We speak to Emily Eavis
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After finding out that Pollstar had named Glastonbury as the International Festival Of The Year for 2007, Orange caught up with festival organiser Emily Eavis to talk about the accolade and, of course, this year's festival.
How does it feel?
Emily Eavis: We were completely blown away by it, considering it’s an American awards ceremony. Glastonbury is such a British thing, so to be recognised in America is really, really flattering
This is Orange's 10th year as a sponsor of Glastonbury. How do you think festivals have changed and improved in the last decade?
Emily Eavis: I reckon it keeps on getting better and better. 1997 and 1998 were quite difficult years – they were muddy and, to be honest, they took a negative turn for a bit. It goes through good years and bad years – it's part of the history of Glastonbury, it's not always swimming, and at the moment it's going through a really positive time.
Recently, your dad said that the festival might not go on forever. Do you think that Glastonbury has a limited time span?
Emily Eavis: Yeah, I probably do, to be honest. We had a kind of retrospective time during Christmas, talking about it and whether it's a long-term thing. I kind of feel that we should pile everything into this as if it were the last. It's a risky, risky business and it’d be nice to think… to know that it could go on forever, but I don't know if that's possible.
In recent years there has been quite a big increase in people from the UK going to Sonar, Benicassim, Coachella and so forth. What are your thoughts on foreign festivals?
Emily Eavis: I think I might be going to Coachella this year, actually, so I'm intrigued about checking that one out. I went to Benicassim too, and enjoyed it.
Do you think UK festivals have been affected by the impact of foreign festivals – the threat of cheap flights, for example?
Emily Eavis: Maybe - it's hard to say. It's quite good to be challenged.
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