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Glastonbury is set to give it's beautiful green fields a break from all the wellies and beer cans in 2018.
We reported earlier this year that they were thinking of moving the festival to a Safari Park instead of stopping it for a year. However this has fallen through.
A statement on the official website explains: "We can also confirm that we will be taking our next fallow year in 2018, in order to give the farm, the village and the festival team the traditional year off.
"There are no plans to hold an event at another location in 2018."
Michael Eavis has been very keen on having the festival because he's weary of his age.
“I have never really considered retiring because I would miss the festival too much. That is why I don’t really want to have a year without a festival. At my age, I want to enjoy as many festivals as I possibly can.”
He added, “I am getting too old, and I don’t want to miss out on any festivals.” According to the publication, he then hinted that he’s planning “something special” for 2018, and that the event is likely to be held outside of Somerset."
Eavis founded the iconic UK festival 45 years ago, after inheriting his 150-acre family farm. After being held intermittently for its first decade, it’s since been held every year - with the exception of fallow years, which are taken every five years to give the land, local population and organisers a break.
Tickets for next year’s event will go on sale from 6 October and anyone hoping to buy one must register here.
