Legendary British music event Glastonbury was almost scrapped after the criticism lobbed at the festival last summer began to affect its founder Michael Eavis.
Glastonbury has risen from a hippy love in to become one of Europe’s largest and most important musical events. Although it has lost some of its otherworldly charm in recent years, Glastonbury remains a spectacularly weird weekend which sees the best in musical talent join forces.
The event also donates large amounts to charity, and spends a great deal of time working with local residents to ensure that the surrounding area is not damaged.
Despite all this, organiser Michael Eavis considered scrapping the event after it was widely criticised last year. The festival’s ticketing plan was unpopular with fans, and the line up was the subject of much debate. These factors and more meant the event failed to sell out until the weekend itself – the slowest sales for well over a decade.
However Glastonbury has come roaring back, securing a number of special performances and selling out months in advance thanks to a widely praised ticketing plan. Speaking to the Daily Star founder Michael Eavis said “I was prepared to walk away. But to come back from the dead of last year to sell out this year is amazing.”
“Getting Springsteen as a headliner is so exciting. I saw him play two-and-a-half hours in Cardiff and that’s what turned me on to the idea of having him. I’d never seen him before although I’d heard the occasional record. I was so blown out by him I had to make it happen.”
Glastonbury is set to take place between June 24th to 28th with headline performances from Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Blur.
