Glastonbury Festival 2015

Glastonbury Festival 2015
Date(s)24 June 2015 (2015-06-24) – 28 June 2015 (2015-06-28)
Location(s)Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Previous eventGlastonbury Festival 2014
Next eventGlastonbury Festival 2016
Websitewww.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

The 2015 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was held from 24 to 28 June 2015.[1]

On 17 June 2015, it was announced that the Foo Fighters had cancelled a number of appearances, including the Friday night headline slot at Glastonbury 2015, due to lead singer Dave Grohl falling off stage and fracturing his leg during the band's concert in Gothenburg, Sweden.[2] Florence and the Machine were announced as their replacement on 17 June.[3] As part of their set, Florence and the Machine performed a cover of the Foo Fighters', "Times Like These", which they dedicated to Grohl.[4][5][6]

The biggest crowd of the weekend was drawn by Lionel Richie, who drew 100,000-120,000 people for the "Legend" slot on Sunday afternoon.[7]

  1. ^ "Glastonbury Festivals". Archived from the original on 23 December 2007.
  2. ^ "Foo Fighters cancel Glastonbury gig". BBC News. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Florence + the Machine to replace Foo Fighters at Glastonbury 2015". Guardian. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Florence and the Machine honor injured Dave Grohl with chilling 'Times Like These' cover". WGN-TV. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. ^ "How Florence + the Machine won Glastonbury". Guardian. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Glastonbury Festival 2015". Daily Telegraph. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Glastonbury: Lionel Richie draws festival's biggest crowd". BBC News. 28 June 2015.