Lost Vagueness Founder Hits Out
Roy Gurvitz, the man behind Lost Vagueness, has hit out at Glastonbury's co-organisers claiming their influence is detrimental to the festival.
Speaking to the BBC, Gurvitz claimed that Festival Republic are exerting too much of an influence over the Glastonbury Festival.
Festival Republic, formerly Mean Fiddler, became a shareholder at the invitation of festival founder Michael Eavis. Their role was largely restricted to logistics as they sorted out the problems of security, ticketing and fence jumping.
He told the BBC: "Up until now [Festival Republic] took a back seat. But now it's starting to influence the line-up of bands and the general feel of the festival. There were a number of procedures last year that we were not particularly happy with. It's not too sad that we have pulled out. Things move on and things change".
Michael Eavis has thus far refused to be drawn into a war of words. Instead, he told reporters: "We brought a brand new area into Glastonbury Festival last year when my daughter Emily created The Park, which was a major addition to the festival.
"As part of that progressive change this year we have asked Debs Armstrong and Chris Tofu (of Continental Drifts) to programme the William's Field areas of the site, previously occupied by Lost Vagueness. They have a new vision that I find inspiring, but the whole area will be divided into three separate fields and run by different individuals to produce a stunning result.
"After six festivals with Lost Vagueness it is time to move on. I wish Roy and his team well in their future activities but for Glastonbury it is another step forward in bringing in new ideas and creative thought".