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Glastonbury Gets the Green Light

Author: Jonty Adderley
Sunday, January 27, 2002
Glastonbury has been granted licence approval by local authorities, meaning the event is almost certain to go ahead over the weekend of June 28-30th 2002. The issue of overcrowding, however, remains central to this year's event, festival organiser Michael Eavis is stressing, with ticketless people still being urged to stay away.

"Every person who attempts to gain entry to the festival without a ticket will be nailing another nail in its coffin," he says in the latest message on the website.

"It is not unreasonable for the local people of Glastonbury to expect the event to go off without anti social behaviour caused by people marauding in the area trying to gain illegal access or camping in the area illegally.

The most important message now for people to appreciate is that fence jumping will just not be possible at this year's festival."

The greatest deterrent for non-payers is likely to be the weather, with a repeat of 1999's Sommes-like mud bath conditions probably offering the best bet for Glastonbury's long term survival.

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk(Glastonbury Official Site)
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