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?I could hardly find a better place to come,? said Eavis, who spent three days at the Sziget Festival.
Although the trip was technically a vacation, Eavis still found time to listen to bands, meet with managers and network.
He praised the experienced security at the festival and the ?kindness? of festival-goers, adding that the weather was favourable and the venue was practical as it required fewer fences.
Eavis said the musical lineup was excellent, offering everything from Gypsy to African.
Asked about the differences between the Glastonbury Festival and the Sziget Festival, he said there was more congestion in Glastonbury as many Sziget festival-goers leave the island during the day.
Eavis noted that the Sziget Festival, which is in its 20th year, is still only half as old as the Glastonbury Festival and has much time to develop. He recalled how earlier bands had to be convinced to play Glastonbury, while today it is the bands themselves that ask to take the stage.
Eavis declined to confirm reports he had listened to a concert by The Stone Roses to invite the reunited band to Glastonbury in 2013. But he said the band had made a good impression at their comeback gig in Manchester.
Asked to comment on an earlier remark by Noel Gallagher of Oasis that Glastonbury was no place for hip-hop artists, Eavis said Gallagher was his friend but was ?obviously mistaken?.
Asked when he would step down as the organiser of the Glastonbury Festival, the 76-year-old Eavis said 2020 at the earliest.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
