“The fallow year is important because it gives the land a rest, and it gives the cows a chance to stay out for longer and reclaim their land,” says Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis. Glastonbury returns to Worthy Farm from 26-30 June, with the likes of , Coldplay, and SZA headlining, while Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, and are also set to grace the UK’s largest music festival’s stages. This year is marks , as it will be the first time in its history that two out of the three headline performers will be women.
Plus, this year’s Pyramid Stage line-up has a 50:50 split between male and female acts. This comes after criticism of last year’s . Regarded as a major event not just in British culture but on the , the festival has been active since 1970 and has been going strong ever since.
However, co-organiser Emily Eavis, while sharing that she has “a vague idea” of who next year’s headliners might be, has said that the festival is likely to take a year off in 2026. Speaking on he BBC’s Sidetracked podcast, Eavis confirmed that she was thinking of having a fallow year in two years time. The last time this happened was in 2018 – with both the 2020 and 2021 festivals cancelled because of the pandemic.
“We are due a fallow year,” she said. “The fallow year is important because it gives the land a rest, and it gives the cows a chance to stay out for longer and reclaim their land.” She added: “I think it gives everybody time to just switch off and the pub.
