#Emily Eavis

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'Hero' celebrity helps Glastonbury fans watch England vs Slovakia after festival announced it wouldn’t be shown

Although, maybe they would have been better off missing it after all

Jess Battison

Glastonbury fans found an incredible way to watch England vs Slovakia this evening (30 June) after the festival announced it wouldn’t be shown.

Yep, even if it wasn’t quite worth getting creative for, people on Worthy Farm didn't miss out all thanks to a ‘hero’ celebrity.

While Shania Twain smashed out bangers for the Glastonbury Legends slot and others got ready to secure a decent spot for SZA’s closing performance tonight, others flocked to the campsite to watch the lads in the Euros.

That’s because despite how big and amazing the festival might be, with plenty of spots for crowds to gather and watch the acts, the organisers decided not to show the football.

Emily Eavis said the festival had set up a screen to watch matches in the past but things are different now.

"We used to have a screen here as no-one had any means of finding out what even the result was because we were so cut off from the outside," the organiser said.

"Now obviously, everyone's connected, and I think you know it's a music festival. I'm sure if people want to see it enough, they can check for results or whatever on their phones. But hopefully I'm encouraging people to put their phones away and forget about the outside world.”

Well, looks like Glasto-goers have found their own way to be 'connected' and find the 'outside world' from the campsite as viral snaps shared on X show a huge crowd gathered around a telly nestled between tents.

TV critic Scott Bryan wrote: “Incredible that someone bought a full size television to Glastonbury to watch the England game.”

Oh, and the ‘hero’ who apparently set up said telly? Former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson. His hairstylist Lou Teasdale confirmed the rumours with a Instagram story of the TV saying: "@louist91 absolute legend setting the footy up."

Yep, people are calling the star an absolute ‘king’ for sorting Glasto-goers out.

“Louis Tomlinson the LEGEND he is,” many agreed.

Others echoed: “That's our @Louis_Tomlinson king s**t right there, the man cannot miss an England (or championship) game!”

Fans even called the star a ‘man of the people’ as he hooked campers up with the football.

However, as England fell behind in the first half, some have dubbed it the ‘Louis Tomlinson effect’ as many joked: “They’ll be switching it off soon.”

Well, hey at least the Glasto-goers can join us in this shared stress.

[zot3-flopped]

Louis going to Glastonbury each and every year praying, begging and hoping they would invite him to at least play in one of the side stages never not going be funny to me. His stunt of taking a tv to watch football this year is one more way of being loud and obnoxious so the Glasto committee would see his name in the headlines and ask him to play their festival. I’m waiting for Harry to headline Glastonbury so I can see Mr Trash go down in tears and jealousy.

I wonder if they don't want him there at all or if they offered him a lowly position on the bill and he got angry and said he deserved better?

Louis: I was thinking fourth on the Pyramid Stage.

Emily Eavis: We can offer you tenth on the Other Stage. 4pm.

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Only 18% of headliners at the UK's top festivals this year are female, Sky News analysis has found.

Women are seen as too much of a "risk" for the top slots because of a perception festivalgoers prefer watching men, as well as the pool of female talent still being too small, music industry experts say.

Industry figures also called on Glastonbury to do more to bridge the gender divide.

Across 104 festivals this summer, only a fifth (20%) of headline acts are fronted by women, compared with almost four-fifths (78%) by men and 2% by non-binary people.

At the biggest festivals, with over 30,000 capacity, this is even lower for women at one in six (18%).

And if you count the total number of performers on stage during headline slots, only one in 10 (11%) are women.

According to our research, while women are still behind men across the board, they are more popular with fans on YouTube, Google and the radio, than they are with festival promoters when booking headliners.

Meanwhile, the likes of Glastonbury, Isle of Wight Festival and Latitude don't have a single female-fronted headliner on their main stages this year.

Bucking the trend, is the British Summer Time Festival in London's Hyde Park which just announced Lana Del Rey as its final headliner.

Glastonbury, which is releasing its final 2023 tickets on Sunday, faced a backlash in March after it revealed the Arctic Monkeys, Guns n Roses and Sir Elton John will headline its famous Pyramid Stage this year.

Folk rocker, Cat Stevens, is also booked for the Sunday afternoon "legends" slot despite rumours Blondie was due to take it.

Organiser Emily Eavis said the female headliner they had planned, widely rumoured to be Taylor Swift, had to pull out due to a tour clash.

Women 'too much of a risk'

Eve Horne is a producer, singer-songwriter and founder of Peak Music UK, which mentors female and non-binary artists and producers. She is also on UK Music's Diversity Taskforce and is a board member of Moving The Needle, which works to improve female inclusion in the industry.

She says there was hope that the devastating impact of COVID would make industry bosses prioritise inclusion and diversity.

"If anything it did a 360 and went backwards," she tells Sky News.

"Everyone started going for the money again and saying there's too much risk in putting women as headliners."

Eve claims promoters repeatedly tell her that festivalgoers of all genders prefer watching men perform more than women.

"It's about money at the end of the day and we still have old white men gatekeeping the industry," she adds.

John Rostron, chief executive of the Association of Independent Festivals, which represents 105 UK events, says the problem stems from there being a smaller pool of female artists for promoters to pick from.

"A headline slot might be the pinnacle of an artist's live career.

"There are plenty of barriers for any artist to get there, but for women there are maybe triple the number of barriers, so the talent pool at the top is smaller.

"We have to wait for them to come up and then be open to booking them."

The problem gets worse at larger festivals where big acts charge high fees and promoters have to meet those costs with ticket sales - and are also accountable to shareholders.

"You can't say that a male band sells more tickets because they're men," he adds. "But you can say that they sell more tickets than another band when that's been proven to be true."

YouTubers and radio DJs choosing more women

Sky News looked at YouTube views and radio play to see how popular female-fronted artists are on those platforms. "Female-fronted" refers to acts with a female lead performer.

They were far better represented on both platforms than they were at the top of festival billboards.

On YouTube, in the 12 months to the end of March, female-fronted artists made up 35% of total music views, while their male counterparts were 65%. Non-binary-fronted acts were at fewer than 1%.

Almost half (24) of the 50 most searched for artists on Google in the same period were also female.

Both data sets suggest fans do want to consume female-fronted artists.

On the radio, they have averaged roughly a third (32%) of plays between 2019 and now, with male acts at just under two-thirds (65%) and non-binary at 3%.

So far in 2023, the gender balance has been almost equal, with female and male artists both at 48%, with the remainder non-binary.

Six of the top 10 songs played on the radio so far this year are by female solo artists including Miley Cyrus's Flowers - the most popular song of 2023 so far.

Increases in non-binary representation are largely down to a small number of artists, such as Sam Smith and Olly Alexander.

At festivals there are signs of progress. Across all stages almost three in 10 (29%) acts are female-fronted - up by almost 2% on the five-year average.

But that progress isn't reflected in headline slots.

'Glastonbury can afford inclusion managers'

By contrast, the Mighty Hoopla, a 25,000-person festival in south London, has had no male-fronted headliners since 2018.

Olly Alexander headlined in 2018 and is returning this year.

It offers a "platform to LGBTQ+ performers" and ensures at least 50% of performers are female and non-binary across the whole line-up.

Cassie Leon, who heads-up inclusion for the festival, says with their audience, it's "relatively easy" to commit to a diverse line-up.

"Part of queer culture is trying to uplift women as much as possible," she adds.

Asked how other festivals should improve female representation, she says more staff should be hired specifically to promote inclusion.

"It's everybody's issue, from the agents to the festivals to the places finding the talent," she says.

Specifically on Glastonbury, she adds: "If you can afford Elton John, you can afford inclusion managers."

While Britain's biggest festival might be less profit-focused than others, raising funds for charities and reportedly paying artists a fraction of their usual fees, smaller festivals still seem to do better at booking female-fronted headliners.

Jungle and drum and bass artist Nia Archives is headlining two indie festivals this year - We Out Here in Dorset and Outlook in Croatia - as well as playing at Glastonbury.

"It's a hard one for me," she says "because I know I'm being given those opportunities but also recognise that not everybody has those opportunities."

Heavy metal and rock among worst offenders

Other than the Mighty Hoopla, no festival in our database has had more than a third female-fronted headline acts between 2018 and now.

Six have had none at all since then - Isle of Wight, Download, Kendal Calling, TRNSMT, Slam Dunk Festival and Bloodstock Open Air.

With half of the worst offenders coming under rock and heavy metal, John Rostron, of AIF, which represents Bloodstock Open Air, says things are "particularly difficult" across those genres as there is a "much smaller talent pool".

Bloodstock's festival director Adam Gregory shares his view.

"There is a shortage of female-fronted bands coming through the ranks," he says, adding that headline slots are booked according to the "strongest available offering".

John also points to the way some major festivals sign up artists exclusively - preventing them from playing other events.

"Someone playing third at Reading might be perfect to headline one of our smaller festivals, but they can't. Both organisers and artists have a responsibility to say no to exclusives."

'Ethical' promoters

There are groups trying to make a difference.

Not Bad For A Girl, a DJ collective based in Manchester and London, formed four years ago to "create a platform for female and non-binary DJs" - running their own events, performing at others, and on the radio.

They wear signature pink balaclavas in a bid to "eliminate conventional beauty standards" after members were denied opportunities on account of their gender.

Founder Martha Bolton says they actively support diverse talent, for example by "having two events and using one as a cash cow, so the other can promote an up-and-coming artist".

She adds that big organisations like Glastonbury have a responsibility to set the standard for the industry.

"It needs to be the bigger people taking that jump for the rest of us who can't afford the risk."

No accountability

There is no official regulator of the music industry in the UK, so no official means of accountability when it comes to gender diversity.

UK Music, which has its own diversity taskforce, acts as a trade union, and connects smaller associations that represent specific parts of the industry.

Keychange is an EU-funded diversity programme that asks its 600 signatories (41% of which are festivals) to commit to at least 50% female inclusion. By the end of 2021, 64% of signatories had met the target.

But neither body is legally binding.

In an interview with The Guardian in March, Emily Eavis said Lizzo, who will perform just before Guns N Roses on the Pyramid Stage, could "totally headline" but the rock band were already booked.

She reiterated that female inclusion is "top of our agenda", having committed to 50:50 representation in 2020 and secured more than half female and non-binary acts for 2023 so far.

In its diversity statement the festival says it is "working alongside experts in equality and anti-discrimination" on an internal review.

"We try our best and we obviously aim for 50:50. Some years, it's more, some years, it's less," Eavis told the BBC earlier this year, adding it's "looking like we've got two female headliners" for 2024.

But she added that despite being the biggest festival in the country, it is not just down to her to make change.

"We're trying our best so the pipeline needs to be developed. This starts way back with the record companies, radio. I can shout as loud as I like but we need to get everyone on board."

Sky News has contacted Glastonbury for further comment.

[shit-talk-turner]

Alexa went to Glasto in 2013 when AM were headlining and Alex brought Arielle, I don't think she cares enough about Louise to save 'embarrassment'. Truth of the matter is Glasto has now become v commercialised and over-crowded since Emily Eavis has taken over. Last year was one of the worst years ever.

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[infohstyles]

Harry Styles foi convidado para ser o headliner do Glastonbury 2025 após ficar de fora do circuito de festivais de 2024.

Dizem que Harry Styles foi convidado para se apresentar no Festival de Glastonbury em 2025, e espera-se que ele tenha um novo álbum lançado até lá. O astro de 30 anos, que estourou nas paradas de sucesso, encontrou a fama em 2010, quando sua boyband globalmente famosa, One Direction, foi formada no programa de talentos da ITV, The X Factor. Desde então, Harry seguiu carreira solo e lançou três álbuns: seu álbum homônimo de estreia em 2017, Fine Line em 2019 e Harry's House em 2022.

Ele também teve um sucesso fenomenal em turnê. Sua primeira turnê solo, Live on Tour, o levou a se apresentar ao redor do mundo de 2017 até 2018, enquanto sua segunda turnê, Love On Tour, com 173 datas, o viu lotar arenas de 2021 até 2023. Relatórios sugerem que o cantor de Music for a Sushi Restaurant deve lançar um quarto álbum no próximo ano e subir ao palco do Glastonbury como parte de sua estratégia de promoção.

Havia especulações de que Harry faria uma pequena aparição no festival de 2024, com rumores de que ele se juntaria à artista da sessão Legends, Shania Twain, para um dueto, mas isso nunca se concretizou. No entanto, uma fonte afirmou sobre o festival do próximo ano: “Harry seria o headliner perfeito para o Glastonbury, e a (organizadora) Emily (Eavis) há muito tempo quer ele no palco de Worthy Farm, mas as datas nunca se alinharam perfeitamente.”

Eles acrescentaram ao The Sun: “Harry seria um show incrível para assistir no Pyramid Stage. O Glastonbury terá um ano de descanso em 2026, então agendar Harry para o próximo ano seria perfeito. É algo que a equipe do Glastonbury está tentando fazer acontecer. Se esse sonho se tornará realidade, no entanto, ainda depende da equipe de Harry."

Como membro do One Direction, Harry desfrutou de grande sucesso nas paradas e em turnês mundiais ao lado dos companheiros de banda Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne e Zayn Malik — que deixou o grupo dramaticamente em 2015. O restante da banda está tecnicamente em hiato, e alguns fãs ainda têm esperança de que eles se reúnam em breve para criar novas músicas e fazer turnês juntos novamente.

[influencermagazineuk]

Emily Eavis Plans for Glastonbury Festival 2025

Glastonbury organizer Emily Eavis has already begun discussions with potential acts for the 2025 festival, ensuring an exciting lineup for fans. This announcement comes as the current festival wraps up, featuring R&B star SZA and Canadian pop sensation Shania Twain, who will grace the Legends slot. Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Eavis shared with the Glastonbury Free Press that the festival will take a break in 2026 to allow the land to recover. She mentioned, "Planning the festival before a fallow year is always a unique challenge because it feels like you need to pack two years into one. We’re already talking to some acts for it, which is really exciting." Shania Twain, at 58, has embraced the festival's spirit, heightening anticipation for her debut on the Pyramid Stage. Eavis commented, "The excitement for her performance is electric." She also emphasized the festival's unique atmosphere, describing it as a place where people can come together, rediscover common ground, and restore their faith in humanity. Sunday's weather is expected to be pleasant, with sunny spells and some clouds. The Met Office predicts a fine afternoon with temperatures reaching up to 19°C, staying dry in the evening with lows around 10°C to 11°C. Monday might see some light rain in the morning, but a bright afternoon is expected. To close this year's festival, American soul singer SZA will perform her headline set at 9:30 PM, promising a memorable end to the event. Read the full article

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’It’s still changing every day,’ co-organiser said in response to ‘leak’

[musicnewsweb]

ICYMI: Has Emily Eavis just hinted Madonna is heading to Glastonbury next summer? http://dlvr.it/Sy29T4

[zot3-flopped]

- The Guardian

Louis associated with thuggery yet again. He's celebrating now, but Emily Eavis won't be answering his emails.

[cavenewstimes]

Glastonbury Festival 2024 tickets increase to ₤ 360

Co-organiser Emily Eavis reveals a ₤ 20 boost to celebration ticket costs …Read More

[ititledit]

Last few days to donate to support Saffron, a UK charity helping women get into music technology.

"Less than 5% of the music tech industry is comprised of women, non-binary or trans people. Less than 1% of these are Black, Asian or ethnically diverse. We're working hard to provide these people with a seat at the table and opportunities within the music industry.

As a non-profit organisation, Saffron's mission has been to advance gender equality in the music tech sector by creating safer spaces for marginalised people to learn, create and grow confidently through forward-thinking technological music creation, DJ and music industry experience.

Saffron and its sister organisation Mix Nights have been doing this work consistently for seven years in Bristol, London, Nottingham, Birmingham and globally online. Recently, however, we have found ourselves in a precarious position and urgently need your help to continue.

THE POSITION WE FIND OURSELVES IN

As a mixed Black Caribbean-led organisation we were eligible for a number of grants sparked by the Black Lives Matter 2020 movement. This allowed us to thrive in the short term, but these funds were largely one-off gestures rather than essential ongoing core support.

Over the past few months, a number of crucial and expected arts grants and income sources for our work in 2023 have not materialised or been cut, and our primary industry donor has departed.

This has left us in a tight spot. We are now turning to our community to help get us through the next few months whilst we carry out our longer-term plans to make Saffron more sustainable. With 7 years of work behind us, we are now asking for YOUR support.

WHY SAFFRON'S WORK IS IMPORTANT

As recently highlighted by Emily Eavis following criticism of Glastonbury's all-white-male lineup, there is an industry "pipeline problem". A problem Saffron has actively been working to address from all angles.

In 2022 we provided music tech training and community infrastructure for over 1000 people around the world. This included widening accessibility:

- 40% access courses, mentoring and memberships for free or discounted

- 46% are global majority (Black, Asian, mixed ethnicities)

- 37% have additional support needs, eg. Autism, physical or mental health issues

And generating real impact:

- 41% of Mix Nights course graduates have gone on to paid gig bookings

- 34% of radio course graduates have secured their own residency

There is a vital need for our work. To put this in perspective: in 2022, we had 644 course applications for 200 places.

WHAT YOUR SUPPORT WILL DO

Your support will help cover our core costs, allowing us to continue our existing programmes, strengthen community connections and build stable foundations to move forward with confidence.

- Provide music tech training and community opportunities to 1000+ women, trans and non- binary people.

- Employ 7 people on salary, 3 on retainer, and 20 regular freelancers across 4 cities and 2 continents.

- Continue workshops/courses/showcase events in Nottingham, London, Bristol, Birmingham and 1 new city, plus online.

- Commission and release new records, and support career development opportunities for diverse artists

- Marketing and outreach campaigns highlighting diversity in music tech to young people.

- Progress course and member activity participants to a higher level with new industry partners, mentoring and opportunities.

- Consult with communities to bring diverse folks into their first experiences with music tech in a meaningful way."

They are very close to meeting their goal!

https://gofund.me/3dcac556

[pewartanusantara]

Panggung Pyramid Festival Glastonbury Dibuka oleh Musik Kolektif Trance Maroko

Panggung Pyramid Festival Glastonbury Dibuka oleh Musik Kolektif Trance Maroko

Pewarta Nusantara, Internasional – Festival Glastonbury, yang dikenal sebagai festival musik megah, eklektik, dan terkenal di dunia, dimulai dengan suara meriah dari The Master Musicians of Joujouka, sebuah musik kolektif trance yang berasal dari Maroko.

Panggung utama Pyramid menjadi saksi puluhan ribu penggemar yang bergembira dan terhanyut dalam irama musik selama tiga hari di bawah terik matahari Inggris.

Selain penampilan musik trance yang mengagumkan, festival ini juga menampilkan aksi-aksi hebat lainnya. Diantaranya adalah penampilan dari band rock Amerika Guns N’ Roses dan penyanyi legendaris Inggris, Elton John, yang penampilannya di malam Minggu akan menjadi penutup tur terakhirnya di Inggris.

Pertunjukan Arctic Monkeys juga dijadwalkan untuk dilanjutkan malam itu setelah keraguan mengenai kondisi vokalis mereka, Alex Turner, yang mengalami radang tenggorokan.

Penyelenggara Emily Eavis memastikan bahwa mereka akan tampil dan berharap tidak ada masalah serius yang terjadi. The Master Musicians of Joujouka, yang juga telah tampil di Glastonbury pada tahun 2011, memiliki warisan musik yang berusia berabad-abad dan berakar dalam tradisi Sufi.

Mereka semakin mendapat perhatian dunia setelah berkolaborasi dengan Brian Jones dari The Rolling Stones pada tahun 1960-an. Salah satu pengunjung bernama Leslie Mills menyatakan antusiasmenya terhadap penampilan misterius dari aksi yang disebut “The Churnups”, yang banyak diperkirakan sebagai Foo Fighters.

Dia duduk di atas rumput sambil menikmati Coke Diet dalam suhu 25 derajat Celsius dan berbagi kegembiraannya, “Itu berbeda. Saya sangat menikmati tariannya.”

Baca juga: AS Mengajukan Tuntutan Hukum Terhadap Perusahaan China atas Perdagangan Bahan Fentanyl

Festival Glastonbury terus menjadi pusat perhatian dengan penampilan-penampilan spektakuler dan beragam yang menarik para penggemar musik dari seluruh dunia.

Dengan pertunjukan-pertunjukan yang menakjubkan dan atmosfer yang menggembirakan, festival ini menawarkan pengalaman yang tak terlupakan bagi semua yang hadir. (*Ibs)

New Post has been published on https://www.pewartanusantara.com/panggung-pyramid-festival-glastonbury-dibuka-oleh-musik-kolektif-trance-maroko/

[techdex]

Arctic Monkeys CONFIRMED for Glastonbury tonight after fears Alex Turner wouldn't be well enough

https://echoingwalls.com/blog/arctic-monkeys-confirmed-for-glastonbury-tonight-after-fears-alex-turner-wouldnt-be-well-enough/

Arctic Monkeys CONFIRMED for Glastonbury tonight after fears Alex Turner wouldn't be well enough

Emily Eavis has confirmed Arctic Monkeys are still headlining Glastonbury after Alex Turner was struck down with a sore throat. …

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Glastonbury Festival officially starts as Emily Eavis opens gates

Co-organiser Emily Eavis opens the gates to thousands of people ready for a long weekend of music.

[qudachuk]

Festival co-organiser Emily Eavis recently suggested two of the event’s three headliners next year could be women