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Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis to step aside for 'new generation' Glastonbury Festival is not just a beanfeast — it’s a £70 million business, too

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Blur have a bit of a blub at Glastonbury

29.06.09
Blur's reunion is all too much for Damon Albarn as he sobs on stage ... more

From hippies to hip-hop - Glastonbury's rich history

25.06.09
From its humble beginnings as a left-field music show for hippies looking for peace and love on a remote dairy farm, Glastonbury has established itself as one of the world's largest and best-loved festivals... more

Golden moments of Glastonbury Festival

25.06.09
Glastonbury Festival's first acts take the stage today and some golden musical moments are promised over the weekend... more

Giant Mike Skinner crop circle welcomes Glastonbury revellers

25.06.09
The music begins at Glastonbury today with revellers arriving in their thousands hopeful showers hold off... more

Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis to step aside for 'new generation'

22.06.09
Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has told of his plans to stand down from his organising role.... more

Glastonbury Festival is not just a beanfeast — it’s a £70 million business, too

19.06.09
Analysis: As the rock festivals season gets under way, Dominic Prince discovers just how lucrative Glastonbury is... more

Boris joins Time's power list with help from Conrad Black

30.04.09
Boris Johnson's global reach was underlined when he was named in the Time 100, the US magazine's list of the world's most influential people... more

Blondes have more fun at NME party

26.02.09
The stars let their hair down at the NME Awards at Brixton Academy.... more

Coldplay on top of the Q world

06.10.08
Coldplay were the big winners at the Q Awards. The band won Best Album and Best Act in the World Today at the annual showbiz bash. ... more

Lily Allen cosies up with ex Ed Simons backstage at Glastonbury after she learns of gran's death

30.06.08
Romance appeared to be back on the program for Lily Allen and Chemical Brothers' star Ed Simons at Glastonbury yesterday. ... more

Glastonbury veteran Kate Moss arrives at festival with boyfriend Jamie Hince

28.06.08
Kate Moss joined the growing crowd of celebrities at Glastonbury last night. The 34-year-old supermodel braved the rain and mud to support her boyfriend, The Kills guitarist Jamie Hince, as he took to the stage.... more

Amy Winehouse set to sing Free Nelson Mandela at Hyde Park gig tonight

27.06.08
Amy Winehouse put on an impressive performance at the rehearsals for Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday when she sang a rendition of Free Nelson Mandela. ... more

Lily and Pixie and a host of stars pitch up among thousands of festival-goers descending on Glastonbury

27.06.08
Celebrities were among the 200,000 revellers who descended on Glastonbury today for the start of Britain's biggest music festival. The stars were spotted getting into the festival spirit with a drink in the backstage area today.... more

Amy turns to the soft stuff (that's vodka and whisky for her) after snubbing Mandela photocall

27.06.08
Amy Winehouse was spotted shopping for alcohol and sweets yesterday instead of joining her pop contemporaries at a photocall for Friday's Nelson Mandela concert.... more

Here comes the sun: Thousands pitch up early at Glastonbury as forecasters predict a dry festival... well, mostly

25.06.08
The gates have opened and Glastonbury 2008 has got underway in blazing sunshine - bringing hope to thousands of revellers.... more

Glastonbury tickets go on sale in HMV after festival fails to sell out

11.06.08
Tickets for the Glastonbury Festival will be on sale in HMV music stores today in a last ditch attempt to make the event a sell-out. ... more

Rock of ages against racism

28.04.08
The Love Music Hate Racism carnival was a true British national party: colourful, vibrant and free to everybody.... more

Off the record

18.04.08
David Smyth defends Jay-Z as the Glastonbury headliner, considers why being a movie A-lister is a hindrance to a music career and discovers what's new on the net.... more

Jay-Z takes rap for not selling out Glastonbury

07.04.08
Tickets for this year's Glastonbury Festival are still available, a day after going on sale - sparking rumours that fans are unimpressed by the headline act, US rapper Jay-Z. ... more

Crazy in love: Beyoncé weds rapper Jay-Z in star-studded New York ceremony

05.04.08
Beyoncé Knowles has married rapper Jay-Z in a private ceremony in New York, singer Mary J. Blige confirmed yesterday. The couple's parents joined a group of close celebrity pals, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, as well as Beyoncé's bandmates in Destiny's Child Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams ... more

Ready for the festival season?

14.03.08
With little to choose between the line-ups, it's the added extras that will count at this year's festivals. David Smyth guides you through the best summer festivals.... more

This year's Glastonbury Festival could be the last

15.02.08
An organiser of the Glastonbury festival has hinted that this year's 38th event could be the last.... more

Deadline for Glastonbury music fans

08.01.08
Revellers hoping for a ticket to this summer's Glastonbury Festival will have to register their interest next month.... more

75,000 enjoy Mela magic

13.08.07
Thousands flocked to the London Mela festival for a feast of South Asian music and culture.... more

The Who soldier on - but Iggy steals the show

25.06.07
Richard Godwin squelched from one stage to another at Glastonbury this weekend to give us his verdict on this year's festival.... more

Storms fail to dampen spirits at Glastonbury

22.06.07
Thunderstorms and torrential have rain marked the opening of Glastonbury, turning the festival into the traditional mudbath. ... more

Playing the fields

22.05.07
Isle of Wight's Bestival will be one of the summer's hottest music events. Arwa Haider asks its DJ organiser Rob da Bank why the fancy dress-fest seems to work.... more

Off the record: David Smyth

30.03.07
David Smyth discusses unorthodox British rapper Stig of the Dump, line-ups for the upcoming festival season and the latest internet music releases.... more

Biggest ever Glastonbuy festival approved

27.03.07
The biggest Glastonbury Festival in history has been given the go-ahead. An extra 27,500 places will now be available when tickets go on sale this Sunday.... more

London Live: Make the most of the capital today

05.02.07
From indulging in sweet retro delights or tucking into a big Kentucky-style breakfast to learning some wildly acrobatic street-dance moves we show you how to most of your city today.... more

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