Thom Yorke from Radiohead has said the band won't be playing Glastonbury this year because of the poor public transport links.

Thom Yorke from Radiohead has said the band won't be playing Glastonbury this year because of the poor public transport links.

Speaking at a Friends of the Earth press do Yorke said "one of the conditions of the band carrying on touring is that we do everything we can to minimise our impact on the environment. What we're trying to do now is only play in areas that have a public transport infrastructure in place. So that rules out Glastonbury for this year. Maybe we can work out a plan for the future. They’re probably sick of the sight of us anyway."

However, a number of press commentators noted that Glastonbury organised 22,500 coach tickets in 2007 and over 10,000 fans came by train and shuttle bus and that the Fetsival promoted car sharing. The team at AGreenerFestival added that whilst they could only support Radiohead's action in reducing their touring footprint, the biggest environmental impact of music events in terms of greenhouse gases was fan travel not band travel.

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