Glastonbury to replace Arcadia spider as they announce 2024 arena line-up

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Glastonbury Festival has announced they will replace the Arcadia spider with a giant dragonfly in the lineup reveal for this year’s edition.The Arcadia spider has become an iconic symbol of the festival over the years.

Created by the Arcadia collective, who introduced their first installation at Glastonbury in 2007 with The Afterburner, the spider became a permanent fixture in 2014, with the huge installation made from scrapyard looming over huge names like The Chemical Brothers, Skepta, Floating Points and more last year.The spider has since appeared every year except in 2019, where it was replaced by a giant repurposed crane dubbed ‘Pangea’ for that edition.Now, the festival have revealed the latest Arcadia stage will not feature the spider, but rather a “giant biomechanical” dragonfly instead.“Arcadia kicks off a whole new chapter at Glastonbury with their boldest installation yet,” the festival wrote on their website. “The Dragonfly, a giant biomechanical creature, will awaken at the heart of an evolved geometric space, exploring ideas around renewal, our relationship with technology and how we adapt to a changing climate.”Arcadia kicks off a new chapter at Glastonbury 2024 with their boldest installation yet!

The Dragonfly, a giant biomechanical creature, will awaken at the heart of an evolved geometric space, exploring our relationship with technology and how we adapt to a changing climate.

pic.twitter.com/QomLuQOPMZ— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) May 22, 2024The Dragonfly was apparently built from an ex-military Royal Navy helicopter, transforming a “weapon of destruction” into “a unifying symbol”.