http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20070712/tuk-glastonbury-boss-crowd-is-too-old-to-45dbed5.html
Gladstonebury is apparently attracting too old a crowd, Why how about the bleedingly obvious
Ie it was always the case that the older half with big jobs purchased the tickets.
The younger crowd without the like £150 just to get in and £200-£300 cash needed inside
Used to hop the fence and as well as that the entry fee was cheaper. Much cheaper say 1/3 of the price a decade ago.
Everyone was happy with that arrangement.
The tickets sold out, the youngsters had the thrill of sneaking in (like the older lot who now paid did when they were young).
the security did very well in £5 per person bribes, beer, joints and kisses off girls to let people in. Created a community feeling, the youngsters added to the atmosphere and all the stalls did far better business and the charities did well.
Also no chain store companies taking anythign over like Carling pushing out indi
2007-07-12
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