He may run the country's best-loved festival and be one of the most respected figures in British music, but MichaelEavis is still a 69-year-old Somerset dairy farmer first, music mogul second.
Delights like those in the Lost Vagueness field were at the centre of the festival in the 1980s, MichaelEavis said, and their return proved Glastonbury had not lost touch with its roots.
But mindful of a barrage of criticism following last year's festival, festival organiser MichaelEavis - who has announced the festival will continue for a further five years - has spent the last six months working on new drainage channels to siphon off excess water.