We’re very pleased to announce that Joshua McDowall is the winner of our “Don’t Pee” logo competition, in which we asked you to come up with a design to discourage people from peeing on the land at Worthy Farm (something which really could threaten the future of the Festival).

Thank you so much to the thousands of you who submitted an entry. We were completely blown away by the standard and picking a winner certainly wasn’t easy, but Joshua’s clever, colourful design was a very popular choice. And because there were so many great designs, we will be displaying as we can on the big screens during the festival.

Joshua wins two tickets to Glastonbury Festival 2016, plus accommodation for two in our Worthy View pre-erected campsite. Here is his winning design:

We’re very pleased to reveal the full Glastonbury Festival 2016 line-up! You can see the poster below, and check out days and set times on our line-up page.

Situated in the southeast corner, Unfairground is an art field for subversive and radical art and music where the act of repurposing both ideas and salvaged material turns the unethical cycle of consumerism and wastefulness into a virtuous one, with the theme of highlighting the unfairness in society and allowing for a uniquely twisted, immersive and interactive visitor experience where participation makes everyone a winner.

Infused with equal measures of anarchist spirit and satirical wit, Unfairground is at the cutting edge of festival culture. Best known for their large scale installations, interactive diversions within a full on hedonistic rave, Unfairground has embraced an entirely original modus operandi excavating an underground culture that cannot be experienced in such a way anywhere else.

Explore their venue pages for the 2016 line-up in Bez’s Flying Bus, Jagz’ Acid Lounge and the Salon Carousel.  In the meantime please do get lost on their map of attractions below, which will preview on Wednesday 22nd June, before the musical delights over the entire weekend.

2016 sees Arcadia return in a vivid flash of sensory mayhem. The Metamorphosis show charts the fate of abductees plucked from the crowd as they are morphed into evolved new beings. With jellyfish swooping from the skies, creatures crawling overhead, musical lightning firing from performers in the midst of the crowd and ground breaking technological innovations coming to life, all roads lead to the Spider’s hilltop lair to explore new dimensions, new heights of interactivity and new depths of immersion.

2016 will also see the launch of a new experimental performance by Arcadia as The Mechanical Orchestra is born from the heart of the beast. Riding frequencies from across the musical spectrum and firing them through the particle accelerator, no-one knows quite what to expect and the only clue has been the Worthy cows mooing a renegade chant as they stumbled across a top secret rehearsal.

This year also sees a viewing platform installed at Arcadia for the disabled, while Arcadia will be working to encourage a respectful and positive campsite culture and offering a free T-shirt to anyone who collects three full bags of recycling to help leave no trace.

This is Arcadia – Glastonbury 2016. We have ignition.

Follow Arcadia: Twitter / Facebook

Spaceport, Spike, Glade Lounge and Glade Main Stage are back in force from Thursday morning right through to doors on Monday proudly presenting their best Glastonbury line-up yet.

Half in the trees and half out, along the old railway line between Other Stage and West Holts and on the way to Arcadia and The Park, The Glade area is right at the heart of the Festival. Day or night it’s a place to stop off and meet with friends when trekking across the site. True to its roots in the Avalon field and Frome One World Festivals the Glade crew puts on a massively varied program of live bands, world music, experimental and later on – the best of pure electronica and dance. Glade hosted the spirit of ’71 stage in 2011 and has a strong connection to the origins of the Festival.

Check out the line-up posters below – and get more info at The Glade’s Area page, Facebook and Twitter. 

Shangri-La is the meta-narrative that strives to illuminate progressive culture and other-worldly entertainment.

Interactive installations and wrap around venues, ground breaking live art and performance, epic-scale subversive artworks and multifarious music programming unify to inspire and engulf its audiences.

Shangri-La holds a mirror up to the masses, challenging people in politics and play. Creating conversations, force-feeding the senses, expanding minds and opening hearts. There are No Spectators.

The fantasy field in the furthest corner of the festival has a deep history in outsider art and underground culture. This spirit continues to manifest in original and new ways to inspire the next generation of cultural revolutionaries and amplify the collective conscience.

ALL WELCOME, ALL CONSUMING, ALL NIGHT LONG: SHANGRI-LA

We’re pleased to report that in 2015, Glastonbury Festival was, once again, able to give over £2 million to our supported causes.

Over the past three years we have been able to make core donations to our main three supported causes – Oxfam, Greenpeace, WaterAid – of £3.75 million; with total donations of over £6 million to worthy causes, both local and international, since the Festival’s last fallow year.

As well as our main three beneficiaries, the Festival has continued to support hundreds of worthy causes, schools and sports groups. There are too many to list, but a selection of them is listed below.

In 2015 we were also humbled by the generous support of everyone who took part in our fundraising auction and raffle in aid of Oxfam’s Refugee Appeal, which generated over £105,000 directly to Oxfam, in addition to the Festival’s donations.

Thank you to everyone who contributed by coming to the Festival; fundraising in the Oxfam appeal; and to all the incredible volunteers whose support and time makes these donations possible.

Emily and Michael

Glastonbury Festival 2015 beneficiaries:

Oxfam
Greenpeace
WaterAid

Ansford School PTA
Ashcott School
BAND (Bristol Association for Neighbourhood Daycare Ltd)
Barton St David Pre-School
Bath City Farm Ltd
Beechen Cliff School
Bishop Henderson C of E Primary School
Blagdon School PTA
Bowlish Infant School
Bridgewater Amateur Swimming Club
Brookside CP School
Buckhorn Weston Village Hall
Burcott Adventure Club
Butleigh Primary School
Castle Cary Rugby Union Football Club
Catcott Primary School
Changing Lives Nepal
Cheltenham Friends of the Samaritans
Children Of Chernobyl Fund (Wells)
Colleens Tenderheart Charity
Compton Dundon & Littleton Village Hall
Cots For Tots
Crispin School
Croscombe C of E Primary School
Ditcheat Jubilee Hall
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance
Downright Special Network
Drayott & Rodney Stoke First School Trust
East Pennard School Room
Evercreech Primary School APT
Evercreech Sports Club
Friends of Charlton Mackrell School
Friends of Coxley School
Friends of Ditcheat School
Friends of Leigh On Mendip School
Friends of Somerset Young Carers Project
Friends of Stoke St Michael School
Friends of West Pennard School (WPS)
Glastonbury Football Club
Green Stewards
Happy Families Camping Crew
Happy Tracks Toddler Park
High Littleton C of E Primary School
Hindhayes Infant School
Holcombe Playing Field & Recreational Ground
Horrington School Association
Horsington Church School PTFA
Keinton Mandeville PSA
Key Kids J.C.C
Long Sutton C of E
Lydford Sports Club
Marksbury C of E Primary School
Martock Youth Centre
Meare Parent Staff Association
Mendip Cave Rescue
Mendip Farmers
Mid Somerset Hockey Club
Mind
Moving Mountains Trust
MSAADA
North Wootton Village Hall & Green Committee
Not Pointless
Oakhill C of E Primary School
Othery Village School
People & Planet
Pilton Pre-School
Ringwood School Arts Foundation
Robert Glanville Playing Field Trust
Saint Joseph & Saint Theresa RC School PTFA
Samaritans (Weston Super Mare)
Shepton Mallet Football Club
Shepton Mallet Infants School
Somerset Film
Somerset Headway
Somerset Wildlife Trust
South Central Ambulance Service
St Aldhelms PTA
St Cuthberts & Central School
St Dunstans School
St Paul’s C of E (VC) Junior School
St Vigor and St John Church of England Primary School
Stanchester Academy
Stepping Stones Playgroup Wells
Stoberry Park School
Street & District Swimming Club / Street Football Club
The Anne Harris Children’s Fund
The Balsam Centre
The Blue School
Tor Rugby Football Club
Ups And Downs Southwest
Upton Noble Church of England VC Primary School
Voices Of The Valley Childrens Choir
Wells Rugby Football Club
Wessex MS Therapy
Wherever The Need
Whitstone School Fund
Wiveliscombe Area Partnership
Wookey Hole Cricket Club
Wookey Primary School
Youth With A Future

Block9, creators of their very own, legendary late-night wonderland at Glastonbury Festival, have upped the ante once again in 2016.

A 24-hour wonderland of heavyweight sound systems, underground nightclubs, huge artworks and extremely alternative performance, Block9 is the go-to field for those in the know with three separate and jaw-dropping parties: Genosys, NYC Downlow and London Underground.

This year, Block9 is a mecca for underground music lovers from across the spectrum. What’s in store? A BRAND NEW NYC DOWNLOW, a special tribute to PRINCE by HOT CHIP, an epic, two hour set by New York legend ROGER SANCHEZ, and performances from Chicago’s THE BLACK MADONNA, ANDY BUTLER (HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR) and Berlin’s Panorama Bar resident ND_BAUMECKER.

For more info, head to the Block9 Area page.

We’re very excited to reveal the incredible array of talent which will be on display in the Theatre & Circus fields this year. Check out the line-up posters below, and click here to get lots more info on the T&C area page.

The Field of Avalon aims to provide folk and roots music with an arts focus, a festival within a festival – stages, a pub, a great range of delicious food outlets, fairground attractions, and a plethora of stalls selling books, vintage clothes, and circus paraphernalia.

Click here to visit their Area page – and check out their fantastic 2016 line-up below!

Text list of artists:

BEANS ON TOAST
BEN MILLER BAND
BLACKBERRY SMOKE
CORINNE BAILEY RAE
EDWARD II
FOY VANCE
HOBO JONES & THE JUNKYARD DOGS
HOLY MOLY & THE CRACKERS
JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR
KING EIDER
KT TUNSTALL
LARKIN POE
MITCH BENN
NEWTON FAULKNER
POLICE DOG HOGAN
ROB HERON & THE TEA PAD ORCHESTRA
SEAFRET
SHOW OF HANDS
THE DESTROYERS
THE DRYSTONES
THE ELEPHANT SESSIONS
THE FEELING
THIS IS THE KIT
TREACHEROUS ORCHESTRA
TURIN BRAKES
WILL YOUNG