Michael Eavis bigs up Glade Festival

[PaulX]

Our latest cover story: http://www.ravetalk.co.uk/?p=377

Glastonbury head honcho Michael Eavis has written an open letter of support for Glade.

"About ten years ago I persuaded Luke Piper, Glade Festival Director to run a new area at Worthy Farm called 'The Glade'. 'Why the glade' Luke said - 'sounds like a perfume' - 'an opening in the woods' I said-'a perfect venue'. And so it was. So successful was The Glade, he asked to borrow the concept for a site in Newbury which worked too.

"Now, after a good few years the site has moved from Newbury to Winchester, a beautiful farm in a natural amphitheatre with lots more room - better access, and a lot less people living close by.

"The Glade Festival has lots of Glastonbury connections with thrills and feelings not dissimilar to our own, including programming and atmosphere that has form and reputation.

"If you couldn't get a ticket for our show here at Glastonbury, thank you very much for trying, but would you mind me suggesting that you give Glade Festival a try? I don't think you'll regret it!"

[pre-s-ton]

id like to see him giving it large down the front of overkill!

[PaulX]

id like to see him giving it large down the front of overkill!

It would actually be wicked to see him at Glade. But I think Femi Kuti would be more his thing somehow.

[bottomheavy]

nice of him though, get in!!

[pre-s-ton]

id like to see him giving it large down the front of overkill!

It would actually be wicked to see him at Glade. But I think Femi Kuti would be more his thing somehow.

and finley quaye

[PaulX]

How many people here went to the original Glade Stage before this here new-fangled Glade Festival started?

*sticks up hand*

[pesh]

first one was 2000, DJ AFX, Shpongle, Banco de Gaia etc
and Dooms Night every couple of hours

[fletcher]

and Dooms Night every couple of hours

I heard a dubstep remix of the timo maas remix the other day


Ive never been to glastonbury, im more of a small festival / party person, but big up Mr. Eavis

[pre-s-ton]

ive never been to glasto either (until the 23rd june!)