Photo: Dave J Hogan/Getty ImagesU.K. music lovers are going to have to hold off even longer before getting the iconic Glastonbury Festival experience.On Tuesday, Emily Eavis, co-organizer of the U.K. music festival, announced on Instagram that the fall event would not be taking place.“We’ve decided not to go ahead with the September gig idea for a number of reasons, so we’re putting all of our energy into the campsite for now!” she explainedalong with a photo of Worthy Farm, which hosts iconic musical festivals.According toVariety, in May, the festival’slocal council approveda one-day event for 50,000 people in September. Eavis said the event would be a larger version of the Pilton Party, Glastonbury Festival’s annual “thank you” fundraising concert for villagers, workers and locals.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Though there are no details as to why the fall event was nixed, the decision comes just months after the June festival — which typically hosts 200,000 attendees — was canceled for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus. In January, the Glastonbury Festival’s official Twitter account announced that the annual event scheduled for 2021 had been canceled, in keeping with COVID-19 safety protocol. The festival was canceled last year due to the same reason.At the time, the organizers promised that “tickets for this year will roll over to next year.“A portion of the announcement read, “In spite of our efforts to move Heaven & Earth, it has become clear that we simply will not be able to make the Festival happen this year. We are so sorry to let you all down.“The globe is currently experiencing another spike in cases of COVID-19 as the highlycontagious Delta variantbecomes prominent in several countries.As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
Photo: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images
U.K. music lovers are going to have to hold off even longer before getting the iconic Glastonbury Festival experience.On Tuesday, Emily Eavis, co-organizer of the U.K. music festival, announced on Instagram that the fall event would not be taking place.“We’ve decided not to go ahead with the September gig idea for a number of reasons, so we’re putting all of our energy into the campsite for now!” she explainedalong with a photo of Worthy Farm, which hosts iconic musical festivals.According toVariety, in May, the festival’slocal council approveda one-day event for 50,000 people in September. Eavis said the event would be a larger version of the Pilton Party, Glastonbury Festival’s annual “thank you” fundraising concert for villagers, workers and locals.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Though there are no details as to why the fall event was nixed, the decision comes just months after the June festival — which typically hosts 200,000 attendees — was canceled for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus. In January, the Glastonbury Festival’s official Twitter account announced that the annual event scheduled for 2021 had been canceled, in keeping with COVID-19 safety protocol. The festival was canceled last year due to the same reason.At the time, the organizers promised that “tickets for this year will roll over to next year.“A portion of the announcement read, “In spite of our efforts to move Heaven & Earth, it has become clear that we simply will not be able to make the Festival happen this year. We are so sorry to let you all down.“The globe is currently experiencing another spike in cases of COVID-19 as the highlycontagious Delta variantbecomes prominent in several countries.As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
U.K. music lovers are going to have to hold off even longer before getting the iconic Glastonbury Festival experience.
On Tuesday, Emily Eavis, co-organizer of the U.K. music festival, announced on Instagram that the fall event would not be taking place.
“We’ve decided not to go ahead with the September gig idea for a number of reasons, so we’re putting all of our energy into the campsite for now!” she explainedalong with a photo of Worthy Farm, which hosts iconic musical festivals.
According toVariety, in May, the festival’slocal council approveda one-day event for 50,000 people in September. Eavis said the event would be a larger version of the Pilton Party, Glastonbury Festival’s annual “thank you” fundraising concert for villagers, workers and locals.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Though there are no details as to why the fall event was nixed, the decision comes just months after the June festival — which typically hosts 200,000 attendees — was canceled for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus. In January, the Glastonbury Festival’s official Twitter account announced that the annual event scheduled for 2021 had been canceled, in keeping with COVID-19 safety protocol. The festival was canceled last year due to the same reason.
At the time, the organizers promised that “tickets for this year will roll over to next year.”
A portion of the announcement read, “In spite of our efforts to move Heaven & Earth, it has become clear that we simply will not be able to make the Festival happen this year. We are so sorry to let you all down.”
The globe is currently experiencing another spike in cases of COVID-19 as the highlycontagious Delta variantbecomes prominent in several countries.
As information about thecoronavirus pandemicrapidly changes, PEOPLE is committed to providing the most recent data in our coverage. Some of the information in this story may have changed after publication. For the latest on COVID-19, readers are encouraged to use online resources from theCDC,WHOandlocal public health departments.PEOPLE has partnered with GoFundMeto raise money for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, a GoFundMe.org fundraiser to support everything from frontline responders to families in need, as well as organizations helping communities. For more information or to donate, clickhere.
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