The gates to have officially opened as thousands of ticket holders fight for the best spot at the hugely popular music festival. It’s fair to say festival goers are buzzing with excitement to see Dua Lipa, Sza, and Coldplay topping the bill at Worthy Farm. The five-day festival is set to attract up to 200,000 people from June 26 to 30.
Also taking to the famous Pyramid stage will be LCD Soundsystem, British rapper Little Simz, Nigerian singer Burna Boy, 80s chart-topper Cyndi Lauper, and soul star Olivia Dean, alongside other stars including Keane, Paloma Faith, Janelle Monae, Michael Kiwanuka and Paul Heaton. Despite being one of the most famous music festivals in the world, the event may not pay acts as much as you would think. Speaking to , festival organiser Rob Da Bank gave fans a glimpse into the surprising pay cheques musicians take home after performing on the main stage.
He explained: “They cap their budget and even the headliners don’t get paid more than £500,000 I think, which is cheap for some headliners and they’ve had a lot of them. So that’s proof of its huge, huge influence.” To put this into context, headliners at other UK festivals can pocket upwards of £1million for their incredible performances.
Across the pond in the US, Billboard reported that Beyoncé was paid a staggering £3.2million for her Coachella performance back in 2018. Glastonbury organisers Michael and Emily Eavis previously lifted the lid on their act pay structure.
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