Glastonbury News

  1. Lost Vagueness Founder Hits Out

    Roy Gurvitz, the man behind Lost Vagueness, has hit out at Glastonbury's co-organisers claiming their influence is detrimental to the festival.

  2. Jay Z Responds To Gallagher's Glasto Criticism

    The war of words continues as Jay-Z counters Noel's comments saying "We have to respect each others' genre of music and move forward."

  3. Exclusive: Eavis Sets The Record Straight

    Xfm spoke to Glastonbury's Michael Eavis to get his opinion on those Jay-Z quitting rumours and, as he puts it, "the best show in the country".

  4. Linkin Park To Join Jay-Z At Glasto?

    Speculation is mounting that Glastonbury headliner Jay-Z may be bringing nu-metallers Linkin Park to join him for his Saturday night Pyramid Stage slot at this year's festival.

  5. Eavis Responds To Noel's Criticism And Confirms New Bands.

    Xfm caught up with co-organiser Emily Eavis to find out what's going on.

  6. Glastonbury: Blame Mud Not Jay-Z

    Emily Eavis has claimed that the reason 2008's registration numbers are significantly down on last year is because of the infamous mud and inclement weather and not headliner Jay-Z.

  7. The Sun Will Smile On Glasto. Or Maybe Not

    Glastonbury Festival are busy making provisions to combat the dust that's likely to be created thanks to an expected hot weekend. Unfortunately, it's not a view shared by the Met Office.

  8. Exclusive: The Enemy "Jay-Z Is At The Top Of The Must-See List"

    Speaking ahead of their summer of festivals, The Enemy's Tom Clarke spoke to Xfm about playing Glastonbury with Jay-Z.

  9. Glasto Strikes Back

    After the criticism levelled at them over muddy conditions and the choice of headliners, organisers Michael and Emily Eavis have hit back at their detractors.

  10. Winehouse Will Play Glasto

    Will she? Won't she? Do we care any more? Amy Winehouse's dad Mitch is insisting his daughter will be well enough to play Glastonbury this weekend.

  11. Glasto Tickets Still On Sale

    Around 3,000 tickets remain for this weekend’s Glastonbury Festival, as for the first time in fifteen years the event is failing to sell out in advance.

  12. Xfm Recommends - Glastonbury

    We pick a mere trio of acts that you shouldn't overlook this weekend.

  13. Bring your suncream to Glastonbury!

    Xfm are already down at Worthy Farm... But what's the weather like at the moment?

  14. Glasto Weather Check: One Day To Go

    The countdown to Glastonbury is on! Will it be flip flops or wellies? Do we need brollies or sunscreen? Xfm gets exclusive info from the Met Office

  15. Franz Ferdinand Announce Last Minute Glasto Slot

    The Scot rockers will play tonight on The Park Stage at 10pm.

  16. Xfm's Glastonbury Blog

    It's the mother of all festivals, which is why the mother of all radio stations (that's us) is down there grabbing the best pictures, interviews and reviews from Worthy Farm.

  17. Glastonbury Is Go!

    Xfm's Sunta brings us the latest update from Worthy Farm...

  18. Xfm's Glastonbury Review - Thursday

    It's not even an "official" day - but there was plenty to keep us occupied...

  19. Xfm's Glastonbury Review - Friday

    It rained, but there was still fun to be had - Franz Ferdinand played a "surprise" show and Santogold, The Young Knives and the Ting Tings all did their thing.

  20. Neon Neon Chill Out At Glastonbury

    The remarkably laid back Gruff Rhys and Boom Bip spoke to Xfm about their Glasto set.

  21. The Automatic Bring The Sun To Glastonbury

    The band tell Xfm how seeing people in kayaks in 2005 didn't put them off returning to the festival.

  22. Xfm's Glastonbury Review - Saturday

    The sun comes out, and all of Glastonbury breathes a sigh of relief. Here's our view of Saturday at Worthy Farm.

  23. The Verve Release Free New Track Online

    Richard Ashcroft and co follow up Glastonbury set with freebie download.

  24. Xfm's Glastonbury Review - Sunday

    The Verve, Goldfrapp and Laughing Len Cohen... it's the last day of Glasto and the sun is out. Could this year's festival be the best in a long time?

  25. No Charges In Winehouse Punch Fracas

    The fan who was elbowed by the singer isn't going to press charges... but he managed to get the incident on camera.

  26. No Free Cash From Infadels

    Glastonbury-goers won't be seeing a repeat performance of the band's recent stunt, in which Oxford Circus was flooded with fivers...

  27. Elbow - Tipis Are The Way Forward

    Watch here to see Xfm's Sunta talk to Guy and Craig about their Glastonbury camping arrangements, and why every other festival is just a rehearsal.

  28. Ting Tings at Glastonbury

    The dynamic duo brave the mud and tell us about their new single...Watch the interview here

  29. Kings Of Leon at Glastonbury

    Watch Xfm's Lliana Bird speak to Kings Of Leon about mud, wellies, keeping secrets and headlining the Pyramid Stage. "People will eat their words," they said...

  30. Get Ready For The CSS Stage...

    Lovefoxxx spoke to Xfm about their new album, plus what you could expect from a CSS-sponsored Glastonbury Stage...watch here!

  31. Glasvegas At Glasto!

    The Scots wonders tell all about their storming Glastonbury set...take a look at our video here

  32. Xfm at Glastonbury: The Video

    Xfm took residency on the fields of the Glastonbury for five glorious days of music and partying and work, of course. See what happened here...

  33. Glastonbury 2009 Booking Details Announced!

    You can put down your £50 deposit soon…

  34. Glastonbury 2009 Ticket Price Announced

    Michael Eavis has announced how much you'll need to pay - and what you'll have to do - to be in with a chance of hanging out at Worthy Farm next June...

  35. The Subways At Glastonbury

    Watch Xfm's Sunta Templeton chew the fat with Billy and Charlotte of The Subways. Wellies are indeed the way forward...