Glastonbury Festival 2023: New immersive area introduced near iconic 'rave tree'

'Rhizosphere' promises to be a new night time 'party space'. Credit: Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury Festival kicks off very soon and organisers have announced there will be a new immersive area.

Known as the 'Rhizosphere', it promises to be a new party space located near the iconic 22-metre 'rave tree' at Greenpeace Field and behind the Sun Stage.

Poppy Flint and Benji Bailes are working on it and organisers said it will be a "multi-sensory experience" addition to the festival.

A new ‘multisensory experience’ is coming to Worthy Farm Credit: PA

It will feature artists in residence, live bio-sonification (using technology to turn the bio-rhythms of natural objects into sound) and "celebrates the queerness of nature".

Areeba Hamid, Greenpeace Co-Executive Director, will join the Rhizosphere team for an exclusive discussion.

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