Oasis would ‘snub’ Glastonbury because it ‘can’t afford them’, claims Isle of Wight boss

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Isle of Wight Festival boss John Giddings has claimed that Oasis would “snub” Glastonbury organisers due to the festival’s fee structure. Speaking at the Experience 25, Giddings said that Isle of Wight and Glastonbury “can’t afford” to book Oasis as headliners, “because they want money”. Oasis have announced two new Wembley Stadium gigs “I think that they expected a big demand, I don’t think they expected more than 10 million people to apply for over a million tickets,” Giddings said, via Music News. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up “It’s 10 times more expensive to put on shows since COVID, since Brexit, since all of that, and artists want to present a show.