Is Glastonbury on in 2022?
GLASTONBURY festival 2021 will be taking place online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Live At Worthy Farm livestreamed event is taking place on Saturday, May 22, so audiences around the world can tune in at home. But will the in-person festival take place in 2022?
Is Glastonbury on in 2022?
Glastonbury festival was cancelled for the second year running earlier in 2021 because of the coronavirus.
However Live At Worthy Farm will be available to watch for ticket holders online this year on Saturday, May 22.
Viewers will be able to enjoy performances from Coldplay, Damon Albarn, Wolf Alice and Kano , who will be performing on the same stages, only without the festival-goers.
However, plans for Glastonbury 2022 are going ahead and will take place from June 22-27, 2022.
Tickets for Glastonbury Festival 2022 are sold out, with deposits paid for the cancelled 2020 festival having rolled over.
Any tickets for which the deposit is refunded, or the balance is not paid, will be made available in a resale in April 2022.
Why has Glastonbury been cancelled in 2021?
Glastonbury 2021 was cancelled for the second year running due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Artists like Coldplay, Wolf Alice, Haim and Damon Albarn will be performing, all that’s missing is an audience of 200,000 to see it.
Ticket holders will be able to tune in online and see the action.
Organisers said in a statement in January 2021: “With great regret, we must announce that this year’s Glastonbury Festival will not take place, and that this will be another enforced fallow year for us.
“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.
“As with last year, we would like to offer all those who secured a ticket in October 2019 the opportunity to roll their £50 deposit over to next year, and guarantee the chance to buy a ticket for Glastonbury 2022.
“We are very appreciative of the faith and trust placed in us by those of you with deposits, and we are very confident we can deliver something really special for us all in 2022!
“We thank you for your incredible continued support and let’s look forward to better times ahead.”
Emily told BBC Radio 2 when the news broke: “It’s going to be like the festival but without the people.”
And an in-person festival may still be held in September after organisers had a one-day license approved for Worthy Farm.
Around 50,000 people are expected to attend the September event should it go ahead, with line-ups and ticket prices yet to be announced.