Headlining the Glastonbury Festival could cause difficult decisions for fans

Music fans heading to Glastonbury Festival this week are likely to miss out on a major calendar event this weekend, clashing with some of the event’s biggest names. With the England men’s football team having confirmed their place in the last 16 of the Euros, the next match will take place on Sunday 30 June.

Scheduled for 5pm on Sunday, England’s game will clash with some of the biggest names of the festival. Depending on which acts you’ll be watching this weekend, there are bound to be some matchups.

It is also important to remember that Glastonbury it won’t analyze any of the Euros, so you’ll have to try to stream it on your own devices – if you can. Serving can be a particularly difficult feat at Worthy Farm.

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England’s match on Sunday will be pitted against Pyramid Stage artists Janelle Monae, who is scheduled to perform between 5.45pm and 6.45pm. The start of the match also clashes with the end of the Legend’s Tea Time sport, which this year will be Shania Twain (3.45-5pm).

On the Other Stage, the game will clash again with two acts. Nothing But Thieves will be on stage from 4.30pm to 5.30pm, followed by ‘Sk8er Boi’ singer Avril Lavigne (6pm-7pm).

West Holts’ Jordan Rakei (5pm – 6pm) and Brittany Howard’s (6.30pm – 7.30pm) sets will also play with the England Round of 16 match, as will Alvvays (5pm – 18:00) and Kim Gordon (18:30 – 19:30) performances on Woodsies.

Back in May, Festival announced that it will not project the Euro 2024 games this year. In previous years, it has tried to show football matches on the big screens before the opening of the main stages, but as the round of 16 matches take place on either Saturday or Sunday, this year it will not be possible.

Glastonbury Festival wrote: “Should the England or Scotland men’s teams qualify for the group stage of this summer’s European Football Championship in Germany, their matches in the last 16 of the tournament could be played on the Saturday or Sunday night of the Festival from this year.

“In previous years we have endeavored to show notable matches on the big screens where possible, particularly in the days leading up to the opening of the main stages. However, given that England and Scotland’s last 16 matches may clash with this year’s Festival main sets, it has been decided that – as in 2014 and 2016 – if England or Scotland qualify from their groups, the last 16 of their matches will not be shown at the Festival.

“It won’t be known until the week of the Festival whether or not England or Scotland will play a match during the Festival. But since we’ve already been asked about our plans, we wanted to let everyone know well in advance that the decision has been made not to vet potential matches.”

He added good luck to the England and Scotland teams ahead of the tournament, saying: “We’d like to wish both Gareth Southgate’s and Steve Clarke’s teams the best of luck in Germany. And hopefully we’ll all be able to watch them play their quarter-final matches in the days after this year’s Festival.”

Scotland failed to get out of Group A after losing to Hungary earlier this week.

For more information on the Glastonbury Festival programme, visit here.

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