Musicrooms.net: The Kooks Shun Glastonbury For Their Own Festival

The Kooks Shun Glastonbury For Their Own Festival
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Menho Donoghue on 28 April, 2008
 
The latest Glasto commentary comes from The Kooks who have told The Daily Star
that they think Glastonbury has had its day, and to prove it they're starting
their own new festival.
They said: "We have been talking about holding our own [festival] down south,
somewhere like Stamner Park near Brighton where we live. We will do it in the
next couple of years. Although Glastonbury is the best in the world, something
like that can't really carry on. It's getting too big. We love playing
Glastonbury, but we couldn't walk anywhere last year as it was so full. And
where you have so many people there it's hard to get a vibe".
They also, obviously, passed judgement on Jay-Z: "Jay-Z is a weird choice but
he's a phenomenal artist. We have always thought that Neil Young could be the
best artist you could possibly have at Glastonbury - and The Eagles and Bob
Dylan".