1. Emily Rose Eavis was born on 26 July 1979 and is co-organiser of the annual Glastonbury Festival, and the youngest daughter of the festival's founder and organiser, Michael Eavis, and his second wife Jean.
10 Facts About Emily Eavis
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When her mother became ill with cancer, Emily Eavis deferred her course and returned home to care for her.
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In 2007, Emily Eavis created The Park area with her partner, Dewey and in 2008, Emily Eavis booked the festival's first hip hop headliner, Jay-Z.
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Emily Eavis has organised several fundraising concerts for Oxfam, including a Make Trade Fair concert at London's Astoria in October 2002 with Coldplay, Noel Gallagher and Ms Dynamite and a show at the Hammersmith Apollo in September 2004 headlined by REM.
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Emily Eavis organised a concert opposing the Iraq War at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in 2003, featuring Coldplay, Paul Weller, Faithless and Ronan Keating.
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Emily Eavis has advocated female equality in music and equal representation across stages at Glastonbury.
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In 2019, Emily Eavis was behind Glastonbury's decision to ban the sale of single-use plastic bottles at that year's festival in a bid to cut waste.
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Emily Eavis is an ambassador for Oxfam, gender equality movement Keychange, music charity the PRS Foundation and Visit Somerset, as well as a patron for the childhood bereavement charity Winston's Wish and Frome's not-for-profit music and arts venue the Cheese and Grain.
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Emily Eavis was named the Godlike Genius at the NME Awards 2020.
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In November 2024, Emily Eavis was included in Time Magazine's 2024 TIME100 Climate list, which celebrated individuals making significant progress in fighting climate change through their work.