Saturday, February 02, 2008

Jay-Z for the Pyramid stage

Now, we're all for the idea of Jay-Z turning up at the Glastonbury Festival - it's all confirmed now; BBC Radio Somerset got the scoop. But we're not sure that Michael Eavis has really thought this through:
"He will appeal to the young people and under-25s for sure, so that's a big pull for them.

"It's not like the traditional one we do, like Radiohead, Coldplay and Muse and Oasis."

Is Jay-Z really more attractive to the teenage market than Radiohead are? Especially amongst the sort of people who'd go to Glastonbury? Isn't this an older, middle-class, white bloke's idea of 'the sort of thing the kids like'?

And, with tickets costing more than ever, requiring a credit card and ID checks, is having a rapping singer on the bill really going to do that much to bring younger people back to the festival?

3 comments:

  1. Anonymous2/2/08 3:14 pm

    They could have a midget slapping a donkey for 90 minutes as the headlliner and Glastonbury would still sell out.

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  2. Anonymous3/2/08 8:37 am

    and, having spoken to a few people earlier, I was under the impression that Radiohead would be performing at Glastonbury this year...

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  3. CarsmileSteve5/2/08 4:28 pm

    ooh imagine a midget radiohead slapping a donkey for an hour...

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