Billy Bragg has responded to the cancellation of Glastonbury 2021, calling it “a bit of a shock”.
The Somerset festival was cancelled for the second year in a row last week (January 21) because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast today (January 25), Bragg – a Glastonbury veteran and organiser of the Left Field stage – said: “I don’t think it was inevitable.”
“Glastonbury was one of those big things where we all thought, ‘OK that’s a landmark there. If we can get to Glasto, then… it’s a real signal to the rest of the festival diaspora that things are going to happen again’. So losing it again for another year is a bit of a shock.”
The musician added that once the pandemic ended, the demand for festivals would still be there. “Once this ends, people will want to get together and listen to music again because there’s something you can get from gathering together in a crowd to listen to music,” he said.
