Music festivals have always been something of a rage amongst people. Music festivals give people a space to not only enjoy the singers’ music but to share the entire experience with other fans who like the singers as well as the music and enjoy it wholly.
One music festival that has had a strong hold over the people happens to be Glastonbury. In addition to having music performances, the festival also features other contemporary arts such as dance, comedy, and theatre.
The Glastonbury festival which started in the 1970s by Michael Eavis has now become one of the biggest festivals all around the globe. Many big names have headlined the festivals and fans are curious for next year’s lineups.
The festival takes place every year in the summer, but some years have been missed. Those years are known as the fallow years. 2018 was a fallow year, and so were 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fallow years are given to give the land as well as the people a breather and the time to recuperate and replenish themselves. The festival resumed in 2022 after the pandemic, and Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, and Kendrick Lamar headlined the event. In a piece of good news for the fans, there seems to be news related to 2024’s headliners.
Eavis responds to rumors about Madonna, Dua Lipa, and Coldplay headlining Glastonbury in 2024
Many singers dream of performing on the famous pyramid stage of the Glastonbury festival, but only some get to do so. Even fewer get the privilege of headlining on such a stage. In 2023, Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses, and Elton John headlined the event.
Whilst the event was a huge success in itself, it wasn’t immune to the criticisms it got from the fans. Many fans complained that the lineup only consisted of male artists and claimed that it was unfair and wrong to exclude female artists.
Addressing these rumors, Emily Eavis said that she is really passionate about having a split on music show lineups. She mentioned that they did have a female artist set to perform, but she pulled out at the last minute and had to be replaced. The artist’s name was not revealed, but fans have their theories. Fans believe that it was Taylor Swift, but no confirmation has been given.
Eavis has mentioned that they have been trying to get more female artists but says that it is not easy as there are not many female headliners. They have given the stage to multiple artists, big and small, but they are still looking for good female headliners.
Due to these things happening this year, fans were excited for next year’s lineup. It was leaked that Madonna, Dua Lipa, and Coldplay would headline Glastonbury in 2024.
This delighted many fans, and many of them found it to be true as it matched a hint Eavis had dropped regarding next year’s lineup. Emily Eavis had mentioned that 2024’s lineup would have two female artists.
Madonna is said to close the event on Sunday. Madonna has never performed at Glastonbury, and Dua Lipa has never headlined it. Coldplay, on the other hand, seems to be a veteran, having headlined the festival on four different occasions. Fans were extremely excited about this lineup and were especially happy about having two female artists.
However, it seems that their happiness was short-lived as Eavis responded to these claims. She mentioned that there were many rumors regarding the festival and that they are working on the lineups, but they are ever changing. She confirmed that the rumors about the lineups were untrue and that the confirmed lineup would be disclosed soon. Whilst this has crushed the hopes of some fans, many are still hopeful and wish for a good lineup to thoroughly enjoy the festival next year.
Another piece of good news for the fans is that the tickets for the festivals were supposed to be sold, but the dates were pushed back due to certain issues. During the registration process for the tickets, there were some issues, and some fans believed that they were registered, but were actually not.
To be fair to those individuals, the registration would open again on November 6 and would stay open till November 12. This would be a perfect opportunity for the people who wish to buy the tickets but couldn’t register themselves earlier.
