Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis has told the Times newspaper that he believes that the UK's love affair with festivals is "on the way out" saying "we've probably got three or four more years". Noting that Latitude and Womad haven't sold out this year, Eavis adds "its a scary business" putting the blame for shrinking audiences on the recession and the fact that people have "seen it all before". The article also comments that cheaper European festivals with the same headliners are often attractive to fans, that the Reading and Leeds festivals have almost 40% of their tickets remaining and that the recent Prince headlined Hop Farm festival in Kent had ticket sales well below its 50,000 capacity. Viagogo has Reading tickets discounted from £192.50 to £120.00.
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