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Thursday 13th June 2013 by Andrew Trendell | Photos by WENN

Tags: Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury boss Michael Eavis has denied suggestions that the festival will impose tight restrictions on bringing alcohol to the festival this month, instead urge audience members to simply drink less. 

His statement comes after reports of Glastonbury officials sending out information to festival-goers regarding changes in the amount of alcohol that they can take in to the event.

However, Eavis has since posted a message online saying: "In reference to the email about alcohol that went out to Glastonbury 2013 ticket holders this morning, my personal preference is for people that come to our festival to drink much less!

"However, Glastonbury remains the only major festival that allows people to bring their own alcohol in, and you are still OK to bring your own alcohol through the gates, providing it’s just for your own use (whether it’s on a trolley or not)."

Glasto is famed for being the only major UK festival that allows punters to take booze into the arena, but now they have changed the rules regarding the amount that is permitted. Previously, the rules around alcohol at Glastonbury simply meant that amounts considered beyond reasonable personal use' would be confiscated at the gate, along with any glass bottles which have to be decantered.


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Earlier today, eFestivals.co.uk reported that an official information sent out as an email to Glastonbury-goers read:

"BRINGING ALCOHOL ON SITE Glastonbury is the only major UK festival that allows you to take alcohol into the event. However, we need to encourage reasonable consumption and discourage over-consumption, so there are some provisions: 
1. Any alcohol brought onto the site must be for personal consumption only
2. No glass bottles can be brought onto the site
3. You must be able to carry your alcohol yourself, without using any wheeled devices, including trolleys, wheelbarrows and wheeled suitcases.
4. Any Alcohol which is brought to the gates using a wheeled device will not be allowed in, and may be confiscated We hope you have a safe and enjoyable Festival."  

Last week, a study named Glastonbury as the best 'value for money' festival. 

Richard Hawley however, spoke out to disagree when he claimed that Glasto 'had no meaning' and that he refused to play. 

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