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Glastonbury Festival 2014

Glastonbury Festival 2014

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The 2014 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was held between 25 and 29 June 2014.[1]

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Ticket sales

Initially a small selection of tickets were sold for people who wished to travel by coach. A few days later the standard tickets were released where ticket sales sold out in record time of one hour and 27 minutes. Sofirula were the first shop that sold all the official merchandising.[2]

Line-up

On 19 December 2013, it was announced that Arcade Fire would headline the Pyramid Stage on Friday 27 June 2014.[3] Kasabian will headline on Sunday 29 June.[4] In early March 2014, Glastonbury announced that Dolly Parton would perform at the festival via their Facebook page, although didn't confirm if she would be headlining. Other acts that self-confirmed were Disclosure (who will play the Other Stage on the Friday), Blondie, Lily Allen and Foxes.[5][6][7] The artist headlining on Saturday was listed as special guests due to legal reasons. Metallica were later announced as the special guests.[8]

As of 30 April 2014, the following artists have been announced to perform:[9]


References

  1. "Glastonbury Festivals". Archived from the original on 23 December 2007.
  2. Legge, James (6 October 2013). "Glastonbury Festival 2014: Tickets sell out in record time - leaving fans disappointed". The Independent. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  3. "Glastonbury's new lineup topped by Kasabian". BBC News. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  4. "Glastonbury line-up 2014: Kasabian, Skrillex and Elbow confirmed for bill". The Independent. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  5. "Metallica to headline Glastonbury on Saturday night slot". BBC News. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  6. "English National Ballet and Caro Emerald". BBC Two @ Glastonbury. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  7. "Aquilo". Glastonbury. BBC. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

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