Glastonbury 2008 Made No Money

The recession (deal with it) in the financial sector showed its ugly face to Michael Eavis (organiser) this year and said, “No, even Jay-Z singing ‘Wonderwall’ can’t save your festival”.

The biggest outdoor festival the other side of Ganesh Chaturthi at Chowpatty beach made no profits in 2008. Eavis told BBC 6 Music

Glastonbury costs £22m now, it’s a huge cost. The infrastructure, the fencing, the roads, the water and the loos, the marquees, the management, the security and the police, it goes on and on so we do have to sell out in order to make it work.

Costing had gone through the roof and the diesel costs had gone up by about 200,000 pounds.

By ‘sell out’, he meant sell all tickets and not Nelly Furtado.

Glastonbury 2009 is scheduled for 24 to 28 June, right after the Download Festival.