Mini-Glastonbury could go ahead in the autumn
AMINI-GLASTONBURY Festival event could potentially be on the cards in the autumn if the pandemic allows.
It was confirmed last month that Glastonbury will not take place in 2021 for the second consecutive year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
While it wasn’t a surprise to hear this, the announcement still caused widespread sadness among fans of the event, who are eager to return to Worthy Farm.
But there is a glimmer of hope that organisers could be able to stage an event later in the year to celebrate Glastonbury’s 50th anniversary, albeit a much scaled-back version of the main party.
In an interview with LBC, festival founder Michael Eavis said he was considering staging a smaller autumn event.
Mr Eavis said: “I would like to do something in September.
“I would like to do something smaller somewhere around the anniversary date of when we started, which was the 18th of September 1970.
“I would like to consider possibly doing something around that time.”
The Guardian speculated this could be a version of the annual Pilton Party, which is usually held in September as a thank-you gig for the local village.
Daughter Emily added: “We’d definitely like to do something around then in 2021 if we’re able to and it’s allowed.”
Previous Pilton Party headliners have included Supergrass, Liam Gallagher and Wolf Alice.
Bands who top the bill at the mini shindig are traditionally invited to perform at the following Glastonbury Festival.
Glasto fans could also have a livestreamed event to look forward to this year to fill the void left by the cancellation.
In the interview with the Guardian, Emily said: “A lot of big artists have been in touch offering to perform for us at the farm, so we’re doing everything we can to make that happen.
“We would love to build a show that can be watched at home by people all over the world, and of course it would be a useful way for us to make some very welcome income.”
Emily, whose father Michael founded the Pilton extravaganza in 1970, also allayed fears that Glastonbury could go bankrupt as a result of this year’s cancellation.
DRIVERS travelling along a busy street in Bristol got quite a shock when they spotted a man sitting on a toilet at a set of traffic lights.
The man even took a newspaper with him to read as if he planned to be there for a while.
In the video shared online – which contains some strong language – motorists in Lawrence Hill are seen trying to negotiate their way around the man, who is wearing a mask to protect himself and others from the coronavirus.
Some people chose to stop and talk to him briefly and one annoyed motorist who struggles to pass, appears to give him a piece of her mind.