‘We’re gonna need a bigger site’: Glastonbury may have to move, says founder

The Glastonbury festival might be forced to move in the future, according to its organiser and founder. Michael Eavis (pictured) says he does not own the entire site and as a result it is getting increasingly difficult to stage the event, which has been going since 1970. “I’m always worried about the future, about the land not being available because I only own the middle bit,” he said. Eavis says he is looking into alternative sites but he is keeping them secret and has yet to reveal a time frame.

Where the pyramid is and all the land around it is owned by other people, so that could be a problem long-term.

Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis

He said: “I may have to find a site that’s bigger and is all under the control of one person. That’s the ideal situation, so that might happen in the long-term.” Millions have been making the pilgrimage to Worthy Farm for decades and it has become the biggest and best-loved music festival in the world. Glastonbury started with just over a thousand people, who were offered free milk with their ticket. But Paul Stokes from Q magazine says it will be a risk to go elsewhere. “They’ve got to be really careful if they do decide to move away,” he said.“Forget the stone circle - what really makes it unique is having Michael Eavis’ house at the top of the site, the fact that you know who the owner is rather than a faceless corporation that you get at some other events.”

All good things come to an end and one has to make changes. I would love it to stay but it’s getting very, very complicated now.

Michael Eavis

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