Glastonbury Festival profits more than double amid ‘corporate’ criticism from Neil Young - The summer festival brought in £5.9 million in profit last year, giving about £5.2 million away to charitable causes.

"We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in," Young said about the decision to not play with his new band, the Chrome Hearts.

Accounts reveal nearly £6mn in earnings days after being criticised by Neil Young for being a ‘corporate turn-off’

Glastonbury Festival saw its profits nearly double last year, newly filed accounts show, amid claims from Neil Young that the event has become a “corporate turn-off”.

Neil Young has pulled out of this year’s Glastonbury Festival, blaming the BBC’s “corporate control” for his decision.

Dec. 31, Neil Young shared a letter on Neil Young Archives revealing that he has pulled out of playing Glastonbury due to BBC involvement and "corporate control."

Neil Young and his band The Chrome Hearts are no longer playing at this year’s Glastonbury music festival, the rock legend has announced.

Neil Young has dropped out of the 2025 edition of the U.K.’s famed Glastonbury Music Festival, citing the BBC’s “corporate control” as the reason he and his band, The Chrome Hearts, will not appear at the event in June.

Neil Young is taking a stand against Glastonbury, arguing the festival is under the "corporate control" of the BBC.

Famed singer-songwriter Neil Young has dropped out of the lineup for this summer's Glastonbury music festival.