An ode to the Great British music festival
From Green Man to Glastonbury, the best festivals are UK festivals.
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Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 overlooks the festival’s most disturbing problem – sexual assault
This Netflix documentary treats violence against women as an afterthought and mythologises a toxic environment.
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Corporate culture is ruining live music
The rise of tiered ticketing, VIP packages and cordoned-off areas is destroying concerts. Just look at the Rolling Stones.
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In a fractured world, Glastonbury is a much-needed sanctuary
Festivals are easily romanticised, but alongside the glitter and the dancing they demonstrate how humans might better live together.
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The BBC’s Glastonbury TV coverage is a hellish nostalgia generator
This year’s festival will be shown on TV for longer, and in higher definition. Ageing festival veterans should steel themselves.
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