» Review: The Space
Having an audience with Glastonbury festival organiser, Michael Eavis is a bit like having a boisterous child on your hands: the kidology, the infectious laughter and all the stories locked up in that shiny noggin. From Bowie to Bolan, we zoom through the early years stopping only briefly with the mid-80s convoys and questions you’d expect from Brighton hippie-dom “Did the arrival of police on the site spoil things?” “Not at all, much better now.” “Did you see Kings of Leon, weren’t they brilliant?”
And he hits back at the corporatisation carp saying he eschews the sponsorship-millions offered and still gives £2million to charity each year. On before, ex-Shameless actress Maxine Peake proved a refreshing and guileless entrée.
Latest MusicBar, 6 January
3/5
Jan Goodey
