Dua Lipa is well-liked, however not at Glastonbury. — © Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP
With headliners like Dua Lipa and Coldplay, two massive names, the tens of hundreds of holiday makers to the largest British pageant Glastonbury are something however happy. Though the group doesn’t agree with the criticism.
Saturday June 29, 2024 at 8:57 PM
A radiant solar, a nice ambiance. All of the elements are there to make Glastonbury a profitable music pageant this weekend. Or not? As a result of in keeping with many guests, the line-up may very well be higher. There’s grumbling concerning the variety of rock acts, which you’ll hardly name Dua Lipa and Coldplay. Others on stage embody R&B star SZA, Little Simz, Burna Boy, Disclosure, Jungle and The Streets.
The organisation behind Glastonbury dismisses the criticism. “We base our line-up on the present music scene,” says Emily Eavis. “It’s important to conclude that there have been too few high-quality rock acts lately. That’s why we favor to decide on one thing else. Individuals are proper to say that they miss rock music. We additionally suppose again with nostalgia to the passages of Radiohead and Oasis. However music evolves. Moreover, we get criticism about our decisions yearly. Typically it’s an excessive amount of hip-hop, generally not sufficient pop. It’s simply a part of it.”
Final yr, Glastonbury had three main rock acts on the invoice: Arctic Monkeys, Weapons N’ Roses and Queens of the Stone Age. (tove)
