The founder of Glastonbury, Michael Eavissaid that anyone who agrees with the festival policy “can go elsewhere”.
Glastonbury, which has a history of political activism, opened on Wednesday and should be particularly billed this yearWith performances, conferences and installations aimed at Big Tech, campaigning for freedom of expression, attacking climate urgency and calling for action on a range of social and political questions.
This year, it will probably be an increase in tensions in the Middle East, in particular the Israeli bombing of Gaza, with a number of acts expressing the support of Palestine.
The Irish rap group Ball joint should occur on Saturday, despite the criticisms of the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, who said that they should be prohibited from the festival after the member of the group Liam óg óg óg Hannaidh, also known as Mo Chara, was accused of an offense to terrorism.
The 27 -year -old is accused of having displayed a flag representing Hezbollah, an organization prohibited, during a concert in November of last year. In response to allegations, the ball joint wrote on X: “We refuse this” offense “and we will vehemently defend ourselves. These are the political police. It is a carnival of distraction. ”
Emily Eavis, the daughter of Michael, who took over the organization of the festival, said the group was welcome to Worthy Farm.
She told BBC Breakfast: “There have been many really heated subjects this year, but we remain a platform for many artists from around the world and, you know, everyone is welcome here.”
When asked by Glastonbury Free Press, the Festival newspaper, if the event still represented something, Michael Eavis said: “Oh Heaven is above, yes, of course it is. And I think that people who come here are in all these things. The people who do not agree with the event policy can go elsewhere.”
He added: “I always have a lot of fun to all of this. I appreciate every day. And Emily is going so well. I really feel safe with the show in his hands.”
The former presenter of the day Gary Lineker, who left the BBC One Show last monthwill be expressed on the information scene in the Silver Hayes region on Saturday as part of a panel called to defend “ to get along ” in a world that separates.
He said to the Festival Journal: “It is essentially in the sense of: everything is done to try to divide us, and I think that if people can come together – because I think most of us are decent human beings – so just a little more kindness in the world would go far for the moment.”