Adele is in final talks to headline Glastonbury Festival & Grimes is booked

Glastonbury Festival booker Martin Elbourne has revealed to Loaded, (here), that enochlophobia sufferer Adele is in the final stage of discussions in the hope to get her to headline The Pyramid Stage next summer, and it's now looking increasingly likely.

"There's lots of talk about Adele and it's in there in the mix," Elbourne said. "Adele is in a situation in her career where frankly she can do whatever the hell she likes. Hopefully it will happen and it still needs to be confirmed. She’s not into festivals but obviously, every promoter in the world wants to get her so fingers crossed, we are hoping it’s going to happen."

Elbourne admitted that the Festival has been hoping to get the singer, who first appeared in 2007, back since 2012, but booking bands can sometimes be years in the making. He explained, "We were trying to get Prince for the last couple of years, but it just goes on forever. You have to get in early and the process takes so long with these bookings. Years ago, you could leave it until January, you can’t do that now. It has to be done early. I book The Other Stage and The John Peel Stage and I can’t book The Other Stage until The Pyramid stage is done and people know who is playing on that."

Elbourne who was speaking at the M For Montreal music summit, added, "The Pyramid Stage is pretty much done. I've just secured two of my headliners for John Peel, so now it will be down to firming up three and four."

The article in Loaded also reveals Canadian artist Grimes, who brought M For Montreal to a close this year, has already been signed up for Glastonbury, with Elbourne let slip, "We are going to put Grimes on… we just have to figure out where."

Also today organiser Emily Eavis has clarified the gas pipe comments her father made in Dublin last week, telling The Guardian (here) that there was a 'misunderstanding' about the gas line.

Emily tells the newspaper, "There seems to have been a misunderstanding about the gas line which runs under a part of the festival site. We work closely with the National Grid to ensure all necessary precautions are taken in relation to the gas line. This means we can continue running the festival on Worthy Farm, without any issues connected to this."

Emily said last weekend that they had the headliners in place for next year and the year after. As well as talking about the gas pipe her father Michael, who has been appointed as vice-president of the Westcountry wildlife trust,  also revealed, "All of my choices have come through for next year. It’s the best year. Four acts that I really wanted have all agreed to come and play."

Glastonbury Festival will take place on 2,000 acres around a farm in Pilton, Somerset over five full days from Wednesday 23rd until Sunday 27th June 2016. As ever, entry includes a free programme. Once again, the Festival will be raising more than £2 million in funds for Oxfam, Wateraid, Greenpeace and a host of local charities and causes.

Tickets for Glastonbury Festival have sold out. There will be a re-sale, which is likely to be in April or May 2016. In order to buy a ticket Festival goers over the age of 12 must be registered, with online registration only taking a few minutes, this needs to be completed before trying to buy a ticket. Children aged 12 and under do not require tickets and do not need to register.

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There are no acts confirmed yet for 2016. Expect something like 2,000 performances at over 100 venues including music, cabaret, theatre, circus, a fantastic Kidz area, poetry, green crafts and information, site art, decor, and loads, loads more ... much more than just the music, so make sure you check it all out!

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