Emily Eavis dismisses speculation Glastonbury 2021 cancelled

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Emily Eavis Dismisses Speculation Glastonbury 2021 Cancelled
Glastonbury still plans to go ahead in 2021. Photo: PA Archive/PA Images
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By Tom Horton, PA

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has dismissed speculation that the festival has been called off this year.

She made the comment after Spice Girls star Mel B suggested the 2021 edition of the festival would not take place.

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Eavis said there is “no news” as to whether or not the event would go ahead.

She tweeted: “Happy new year to you all! There’s no news this end yet, we haven’t cancelled.

“Will let you know right here as soon as we have an update..”

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Earlier on Monday, Mel B told BBC Radio 5 Live: “I know that Glastonbury has been cancelled, so a lot of big stage performances are kind of on hold again this year, which is sad but we have got to get this virus under control, I guess.”

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Mel B. Photo: PA

Last month Eavis told the BBC that Glastonbury organisers are “doing everything we can on our end to plan and prepare but I think we’re still quite a long way from being able to say we’re confident 2021 will go ahead”.

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She added the festival lost “millions” in 2020 but that it would avoid bankruptcy “as long as we can make a firm call either way in advance” about this year’s event.

The festival in Somerset, England remains sold out because so few people have asked for a refund from last year.

The festival’s 50th anniversary edition, featuring headliners Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar, was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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