Glastonbury Festival 2014

Glastonbury Festival 2014
Date(s) 25 June 2014 (2014-06-25)-
29 June 2014 (2014-06-29)
Location(s) Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, UK
Website www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

The 2014 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was held between 25 and 29 June 2014.[1]

Ticket sales

Initially a small selection of tickets were sold for people who wished to travel by coach. A few days later the standard tickets were released where ticket sales sold out in record time of one hour and 27 minutes.[2]

Line-up

On 19 December 2013, it was announced that Arcade Fire would headline the Pyramid Stage on Friday 27 June 2014.[3] Kasabian will headline on Sunday 29 June.[4] In early March 2014, Glastonbury announced that Dolly Parton would perform at the festival via their Facebook page, although didn't confirm if she would be headlining. Other acts that self-confirmed were Disclosure (who will play the Other Stage on the Friday), Blondie, Lily Allen and Foxes.[5][6][7] The artist headlining on Saturday was listed as special guests due to legal reasons. Metallica were later announced as the special guests.[8]

As of 30 April 2014, the following artists have been announced to perform:[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Glastonbury Festivals". Archived from the original on 23 December 2007.
  2. ↑ Legge, James (6 October 2013). "Glastonbury Festival 2014: Tickets sell out in record time - leaving fans disappointed". The Independent. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/news/arcade-fire-announced-as-first-2014-headliner
  4. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26882221
  5. ↑ "Glastonbury 2014 line-up: Kasabian, Ed Sheeran, Jack White, Robert Plant confirmed". Daily Telegraph. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Glastonbury's new lineup topped by Kasabian". BBC News. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Glastonbury line-up 2014: Kasabian, Skrillex and Elbow confirmed for bill". The Independent. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Metallica to headline Glastonbury on Saturday night slot". BBC News. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  9. ↑ http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/news/the-glastonbury-2014-line-up-so-far
  10. ↑ "Aquilo". Glastonbury. BBC. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
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