Reports based on on-air remark by Michael Eavis suggested that Glastonbury was to change its name to the The Variety Bazaar in 2019.
That’s not true (I think). Glastonbury will remain Glastonbury and remain at Worthy Farm after a fallow year break in 2018 but the organisers are thinking about having another event called The Variety Bazaar elsewhere in 2019, but it may be a placeholder name.
Emily Eavis, not realising seemingly, that Twitter uses characters that make words, tweeted a screenshot of words to clarify.
— Emily Eavis (@emilyeavis) January 17, 2017
Michael said of a new festival on Glastonbury FM:
“‘The Glastonbury Festival team presents The Variety Bazaar’. “That’s a good name, don’t you think?”
Of the new site, presumably where The Variety Bazaar takes place, he said:
“It’s half way to the Midlands from here and there’s only one landowner. I’ve got 22 landowners where I am now. I just wonder whether the next generation will want to negotiate with so many people. It’s a very difficult job to hold it together.”
So, Glasto remains Glasto for now? But there may be another festival called The Variety Bazaar in another place as mentioned. Are we right? OK. thanks.
Radiohead are the first band confirmed to play 2017’s Glastonbury.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
