A new immersive area has been announced for Glastonbury 2023 that promises to be a new party space for the night time, the festival has said. The Greenpeace Field has confirmed it has big plans for this year's festival as well as a strong line-up for its 22-metre 'rave tree' stage.
The festival is waving goodbye to BEAM, a deadwood sculpture by the artist Wolfgang Buttress, first created in 2019. The same artist is working on a new multisensory experience which will be debuted at the festival this year.
Speaking on the new area, a festival spokesperson said: "New for 2023 is The Rhizosphere, a perception-shifting destination located behind the Sun Stage to experience life amongst its roots in technicolour wonder. Dedicated to celebrating the importance of soil to humankind, it’s a versatile space created by artists Poppy Flint and Benji Bailes (Underfoot) which hosts multi-sensory exhibits, workshops and myco-feasts by day before transforming into a party space as night falls.
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"It features artists in residence, live bio-sonification and celebrates the queerness of nature. Areeba Hamid, Greenpeace Co-Executive Director, will join the Rhizosphere team for an exclusive discussion and on Saturday afternoon LION (Land In Our Names) will be hosting a BPOC only workshop space. The Rhizosphere is the latest evolution of BEAM – a walk-through sculptural installation and standing dead wood habitat that was created in 2019 by multi-award-winning artist Wolfgang Buttress, best known for his Hive sculpture at Kew Gardens."
There are three main music stages run by Greenpeace which has had a strong affiliation with the festival for decades. The Sun Stage, Glitterbox and Rave Tree. The legendary 22-metre high rave tree will see the likes of DJ Jodie Harsh, Future Utopia, the artist project from top tier producer Fraser T Smith (Stormzy, Sam Smith, Dave, Adele); Detroit’s house and techno innovator Seth Troxler; former Hacienda, Ministry of Sound and Ibiza Rocks resident DJ Paulette; and producer salute. Bristol's Eats Everything is planning a back-to-back DJ set with Andy Cato of Groove Armada in Glitterbox.
Greenpeace Field is also the home of the drop slide and climbing wall, which is great entertainment for people of all ages. This is also one of just two locations for showers on site (expect a long wait if you brave this queue).
This year, Greenpeace is teaming up with Ravers 2 Runners on Thursday, June 22 at 10am for the ‘From Tent To 5k’ Glastonbury Fun Run.
Glastonbury Festival heads to Worthy Farm near Pilton on June 21-25, 2023
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