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Glastonbury Cinema Tent Details Revealed

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Glastonbury Festival organisers have revealed the timetable of the films that will be shown in the Cinema Tent. During the event, festival go-ers will be able to see a huge range of films from kid flicks such as Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Bolt 3D to adult gore-fests such as the Grindhouse Double bill and The Watchmen. Other great films include Oscar Winner Slumdog Millionaire, Star Trek, Waltz With Bashir and Boat that Rocked.

For a full list of the films to be shown, including their showing times, check out the list below:

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Glastonbury Line-Up Unveiled!

Monday, May 25th, 2009

The moment every Glasto-goer has been waiting for. Finally the line-up has been announced for Glastonbury Festival and what a spectacle it is. With a new rumour every day, we can now confirm those that seemed a little more likely. The headliners were announced months ago (Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Blur) but it’s been painful to sit waiting chomping at the bit.

Of course, this line-up is still not set in stone so be prepared for a few last minute announcements and drop-outs. Take a look at the line-up below:

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Maximo Park will Launch Glastonbury 09

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Maximo Park are the band to officially launch Glastonbury Festival this year. They will play an intimate gig to around 1500 fans at 4pm on Thursday.

The Newcastle rockers will also be the first act to play on the William Green Stage. A new area to the festival named after Micheal Eavis’ grandad William Green. He was the first to plant crops on Worthy Farm (the location for Glastonbury Festival). The area will be located between the Pyramid Stage and the Acoustic Field.

Today’s announcements mean that the event will host four days of music from a huge range of genres.

Maximo Park front man, Paul Smith said: “Glastonbury’s still a festival that takes chances, as proven by Jay-Z’s triumphant appearance last year, so it’s an honour for us to be the first band on, in such intimate surroundings.”

Despite tickets announced as ‘Sold Out’ small batches are still being released so it’s not too late to get a ticket to the June Event. The events run from 24th June until 28th June 2009 at Worthy Farm, Somerset.

Acts currently confirmed to play Glastonbury are Bruce Springsteen, Blur, Neil Young, Kasabian, Doves, White Lies, Echo and the Bunnymen, Florance & The Machine, Franz Ferdinand, The Ting Tings, Lily Allen, Fleet Foxes and Emiliana Torrini.

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Spinal Tap to Play Glastonbury

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

spinaltap Metal rockers Spinal Tap have confirmed that they will be playing at Glastonbury Festival this year.

The band announced their appearance in an interview published in the Philadelphia Daily News. However, this is still to be confirmed by the Glastonbury organisers.

Back in 2007 the band reformed to play in the Live Earth series of concerts at Wembley Stadium. Live Earth was one of the concerts which has recently tried to raise awareness of global warming.

One of the bands guitarists said “We originally thought about doing a full-blown ‘Tap’ tour this year to mark the 25th anniversary of the film’s release. To be honest, we couldn’t get that together. But we will do a couple of ‘Tap’ shows in Britain, at Wembley Arena and the Glastonbury Festival.”

The full Glastonbury line-up is still to be announced but it is rumoured to be just a few weeks away. Watch this space for the latest news in the Glastonbury line-up.

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More Bands Added to Glasto Line-Up

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Glastonbury Festival organisers have added seven more acts to this year’s festival line-up. The new bands include Doves and White Lies.

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Also announced today are Florence & The Machine, Lily Allen, The Ting Tings, Emiliana Torrini and Echo and the Bunnymen. These newly announced bands will be joining the likes of Neil Young, Blur, Fleet Foxes and Bruce Springsteen at the 2009 event.

All current released tickets are sold out for the Somerset event which takes place from 24th to 28th June. However, a very limited number of tickets will be going on sale this Sunday (5th April).

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