Glastonbury Free Press

The Glastonbury Free Press is printed in the Theatre & Circus fields, on a vintage 1957 7-ton Heidelberg press and is available around the site, for free. Pick it up from the Free Press printing tent, in the Theatre & Circus fields, where you can see this clunking, whirring and fascinatingly efficient beast of a machine in action and buy souvenir Free Press posters and beermats.

Over the Festival, two daily papers are printed – the first on the Thursday morning, with a second to follow on Sunday morning. In between press rolls, our loyal printing posse will be on hand to take small ads and guide the public through the mysteries of the cylinder press.

Click here to download 2024’s Sunday’s edition our on-site newspaper, the Glastonbury Free Press, which features exclusive interviews with Emily Eavis, Love Watts and this year’s Agony Aunt, Paloma Faith. Or pick up a copy around site!

Click here to download 2024’s Thursday’s issue of the Glastonbury Free Press. This edition features exclusives with Michael Eavis, Ros Atkins, Jayahadadream, Paul Heaton, and Asha Puthli and a host of other Festival-related pieces.

Our thanks to the amazing Free Press team of writers, designers and printers.

HEIDELBERG UK is commemorating two significant milestones this year: 175 years of global presence and 50 years of operations in the UK. To celebrate these anniversaries, HEIDELBERG UK has partnered with the Free Press at Glastonbury Festival to offer a unique apprenticeship opportunity. This apprenticeship is designed for a young individual nominated by the Festival and focuses on training as a printing machine engineer.

The selected apprentice will receive hands-on training across a range of HEIDELBERG’s advanced printing equipment. The apprenticeship offers a valuable pathway into the print industry, equipping the apprentice with both practical experience and technical knowledge.

For more information about HEIDELBERG’s apprenticeship programs and partnership with Glastonbury, you can visit their official website.