Festival flag ban at Glastonbury?

Glastonbury festival chief Michael Eavis is considering banning flags from the Somerset site following the announcement that they will be banned from the Reading and Leeds Festivals this year.

Melvin Benn, head of Festival Republic, which runs the Reading and Leeds Festivals and also helps to organise Glastonbury, told BBC News that he had had discussions about a possible ban on Worthy Farm with site owner Eavis.

Speaking about this year’s Glastonbury event, which was headlined by Blur, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young in June, he said: “You couldn’t see the acts. The flags were everywhere. There have always been flags, but not to the level that there has been. And the flags have become very long and tall.”

Festival-goers have been divided on the matter. Some people think the flags are a big part of the festival and some feel they can’t stand the flags as they block the view.