Glastonbury Festival have confirmed that they have cancelled the 2021 event, with tickets rolling over to 2022.
The news was announced on Thursday on the Worthy Farm event's Twitter page. In a joint statement, Michael and Emily Eavis, the festival's founders, the post read: "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.
Tickets for this year will roll over to next year. Full statement below and on our website. Michael & Emily."
The post the contained a statement reading:
"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 and 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 oudl 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."
Last month, Emily Eavis told the BBC that she hoped the festival could go ahead, revealing that Glastonbury lost "millions" thanks to postponing the event in 2020.
Last year's 50th anniversary event was meant to be headlined by Sir Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar, but it was announced that the festival would be cancelled during the initial national lockdown in March 2020. So far, there have been no updates on the lineup.
