AS Glastonbury Festival boss, Michael Eavis claimed the event may "be on the way out" due in part to the economic climate, next month's Green Man festival has bucked the trend by selling out weeks in advance.

In an interview with ITALICThe Brecon & Radnor ExpressITALIC this week, Fiona Stewart, the managing director of the Green Man Festival, held on Glanusk Estate, said the festival is moving from strength to strength.

"We are proud to announce that Green Man has completely sold out for the third year. Who says the UK festival industry is going under? It's just that the great festival-going British public want to spend their money on something authentic that they can believe in, especially in times of hardship."

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