People did not Jay-Z for Glastonbury tour fest but Radiohead instead

June 9, 2008

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There has been alot of criticism thrown at Jay-Z after it was revealed that he would headline the rock festival, Glastonbury.

But the organiser of the event, Michael Eavis has revealed that Jay-Z wasnt the first choice, it was in fact Radiohead.

Eavis said

“I was working on getting Radiohead and I had a feeling they wanted to do it but, when it went down, I said to my daughter Emily, ‘Let’s go with Jay-Z. Phone his agent.’ “

His daughter Emily has defended Jay-Z and believes change is a good thing for the festival

”People don’t want change and there’s an element who want it to be a Coldplay or Radiohead - but the best thing we can do is give people something different … A lot of people don’t understand why Jay-Z is headlining but they haven’t seen him live. He is phenomenal.

“…Every time someone comes to this festival they discover new music - this year it will be a headliner … “It’s upset us having to defend the festival this year. It’s our home, we invite people here and it’s the best party in the world.”

The Glastonbury festival takes place in Somerset, England, over the weekend of June 27-29. Kings of Leon and The Verve join Jay-Z as headliners.