Glastonbury Festival confirms dates for 2027 event after fallow year

Glastonbury Festival has announced the dates for its 2027 event following a fallow year in 2026.

The next edition of the Somerset music festival will take place from Wednesday, June 23, to Sunday, June 27 2027, after a pause next year to allow the land at Worthy Farm to recover.

The first 25 pairs of tickets for the 2027 event are to be made available in a prize draw to raise funds to support the work of Medecins Sans Frontieres and Doctors Without Borders in conflicts in Gaza and Sudan. The draw is now open until November 7 2026.

It comes after last year’s Glastonbury saw sets by Punk duo Bob Vylan and Irish rap trio Kneecap assessed by Avon and Somerset Police.

Bobby Vylan, of Bob Vylan, led crowds on the festival’s West Holts Stage in chants of “death, death to the IDF”, before a member of Irish rap trio Kneecap joked fans should “start a riot” outside his bandmate’s upcoming court appearance, and led the crowd on chants of “f*** Keir Starmer”.

The 2025 event was headlined by The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo, with the latter being joined by The Cure frontman Robert Smith to sing his band’s songs Just Like Heaven and Friday I’m In Love during her set.

There were also surprise sets from alternative pop star Lorde, who played her new album Virgin in full, Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi, who played two years after a set at the festival during which he struggled to manage his Tourette syndrome symptoms, rock trio Haim, and Britpop band Pulp.

Brat star Charli XCX also headlined the Other Stage on Saturday, while Sir Rod Stewart performed in the Sunday legends slot, bringing out former Faces bandmate Ronnie Wood for Stay With Me, Lulu for Hot Legs and Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall for a performance of his band’s If You Don’t Know Me By Now.

At the end of last year’s event, organiser Emily Eavis told the on-site newspaper Glastonbury Free Press: “We’re always looking to make it better. The detail is critical. Even just a small touch – like putting a new hedge in – can make a real difference.

“And that’s what fallow years are for: you lay the ground to rest and you come back stronger.”

Tickets for the prize draw cost £10 each and can be purchased at www.crowdfunder.co.uk