Michael Eavis
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 88 |
Date of birth | October 17,1935 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Dorset |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | Jean Hayball |
Ruth Eavis | |
Liz Eavis | |
Children | Emily Eavis |
Patrick Eavis | |
Books | Glastonbury 50: The Official Story of Glastonbury Festival |
Job | Politician |
Businessperson | |
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Education | Wells Cathedral School |
Awards | NME Award - Godlike Genius Award |
UK Festival Award for Outstanding Contribution to Festivals | |
Founded | Glastonbury Festivals |
Nominations | UK Festival Award for Outstanding Contribution to Festivals |
UK Festival Award for Best UK Greener Festival Award | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1631271 |
Michael Eavis Life story
Athelstan Joseph Michael Eavis CBE is an English dairy farmer and the co-creator of the Glastonbury Festival, which takes place at his farm in Pilton, Somerset.
Cat Stevens soothes an exhausted Glastonbury in the legend slot
... Stevens was booked for the festival at the request of founder Michael Eavis, who had been chasing him to play the legend slot for years...
Spice Girls: Mel C says all of her old group would like to play Glastonbury Festival next year
... Should the offer come from festival organisers Emily and Michael Eavis to fill the 2024 legends slot, the Spice Girls would succeed Yusuf aka Cat Stevens and Blondie, who will share the responsibility of the now traditional, effective fourth headline slot on Sunday afternoon...
Arctic Monkeys expected to play Glastonbury, despite Alex Turner's laryngitis
... And 88-year-old festival founder Michael Eavis even played a surprise mid-afternoon set with his band on The Park Stage, covering old standards like My Way, Always On My Mind and Send In The Clowns...
Glastonbury still magical for veteran festival-goers
... On Thursday evening the original Glastonbury veteran, founder Michael Eavis, performed a collection of classics on The Park Stage...
T in the Park: The rise and fall of Scotland's biggest music festival
... Clumpas and Ellis were understandably nervous, so they approached Glastonbury festival boss Michael Eavis...
Paul McCartney fans get up early to claim Glastonbury front row spots
... " Paul won the day for me, " festival founder Michael Eavis said after the concert...
Glastonbury 2022: Billie Eilish to make history as youngest-ever headliner
... Sporting a top with the legend, " Alexa, play Spice Girls" she played tracks by Dua Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion, Nirvana, Acraze and Rosalía, as well as dance remixes of Spice Up Your Life and Who Do You Think You Are? She was followed by Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis, who performed renditions of hits such as You Are Always On My Mind and Frank Sinatra s My Way with a six-piece band...
Glastonbury: Sir Lenny Henry discusses festival diversity
... The daughter of festival founder Michael Eavis was speaking in a new BBC Two documentary...
Paul McCartney fans get up early to claim Glastonbury front row spots
Eager Paul Mccartney fans have already staked their claim to Front Row spots for The Star 's Glastonbury headline set on Saturday Night .
Festival-goers gathered at the barriers early in The Morning , with sandwiches and snacks to keep them going before McCartney walks On Stage at 21:00 BST.
" I've been training for it like a marathon, " said Jess Day.
In order to avoid giving up her spot, the 26-year-old has been practicing ways to avoid toilet breaks.
" Lots of pelvic floor exercises, lots of clenching, " she laughed. " It'll be Worth It . "
" I've been slightly dehydrating myself so hopefully it will be no problems, " added fellow fan Henry Thurgood.
The 27-year-old, from Wincanton in Somerset, has come dressed in a replica of McCartney's Sgt Pepper's costume, which he believes will help him reclaim his spot if he does have to step away.
" If anyone's got a chance of filtering through The Crowd , hopefully this will Be My ticket through. "
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McCartney, who turned 80 last week, is due to play for two-and-three-quarter hours on Saturday Night .
It will be his second time headlining The Pyramid Stage - in a concert that was delayed from 2020, after Glastonbury was cancelled in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
He warmed up for The Show with an, playing to 800 people on Friday Evening .
The £25 tickets sold out instantly, and dozens of unlucky fans turned up simply just to hear The Music spilling out of the Cheese and Grain venue in the pouring rain.
The Star arrived On Stage just after 6pm, playing to an audience that included Olivia Harrison , Judd Apatow , Brian Johnson from AC/DC and pop star Olivia Rodrigo .
His 27-song set opened with The Beatles ' I Want To Be your Man, and included a career-spanning selection of hits, from Blackbird and Get Back to Band On The Run and My Valentine.
Ahead of The Final track, The End , The Star said: " OK So There does come a time when we've got to go and it coincides with The Time you've got to go.
" Most of all we want to Thank You for coming along and having a ball With Us tonight. "
McCartney's last Glastonbury appearance, in 2004, came after A Day of Heavy Rain that left fans soaked to The Skin .
But his arrival was greeted with an almighty cheer, and he responded with a joyous Greatest Hits set, that left The Sound of Hey Jude echoing around The Festival site hours after he left The Stage .
" Paul won The Day for me, " festival founder Michael Eavis said after The Concert . " He hugged and kissed me afterwards but I should have kissed him. "
Sir Paul later told Clash magazine: " It was a Good Night for us. It was A Blast , and The Audience seemed To Love it. It was like, 'Yeah man! People have come together!' Very uplifting. "
Other acts on The Bill for Saturday include Noel Gallagher , Haim, Ghetts and Megan Thee Stallion.
The Pyramid Stage opened shortly after midday with West African supergroup Les Amazones D'Afrique - whose sunny, laid-back grooves conveyed powerful messages about women's rights, genital mutilation and Forced Marriage .
Joy Crookes was up next, and called a halt to her second song, Trouble, to encourage The Audience to dance.
" This is Glastonbury, don't be shy! " she exclaimed.
Ukrainian band Go_A drew a big crowd to the John Peel Stage , who formed giant circles and danced around to their blend of Dance Music and Ukrainian folk melodies.
The First night of The Festival was headlined by US pop star Billie Eilish , whose uncompromising and powerful set drew one of The Pyramid Stage 's youngest-ever audiences.
Like several US musicians at The Festival , she against the US Supreme Court decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion In America .
Source of news: bbc.com