Michael Eavis has told the Press Association that he is excited about this year’s Glastonbury Festival, adding that he hopes a new approach will mean there’ll be a "whole cultural mix of people" at the event, adding that his slightly controversial decision to book Jay-Z as a headliner is part of that approach.
On the various criticism of the hip hopper’s booking, he said: "Everywhere I go kids come up to me in the street and say it's fantastic Jay-Z is playing. Lovely kids in their teens. And I say, 'Have you bought tickets?' and they say, 'No, but we're all coming!' We need a whole cultural mix of people. We need an age mix and a cultural mix. That's what we're looking for. This is a huge success, it really is. It's never been so talked about".