NOEL Gallagher had a storming time at Glastonbury – but he couldn’t help taking aim at other punters.
The High Flying Birds frontman moaned that virtue-signalling has taken over the festival — with acts making statements about Palestine’s conflict with Israel and Banksy’s migrant dinghy protest during the Idles set.
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Noel spent much of the weekend hanging out with actor pal Matt Smith, taking in lesser-known acts including Jungle and Kneecap on Worthy Farm’s smaller stages.
“Don’t get me wrong, I f***ing love Glastonbury,” Noel said.
“I think it’s one of the most important things. In fact it’s probably the best f***ing thing about Britain apart from the Premier League.
“It’s getting a bit woke now, that place, and a bit kind of preachy and a bit virtue-signalling. I don’t like it in music — little f***ing idiots waving flags around and making political statements and bands taking the stage and saying, ‘Hey guys, isn’t war terrible, yeah? Let’s all boo war. F***k the Tories man,’ and all that.
“It’s like, look — play your f***ing tunes and get off.”
Political statements were rife at this year’s Glasto, which is famous for being the most liberal and peace-loving festival on Earth.
Noel added: “It’s too much. Donate all your money to the cause — that’s it, stop yapping about it.
“Let’s just say for instance the world is in a bit of a f***ed up place and you’re all in a field in Glastonbury. What’s the problem with that? I haven’t got a problem with it.
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“I guess if you’re 18 and you’re middle class you might have a problem with it.
“But what’s all the kids in a field at Glastonbury going to do about it?
“Everybody knows what’s going on in the f***ing world, you’ve got a phone in your pocket that tells you anyway.
“What is the point of virtue-signalling?”
That wasn’t the only thing that irked Noel either, after he spotted Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl in the crowd.
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The pair haven’t seen eye to eye after Dave mocked Noel for having a less successful solo career than bro Liam.
Noel said: “I did actually bump into Dave. He was about 3ft away from me when I was watching LCD Soundsystem and he was staying in the same hotel I was staying in.
“I would just like him to wind his f***ing neck in about Oasis. I wouldn’t talk to him. I haven’t got time for that f***ing mob any more.
“I haven’t got f**k all to say to him. He’s our kid’s mate anyway.”
Over to you, Dave.
