Oldies Aren’t Goldies At Glastonbury
The world's biggest greenfield music and arts festival is trying to ditch middle-aged music lovers for a younger audience. Glastonbury Festival organiser Michael Eavis said the event was short on 16- to 18-year-olds because older fans with fast internet connections beat them to tickets. ``These people are perfectly nice and adorable,’’ he said, ``but the late teens help to make the character of the festival.’’ Eavis said about 40 per cent of tickets would be reserved for phone bookings next year after this month's event sold out on the internet in under two hours.
10 comments:
Too many old hippies can spoil a rave.
Hi FHB,
Not if they're anything like you, mate!
Mushy, Lin and I can't all be wrong!
Keep smiling
David
For laughing out loud, "16- to 18-year-olds" being beat on the internet? Eavis must be kidding! And who does he think are the masters of cell phonery??? How old is Michael Eavis, anyway??? *chuckle*
now this is a first!! but, how do teh young uns get beaten on the internet??
Hi Merisi,
Exactly. I would have thought they'd been quicker than anyone else on the net.
Keep smiling
David
Hi Sam,
He might regret giving the old hippies the cold shoulder.
Or the ``old'' shoulder!
Keep smiling
David
I still have a pair of rainbow coloured Doc Martins I wore at one of the earliest festivals.. (I prefer stilletto's these days.)
Shrink,
My wife finally got her a pair of
Docs just last year. No wonder her boss looks at her strange when
she comes in wearing them.
Good post David. Being 45 I guess
I'm one of those who wouldn't be
so welcome there.
My walker would just get in the way.
Cheers,
Doug : )
Hi Shrink,
We want pictures of you at the festival, wearing your Docs.
We want pics, we want pics ....
Keep smiling
David
Hi Doug,
Tell your wife's boss to look at her footwear in awe.
Walkers? That's you and me side by side!
Make way, all you young fellas .... it's Doug and Dave, coming through (slowly)
Keep smiling
David
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