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Michael Eavis to help Jay-Z overcome fear of Glastonbury crowd

Festival boss will personally introduce the rapper onstage

Fri 04 Apr, 2008

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Lets hope Jay-Z does pull out as the rumours suggest today. The fact that there are still 37,000 tickets unsold 24 hours later surely tells the organisers something... The festival needs to stay true to itself and that does not include hip hop acts. The history of the festival and the area is not about that...The headlining slot on the pyramid stage is a big deal and the ticket sales and crowd expect a big 'indie/rock' band- bring back Oasis or Radiohead- they are classics that people never bore of seeing at Glasto- this is what it is all about- not Jay-Z

Mon 07 Apr, 2008

I feel annoyed by the comments of 'hness', so much so I have just registered so I could write this comment. I have lived down the road from the festival all my life and have been every year. I have also had my complimentary ticket for this year's festival confirmed for the last couple of months. I am looking forward to this year's festival but certainly will not be watching Jay-Z. Hness- this has nothing to do with him not being a 'non white musician' as you put it- its because Jay-Z and hip-hop is not what Glasto is all about and never has been. There is not enough of the regulars at the festival that enjoy this type of music and that is why there has been much controversy around the issue. I know of many locals that have sold on their free tickets as they are not impressed with this huge change in the line up.

Sun 06 Apr, 2008

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