Glastonbury Festival has reported a rise in profits after a strong year that featured performances from global stars including Dua Lipa and Shania Twain, enabling millions of pounds to be channelled into charitable causes.
Accounts filed at Companies House show that Glastonbury Festival Events Limited, the operating company behind Glastonbury Festival, increased revenues to £75.2 million in the year to March 31, 2025, up from £68.4 million the previous year. Pre-tax profits climbed to £7.7 million, compared with £5.9 million in 2024.
The results relate to a festival year that saw Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA headline the Pyramid Stage, while Shania Twain took the coveted Sunday legends slot. The company also operates two smaller events on Worthy Farm – the Pilton Party and the Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza.
Despite the uplift in revenue, organisers said they remained committed to keeping ticket prices as accessible as possible. A standard weekend ticket for the 2024 festival cost £355, plus a £5 booking fee, with the business stating that price restraint remains a core principle.
A significant proportion of Glastonbury’s profits continue to be directed towards charitable causes. During the 2025 financial year, the festival made donations of more than £2.7 million, with total payments exceeding £4.2 million distributed to more than 300 organisations by December.
Beneficiaries included long-standing partners Oxfam, Greenpeace and WaterAid, alongside a £100,000 donation to Médecins Sans Frontières to support humanitarian efforts in Sudan and a surgical hospital in Amman serving patients from across the Middle East.
The festival also backed a range of local initiatives, including primary school enrichment programmes, eco-friendly farming projects and biodiversity schemes supported by organisations such as the Somerset Wildlife Trust and Shepton Mallet Community Woodland.
Led by founder Sir Michael Eavis at the age of 90, Glastonbury remains one of the UK’s most successful cultural events, combining blockbuster musical performances with a long-standing commitment to environmental and humanitarian causes.
Read more:
Dua Lipa and Shania Twain help Glastonbury lift profits and boost charity funding
