Michael Eavis will retire as Glastonbury's head in two years.
Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has revealed that he will retire from helming the festival in two years.
Speaking to the Guardian, the music icon said that he will handover control of the famous event to daughter Emily and her fiance Nick Dewey, with preparations for the switch already taking place.
Eavis explained that he has moved out of the Glastonbury farmhouse, with Emily set to take over the home and start a new generation of the family.
He revealed that he will stay at the head of the festival for "two more full years" and added that he will still play a part in the running of the annual extravaganza.
"I still feel I have an important role to play. Even if I go I'll worry about the drains, the rubbish, the recycling. There will be a gradual process of her and Nick taking it over," Eavis told the newspaper.
The line-up for Glastonbury 2009 includes sets from Neil Young, Blur, Bloc Party, Jarvis Cocker, Doves and Florence And The Machine.
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