Hundreds of thousands of angry music lovers have already made their voices heard in a petition for a cause that is clearly important to many: getting Kanye West off the Glastonbury bill. Now, festival organizer Emily Eavis is coming forward saying that she actually received death threats over the controversial booking.
“It was not a pleasant world we unwrapped,” she said. “I had death threats and stuff. It was just horrible. It was just crazy. It was getting out of control. We had Time magazine, all the American news channels saying they were going to come down. This incredible onslaught worldwide.
“It was quite upsetting because we were talking about something that was so exciting and interesting and fresh and brilliant for the festival,” she continued. “Kanye West is making the most exciting music at the moment. He is an amazing force as a performer. For us, getting the biggest star in the world was an amazing coup.”
In addition to Kanye, the festival will see headlining sets from the Foo Fighters and Florence and the Machine. Check out the full lineup here.
[Via The Guardian]