GLASTONBURY is back with a bang on Friday, with Shania Twain and Coldplay among the acts ready to dazzle millions from the Pyramid Stage. But with all the stars that have headlined over the years the festival, which started in 1970, has also had its fair share of backstage spats. Alan Edwards, godfather of British music PR, described David Bowie’s 2000 performance — which included hits Let’s Dance, Changes, Heroes and Ziggy Stardust — as the most epic moment so far, describing it as “a great moment in British culture”.
Alan, 68, author of pop memoir I Was There, said: “We were lucky enough to be part of what was recently voted the best Glastonbury ever. It was also the biggest. It happened in 2000 and it was a coming together of different generations celebrating David Bowie’s greatness.
“Bowie had in fact played one of the first Glastonburys. “He told me that backstage catering meant going into the farmhouse for a glass of milk and eggs, and that he caught the train back to London after the show.” Alan said his top six Glasto moments are: But what goes on off stage in Somerset is as legendary as on it.
The biggest celebrity spat happened in 2008 when Jay-Z was announced as a headliner, leading Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher to whinge: “I’m not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. It’s wrong.” Music mogul Jay-Z had the last word, and walked out on to the Pyramid Stage , starting his set with Oasis’s hit Wonderwall.
He took another dig at Noel with his so.
