Glastonbury receives £900,000 in arts funding
Updated: April 2, 2021, 7:18 am
A clean-up begins in front of the pyramid stage at Glastonbury Festival (Aaron Chown/PA)
Glastonbury Festival will receive £900,000 as part of the Culture Recovery Fund.
The sum was announced within £400 million in Government grants and loans for the arts.
The festival was forced to cancel two events due to the pandemic and has sparked some criticism by announcing a global livestream this year, on the first weekend music venues can reopen.
Its co-organisers Michael and Emily Eavis said they were “extremely grateful to be offered a significant award”.
“After losing millions from the cancellation of our last two festivals, this grant will make a huge difference in helping to secure our future,” they said.
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