Glastonbury with one foot in the grave
Ξ March 27th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
The famous British festival was one step away from being canceled. Michael Eavis, its founder, had this to say about the dire situation the music event had reached: “Last year I thought that maybe we’d got to the end and we’d have to bite the bullet and fold it all up. A lot of the bands were saying Glastonbury had become too big, too muddy and too horrible. At one time the bands used to come on board.” However, it seems that the festival was saved by none other than Bruce Springsteen who is confirmed for the 2009 edition, as Michael Eavis relates: “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.” Bruce Springsteen? That?s what it takes to get a big, muddy and horrible festival out of the grave? Well, whatever gets Michael Eavis? boat rowing? as he himself admits. Apparently it does so for a lot of other people since the festival already sold-out.