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.
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.
“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.