The days of the Glastonbury festival as we know it may well be numbered, as Michael Eavis has discussed the possibility of moving to a new site for the 2019 festival.
Every year, tens of thousands of people from around the world make the pilgrimage to Worthy Farm in Somerset for the world's most famous music festival.
However, Eavis has said that they are looking into the possibility of moving away from Somerset for one in every five festivals going forward, in order to protect the farm.
He told BBC News: "I am arranging one year off, say every fifth year or so, to try and move to a site that’s more suitable. But it would be a huge loss for Somerset if it went there for ever, would it not?"
He added: “But I’ve found a site about 100 miles [away], up towards the Midlands. We’ve got a wonderful product what we do and we can do it almost anywhere. I love my own farm… I might have to move it eventually. Most [local] people are on side now and it’s a wonderful, wonderful boost for the whole of Somerset and beyond as well. I don’t want to lose it for ever, no way.”
For the time being, the festival - which first took place in 1970 - will stay put in its current location, with Radiohead set to headline 2017's festival.
