Glastonbury crowds are mostly white – but is that really a problem?

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Glastonbury crowds are mostly white – but is that really a problem?
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'What Sir Lenny says is undeniably true. But then, this isn’t necessarily a surprise. Historically, after all, Glastonbury celebrated British rock music – which has always been largely performed (and listened to) by white men' | Writes MichaelPDeacon

Here’s how mind-bogglingly popular Glastonbury has become. In late 2019 – shortly before the Covid pandemic struck and ruined everyone’s fun – the organisers put 135,000 tickets on sale for the next festival. Guess how many people applied to buy one.

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