sullydnl
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Not sure it's a case of Glastonbury moving away from rock acts so much as there being a general lack of headline-size rock acts who have emerged in the last decade or so, with Glastonbury just reflecting that.Glasto is definitely heading away from rock acts/bands etc. all headliners were solo artists. It’s a shame really because there is space for everything but Eaves is catering more and more towards middle class gen z folk and unfortunately a lot of that generation wouldn’t know what a guitar was if you smashed it over their head.
Looking at the rock bands who are headlining other festivals across Europe this year, I'm not sure there are that many you could book to headline Glastonbury who wouldn't make the line-up look too "dad rock" if replacing the likes of Kendrick/Eilish.
Even in terms of the most critically praised albums of recent years, there's been a skew towards solo acts and most of the rock acts who do get some buzz seem to be smaller indie ones.