played in 1970 but wants to reform his band for next year,” she explained.
“Which is great. I think it’s really important to have a bit of that, plus lots of the new stuff as well.”