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Glastonbury profits more than double amid ‘corporate’ criticism - Liverpool Echo

Glastonbury Festival reported a pre-tax profit of £5.9 million for the year to March 2024, up from £2.9 million the previous year.
The festival donated £5.2 million to charities like Oxfam and Greenpeace, continuing its commitment to charitable causes.
Musician Neil Young criticized the festival for being 'under corporate control' of the BBC and decided not to perform.
Glastonbury is planning a fallow year in 2026 for land recovery and has transferred day-to-day operations to Emily Eavis.

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somersetcountygazette.co.uk

Glastonbury Festival faces criticism as profits double to £5.9 million

Glastonbury Festival has reported profits more than doubled last year, as the event faces criticism for being too corporate by Neil Young.

2 months ago·Somerset, United Kingdom

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Irish Independent

Profits double at ‘too corporate’ Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury Festival has reported profits more than doubled last year, as the event faces criticism for being too corporate.

2 months ago·Ireland

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BBC News

Profits from Glastonbury Festival double to £5.9m

Organisers say successful 2023 and 2024 events helped "rebuild vital financial reserves" following Covid.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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Liverpool Echo

Glastonbury profits more than double amid ‘corporate’ criticism - Liverpool Echo

Profits are up but the festival continues its policy of handing most of its profits to charitable causes

2 months ago·Liverpool, United Kingdom

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musically.com

Glastonbury Festival more than doubled pre-tax profits in 2024

The UK’s Glastonbury Festival has been making headlines in the last week after Neil Young pulled out of its 2025 event (before he had been officially announced as playing) in a row […] The post is from Music Ally.

2 months ago

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Far Out Magazine

Glastonbury Festiva profits have doubled to £5.9 million

It follows Neil Young labelling the festival due to alleged commercial control. The post Glastonbury Festival profits double to £5.9 million first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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