Michael Eavis must be wanting to crawl up in a ball in his house by Worthy Farm. This year, Glastonbury has just had no momentum going whatsoever. The festival has been plagued by grumblings left, right and centre...all nearly three months before it starts.The line up has caused a major talking point. Obviously, you can never please anyone, but the inclusion of Jay-Z on the Saturday is now looking like a major deterrent to the music loving public. I, for one, have never agreed with the idea of someone like Jay-Z headlining, because whenever I think of his name, the word 'corporate' comes to mind. Glastonbury is simply not a corporate festival, and that's the way it should remain.
In addition, poor Mr Eavis has had to defend himself on many occassions saying that the lack of demand for tickets isn't because of the headliners; instead blaming God for the rain that Glastonbury gets year on year. As if that's an original excuse. But the stats do speak volumes. Registration was down on 2007, and it's not even a sell-out yet. Hence why they've taken the decision to open it up once more.
The final nail in the coffin could come in the aftermath of Glastonbury 2008, when we'll know whether the youth have neglected it once more. That could be the most soul destroying statistic of all for Eavis. Either way, this year's event already looks like a wash out.
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