Bid to make Glastonbury 'less middle-aged'

The organiser of Glastonbury Festival wants to attract younger people to next year’s event after claiming it had become “too middle-aged” and “respectable”.

The organiser of Glastonbury Festival wants to attract younger people to next year’s event after claiming it had become “too middle-aged” and “respectable”.

Michael Eavis said the decision to sell tickets online for this year’s mud-strewn event had attracted an older clientele, at the expense of teenagers.

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