Glastonbury ‘was due to close’ in the 90s and may take fallow year in 2026

She also recalled her dad joining her at the side of the stage to watch Stormzy’s historic performance in 2019, and abandoning the backstage area during Sir Elton John’s set last year.

“I was so pleased to see him here and I just had to walk into the crowd,” she explained. “It’s much better to watch from the field.”

Eavis said her dream headliner would be Kate Bush, even though she hasn’t performed live since 2011.

“I hope it will happen one day. I mean, Elton was a pipe dream and it happened, so you never know.”

With this year’s festival almost upon us, Eavis is already thinking about 2025. No headliners have been confirmed, she said, but she has “a vague idea” of who they might be.

Meanwhile, she said the festival would probably take one of its periodic fallow years in 2026.

“The fallow year is important because it gives the land a rest, and it gives the cows a chance to stay out for longer and reclaim their land,” she said.

“And I think it’s quite good not to be seen to be cashing in.”