Oasis star Noel Gallagher slams Glastonbury as 'woke' and 'virtue signalling'
In the interview the musician called the festival at Worthy Farm "kind of preachy and a bit virtue-signalling".
Historically, Glastonbury has supported left-wing political causes for more than fifty years, including when the Oasis guitarist appeared there with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds in 2022, the Express reports.
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But his regular attendance there didn't stop Gallagher from hitting out at Glastonbury.
He told podcaster Matt Morgan: "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**king 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**king tunes and get off."
He added: "Donate all your money to the cause – that's it, stop yapping about it"
The musician went on to say he doesn't think that drawing attention to politics at Glastonbury makes any difference.
He said: "Let's just say, for instance, the world is in a bit of a f**ked up place … what's all the kids in a field at Glastonbury going to do about it?
"Everybody knows what's going on in the f**king world, you've got a phone in your pocket that tells you anyway.
"What is the point of virtue-signalling?'
Gallagher's comments were made before this year's Glastonbury festival got underway, but have resurfaced after some acts made political statements onstage.
These included punk duo Bob Vylan who led a chant of "death, death to the IDF" at the West Holts Stage in their set on Saturday, which have been condemned by Glastonbury and are reportedly being investigated by police.
Irish rap group also led chants of "f*** Keir Starmer" during their performance.
Glastonbury has sought to distance itself from the artists' comments, saying in a statement: "With almost 4,000 performances at Glastonbury 2025, there will inevitably be artists and speakers appearing on our stages whose views we do not share, and a performer's presence here should never be seen as a tacit endorsement of their opinions and beliefs."
"However, we are appalled by the statements made from the West Holts stage by Bob Vylan yesterday. Their chants very much crossed a line and we are urgently reminding everyone involved in the production of the Festival that there is no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence."
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