Music lovers will flock to southwestern England this week for the Glastonbury music festival. This year’s headliners are The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo., During the festival, organizer Michael Eavis sends the dairy cows for a short stay at the Glastonbury “Moo-tel,” a large shed based away from the action, while the rest go off to graze further , Glastonbury Festival 2025: what really happens in the town when the world’s biggest music event arrives, Their politically charged Irish hip-hop means your festival playlist comes with a side of cultural discourse—whether you ordered it or not. Critics call for their removal while organizers defend artistic freedom, creating the exact kind of tension that makes Glastonbury culturally significant beyond entertainment., And Glastonbury 2025 is slightly more meaningful than most: it’s the last festival before a fallow year, allowing the land to recover. It’ll be back in 2027, but to Glasto-goers, that just , The nearest town to the Glastonbury festival site is Shepton Mallet. The farm, a working dairy farm, is owned by Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis, whose daughter Emily Eavis now runs the festival..