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Glastonbury board, no rock bands in line up

Glastonbury Festival bans heavy rock

No Heavy Metal

Can you believe it? These guiys have decided to ban rock bands because they are frigtended of crowd surfing and the so called 'problems' associated with rock bands? Complete crap I say, they're just being narrow minded!



I've never been to the Glastonbury festival, and it looks like I am probably never going to go now because of their policy on banning rock bands from playing.

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11-5-2008Please. Come to Mexico City, sometime. Unknown Kisses. Johana Does. http://mx.geocities.com/johanadoesJohana Does
12-3-2008Anthony, I'd even avoid that lot as well. For real festival experiences with stuff that's worthwhile you really need to get yourself off to the Continent. Wacken Open Air, Graspop, Hellfest, Rock am Ring, and so forth... cheaper and a better quality of acts on the whole.Attero Dominatus
23-2-2008The end of Heavy Metal would be a catastrophic loss to the world. Imagine the consequences.yup
19-7-2007Went for the first time this year and hated it. Bands were crap for the most part, just a field full of rich kids constantly saying "this is so cool" why is it cool, a field full of mud and second rate bands for £150 is certainly not what I would class as cool. As for the Glastonbury ...moreAnthony
23-6-2007Well it struck me this year that Glastonbury is full of rich kids and teasing tarts in mini skirts and wellies who just need a good seeing to.vinnie
23-6-2007Having gone this year I think the festival sucks. Why are punters expected to trudge aroung in up to a foot in mud for 4 days. Eavis needs to sort it out, tarmac the place or at least provide a proper amount of raised footways. It seems to me the Glasto spirit is supposed to be sufficient when prop...morevilla2006
22-6-2007Haven't you rockers and emos got Reading for that crowd surfing, head banging malarky? Why come and ruin Glastonbury which is a peaceful happy place. Frankly you'd all ruin it anywaay so it's best all round if you stay away!jackdog
24-4-2007Glastonbury sucks. A festival without Rammstein or Mudvayne is NOT a festival. Why get trenchfoot and have to queue for six hours to use the loo when you can stay at home and listen to the same crappy commercial bands spout their drivel on the radio.Ant and Bear
13-3-2007So what people think Rock and Metal offensive? people think the supporters are yobs? I think it is really disgusting that its excluded, yeah a lot of the public dont like Metal and Heavy Rock, but then again a lot of people dont like whats on the radio or at Glstonbury as well. It works both ways b...moreOlivarus
13-3-2007What I dont get with this whole situation and with british music culture too is that things like Glastonbury and the BBC are constantly trying to promote all kinds of music and culture. They go out of there way to have positive outlooks on all styles and genres but somehow Metal/Heavy Rock just gets...moreOlivarus
12-2-2006Glastonbury is a middle class money making scam, concoted by middle aged hippies who grew up and realised there was more money to be made out of the capatalists, and so became part of em, they just lockthemselfs away behind their expensive west country stonewalls, and play "we are real" an...morerik
09-12-2005Glastonbury is the best festival in world,no question!If you dont like what they do, dont go,your loss!Stop moaning!Sharky



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