Eavis Q&A at Green Fields

[Bill Syke's Dog]

I was fortunate enough to be at the front when Mr Eavis took part in a scheduled Q&A session at the Speakers Forum in the Green Futures Field on Sunday at 2.30pm. Here is a quick summary and I apologise in advance if it has been covered elsewhere.

Favourite peformance:

John Fogarty. (Although I suspect he gives a different answer everytime someone asks this question)

Flags:

Claimed he was not aware they obscured people's view especially the close-ups on the big screen and said he would look into. Nobody suggested they should be banned altogether but kept away from front of stages instead.

Chairs:

Claimed he was not aware they restricted access and said he would look into it.

Problems with public transport on Wednesday:

Organisers were taken by surprise at the unprecendented number of early arrivals. He asked audience if the site should open on Tuesday to which there was a large roar of approval and he said he would look into it.

2012:

Confirmed there would be no festival that year due to resources such as loos, police, telecommunications, etc. being diverted elsewhere. He also said that he and his wife were planning a round Britain trip that year!

Moving the date of the Festival:

Festival will always be at the mercy of the elements and he would never consider moving the date of the Festival.

Retirement:

The Guardian got it wrong. He has no intention of retiring.

Oppressive Police Presence:

He was not aware of it but audience seemed to think there was.

Crosby, Stills & Nash:

Said he intervened at the last minute when he realised they were not going to play 'Teach Your Children'. (They did).

There was more of course but I can't remember it all.

[Zacko]

Some nice points there, nice to see if he doesn't plan to retire anytime soon.

[Alcatraz]

There's a much larger thread on this further down (probably on page 2 by now)

I was there as well (in fact I was the one who asked about the fallow year)