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The legendary Glastonbury Festival WILL return for this year with a one day special event for just 50,000 revellers after a council agreed to grant a licence. The Somerset festival has had its licence approved for the day at Worthy Farm - but there wont be a campsite this year. Mendip district council, which oversees the festival’s Somerset location, approved the licence after consulting with local residents and authorities. Sam Phripp, the council’s chair of licensing, said: “Any...

A limited Glastonbury Festival will return in September with up to 50,000 people able to enjoy a special one-off event at Worthy Farm.  Organisers were forced to cancel plans for the long-awaited five-day festival in June due to the Covid pandemic, which also saw the 2020 event axed. But Emily and Michael Eavis have now been granted permission to hold a two-day concert on September 17 and 18 after applying to Mendip District Council.  The licence allows for the Pyramid stage to be used on ...

Glastonbury Festival is set to hold a two-day event in September. Michael and Emily Eavis - who organise the world famous music festival - have been granted a license to host a special festival on Worthy Farm in Somerset later this year after the main event was cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The license has been approved with over 50 conditions that family-friendly function must meet in order to go ahead, including the banning of any campsites. It also states that all the ...

May 19, 2021, 4:10 pm The regular Glastonbury Festival usually takes place in June and attracts around 200,000 people (Yui Mok/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Glastonbury Festival organisers have been given permission to host a special one-day event at Worthy Farm in September. The annual music and arts event has ...

Glastonbury Lite: September festival given green light  Licence granted for a one-day music event for 50,000 festivalgoers on the Worthy Farm site in Somerset 19 May 2021 • 7:26pm Glastonbury is back on after a two-year break - but in a shortened form Credit: AFP Glastonbury organisers have been given the go-ahead to host a festival in September, but for one day only and without any campers. Mendip Council has granted a licence for an event that has been dubbed ‘Glastonbury Lite’. The li...

Glastonburys Pilton Party event also cannot take place within 30 days of the event. Councillor Sam Phripp, who is chair of licensing at the council, said: “Whenever a licence application is considered, Mendip rightly assesses the impact of an event on local people and seeks to find a decent balance. “With regard to Glastonbury Festival Events Limited holding a concert in September, we’ve heard concerns from residents, and those concerns are reflected in more than 50 conditions that have ...

Glastonbury to return in September with fans in attendance