BBC plans to broadcast Glastonbury celebration programme following festival cancellation

18 March 2020, 17:10 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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After Glastonbury's 50th anniversary celebrations were cancelled earlier today due to the coronavirus pandemic, the BBC has revealed plans to broadcast a celebratory programme for the festival in June.

After Emily and Michael Eavis revealed that cancelling Glastonbury 2020 was their "only viable option" after "the new government measures announced this week."

Following its cancellation, the BBC posted a statement in relation to the festival, "We, along with the Eavis family, are saddened that understandably, the Glastonbury Festival can’t take place."

The statement adds, "We are already looking forward to next year’s festival at Worthy Farm and will now look at providing our audiences with a celebration of Glastonbury in June."

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— BBC Press Office (@bbcpress) March 18, 2020

Although Glastonbury 2020 is cancelled, the Eavis' said in their statement that they would like to offer "all those people the chance to roll their £50 deposit over to next year, and guarantee the opportunity to buy a ticket for Glastonbury 2021".

Glastonbury 2020 was due to take place between 24-28 June. Visit glastonburyfestivals.co.uk for more information about refunds.