Glastonbury Festival won't be screening the World Cup this year

Glastonbury Festival 2014

Wednesday 25th to Sunday 29th June 2014
Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4AZ, England MAP
£210 (secured with a deposit) - SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 177,500

Festival organisers of this year's Glastonbury Festival have announced they won't be showing England's matches on big screens .

A statement from organisers says, "Should England's football team qualify from the group stages to the knock out rounds of this summer's World Cup in Brazil, their match in the Last 16 is scheduled to either take place at 9pm UK time on the Saturday of Glastonbury (if they finish second in their group) or 9pm UK time on the Sunday of Glastonbury (if they win their group).

In previous years, we have endeavoured to show England's matches on big screens where possible (other nations' matches have not been shown). However, with the potential England matches clashing with the headline sets at this year's Festival, the decision has been made that - should England qualify from their group - their last 16 match will not be shown at Glastonbury 2014.

As England's final group game takes place at 5pm UK time on Tuesday, June 24th (the evening before Glastonbury 2014 begins), it won't be known until then whether or not England will actually play a match during the Festival. But, as we are already being asked about our plans, we wanted to let everyone know well in advance that the decision has been made not to screen the potential match.

We'd also like to take this opportunity to wish Roy Hodgson's side all the best in Brazil. And we very much hope that we'll all be able to watch England playing a Quarter Final match on the 4th or 5th of July."

The resale for Ticket + Coach packages will take place from 7pm on Thursday, 24th April. That will be followed by a resale of General Admission Tickets, from 9am on Sunday, 27th April.

This year's Festival which happens over five full days from Wednesday 25th until Sunday 29th June 2014 across over a 1,000 acres of beautiful countryside at Worthy Farm, Somerset will host Friday headliners Arcade Fire, and Kasabian who close the Pyramid Stage on the Sunday. Other names announced are Jack White, Dolly Parton, Skrillex, James Blake, MGMT, Richie Hawtin,Disclosure will headline a night on the West Holts stage, Blondie, Lily Allen, The Black Keys, Lana Del Rey, Warpaint, The Wailers, Elbow, Sensational Space Shifters ft Robert Plant, Massive Attack, Pixies, Ed Sheeran, De La Soul, MIA, Rudimental, Jurassic 5, Wilko Johnson, The 1975, Bonobo, Kelis, Paolo Nutini, Tinariwen, Little Dragon, Chvrches, Metronomy, Interpol, Foster the People, Mogwai, Royal Blood, John Grant, Bryan Ferry, Kodaline, Manic Street Preachers, Goldfrapp, London Grammar, Jake Bugg, Danny Brown, Dexys, Above & Beyond, Seun Kuti and Fela's Egypt 80, Eats Everything, Annie Mac, Suzanne Vega, Lil Louis, ESG, Midlake, Angel Haze, Four Tet, Temples, Mnek, John Newman, Chromeo, Francois Kevorkian, Parquet Courts, Crystal Fighters, Nitin Sawhney, tUne-yArDs, DJ Pierre, Toumani & Sidiki Diabate, Chance the Rapper, Sun Ra Arkestra, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Phosphorescent, Connan Mockasin, Public Service Broadcasting, Courtney Barnett, Gorgon City, Daptone Super Soul Review, Wolf Alice, The Radiophonic Workshop, Jagwar Ma, Jamie XX, Ms Dynamite, BrEaCh, and Chloe Howl.

There are still thousands of acts to announce! The full line-up will be announced in May.

As usual eFestivals will bring you the very best-sourced rumours, allowing festival-goers to see who is playing long before the bands are formally announced - keep your eyes on the Glastonbury 2014 rumours, updated as we receive information. Help us to help you - if you hear of a band that's playing, please let us know.

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