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Glastonbury Festival Eyes 2026 Fallow Year and Potential Kate Bush Headline

Emily Eavis discusses festival's history, future plans, and the importance of rest for the land and community.

  • Emily Eavis reveals that Glastonbury Festival almost ended in the 1990s when her father planned to retire.
  • The festival will likely take a fallow year in 2026 to allow the land and community to rest.
  • Eavis expresses her dream of having Kate Bush as a future headliner, despite her long hiatus from live performances.
  • This year's festival features a diverse lineup with a 50:50 gender split among headliners.
  • New additions to the festival include Terminal 1, celebrating migration, and a biomechanical dragonfly replacing Arcadia's iconic spider.
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