He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British
Empire) in the 2007 Queen Elizabeth Birthday Honors List for his
services to the Glastonbury Festival.
He is the father of Juliet, Rebecca, Jane, Patrick and Emily Eavis.
[June 2020: On running the 2020 Glastonbury Festival] We have to run next year, otherwise we would seriously go bankrupt ... It has to happen for us, we have to carry on. Otherwise it will be curtains. I don't think we could wait another year.