Inside Woodsies: Glastonbury’s reimagined new area for former John Peel stage
Glastonbury 2023 has unveiled its new Woodsies area – formerly known as the John Peel stage. Watch stage manager Lilith Piper give us a tour through the new space below.Announced earlier this year, Glastonbury revealed that its iconic John Peel stage would be undergoing a rebrand for the first time since 2004, and expanding into a new area called Woodsies.Now, following the festival opening its doors yesterday (June 21) Lilith Piper — Stage manager of the Woods Stage — gave NME a tour of the recently developed site, and explained how the area aims to bring a wider sense of community to the festival.“Before all the main stages kick off, it’s a place to catch people,” she said, elaborating on how the area offers a peaceful alternative to the more lively areas of the site, and a “place for weary travellers to rest”.A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)“The reincarnated John Peel stage is a great opportunity for us to connect to nature that’s all about feeding in the old way of living,” she continued.