Glastonbury Gets Own Spin Off Festival

Glastonbury is set to get its own spin off festival this year with news that the Lost Vagueness field will hold an event this June.

The festival, entitled Lost Weekend, will take place at Powerham Castle, Devon on June 23-25 which is traditional date weekend of Glastonbury.

Organisers are expecting more than 15,000 people to attend with acts such as The Zutons, New York Dolls and Julian Cope set to perform.

The Lost Vagueness has been at Glastonbury for many years and Michael Eavis is backing the new event to be a success.

He told the BBC: : "I think it's a good starting part for any other 'Glastonbury'. The people who are doing that have worked with us for 20 years on and off. They're really good at it and there'll be lots of fun. It's very original."

Organiser Roy Gurvitz added: "It's a mini Glastonbury in terms of the essence of what Glastonbury used to be before it became quite as commercial and focussed on the music as it is now."