If Glastonbury 2021 could not take place, then it would be "closing time". According to his boss Michael Eavis, bankruptcy threatens.
It would have been a superlative music event: the legendary Glastonbury would actually have its 50th anniversary this weekend with well-known headliners such as Paul McCartney (78, "Egypt Station"), Taylor Swift (30, "Lover") and Kendrick Lamar (33, "To Pimp a Butterfly"). However, like all other music events, the festival had to be canceled in March due to the ongoing corona crisis. Michael Eavis (84), co-creator and head of Glastonbury, was now very critical of The Guardian about the future of the prestigious festival and stressed that if it could not happen in 2021 it would mean the end for Glastonbury.
"It has to work next year, otherwise we would really go bankrupt," said Eavis, who takes care of the organization of the event every year with his daughter Emily. "It has to happen, we have to keep going. Otherwise, it will be the end of the day. I don't think we could wait another year."
"Very serious situation"
Emily Eavis also agreed that Glastonbury would be "in a very serious situation if we had to cancel the event next year." The effects of the coronavirus pandemic are pervasive throughout the live industry and are still not fully predictable. The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, which takes place annually at the Worthy Farm of Eavis in Somerset, England, is an independent festival that is increasingly dependent on government support in the wake of the crisis.