Day four of Glastonbury Festival is in full swing – Kaiser Chiefs have opened the Pyramid Stage, with Raye and headliner Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts still to come. Over on the other stages, Charli XCX and Doechii are amongst the acts expected to draw big crowds. Kneecap’s set on The Other Stage will...
Emma Hallett BBC News, Glastonbury Festival BBC Lucinda said Strummer would have loved the area set up in his honour Tucked away at the top of Glastonbury Festival is the only stage actually dedicated to a rock legend. Strummerville overlooks a sea of tipis and is named in memory of Joe Strummer, The Clash’s lead...
Sarah Turnnidge BBC News, West of England Emma Hallett BBC News, Somerset Watch: Gates open for Glastonbury Festival 2025 The gates have officially opened for Glastonbury Festival 2025. Co-founder Sir Michael Eavis and his daughter Emily Eavis, who now runs the festival, led the countdown shortly before 08:00 BST. More than 200,000 people are set...
Sarah Turnnidge BBC News, West of England Ollie White Ollie White, 25, has been making his way towards the festival for nearly a month For most of us, getting to Glastonbury Festival usually involves a choice between gridlock traffic in a car, a crowded coach or a ram-packed train. But 25-year-old Ollie White has avoided...
Chloe Harcombe BBC News, Somerset Getty Images Thousands of people will camp at Worthy Farm for the festival Where to pitch a tent at Glastonbury Festival is a frequently asked question, particularly for first-time punters. When the gates to Worthy Farm open on 25 June, there will be crowds of people rushing to grab what...
Festival goers will be able to try virtual reality (VR) nature experiences that researchers say can help with mental health and pain relief. Dr Sam Hughes of the University of Exeter is to exhibit the benefits of nature though VR, art, sound and film at Glastonbury Festival later this month. The director of Exeter Pain...
A new community event with live music, talks, workshops, stalls, refreshments and family-friendly activities is being launched on Saturday 19 July at St Thomas Church. Love St Thomas Summer Festival will be headlined by Revelation Roots, with other musical performances by Poco Drom, Tano Taiko, Mum’s Choir Exeter and Walking Wounded. There will be talks...
Guy Delauney BBC Balkans correspondent Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images Festival organisers say their support for student protests has led to funding being pulled One of Europe’s largest music festivals is pulling out of Serbia with organisers blaming “undemocratic pressures”. Exit festival will hold its 25th anniversary edition in the country between 10 and 13 July, but...
Around 160 pupils recently took part in the Schools Festival of Rugby at Sandy Park ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in Exeter. The event was designed to encourage girls to participate in the sport ahead of the tournament, which includes matches at the home of Exeter Chiefs in August and September. The...
Emma Saunders Culture reporter Getty Images Charli XCX is expected to draw a huge crowd when she headlines the Other Stage this year Glastonbury Festival has sold “a few thousand less tickets” this year in an attempt to ease the build-up of heavy crowds, organiser Emily Eavis has said. This year’s event, which will take...
BBC Josie Long performs a work in progress of her new show Now Is The Time of Monsters at the Exeter Comedy Festival In 2022, comedians Charlotte Evans and Will Adamsdale began what was then Exeter’s only regular new material comedy gig. Held in a tiny cafe, they said often the only noise in crowd...
BBC The Little Drop of Poison pub on Fore Street serves as the festival’s HQ The South West’s largest comedy festival has returned for its second year -promising to be twice as big as the first. The Exeter Comedy Festival, which features more than 60 shows in 15 venues across four days, is taking place...
Duncan Cook BBC News, Gloucestershire Steve Kitchen BBC Sport, Gloucestershire Getty Images The festival has been losing money in recent years The chair of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club has warned the future of the Cheltenham Cricket Festival will be in doubt if it doesn’t stop losing money. The fortnight-long event at the College Ground, which...
Getty Images Miriam Margoyles, Jenny Eclair and Bill Bailey are among the performers appearing in more than 3,000 shows at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The programme for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been launched, including 3,352 shows across 265 venues. Comedy, music, dance, children’s shows, magic and cabaret will all be part of the...
Exeter Respect Festival – the city’s annual celebration of diversity – is just around the corner! Now in its 29th year, this year’s Respect Festival takes place in Belmont Park on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June, with music, dance, food and so much more. Exeter Respect brings communities together to celebrate their differences and...