Glastonbury Festival to ban flags?

Glastonbury Festival chief Michael Eavis is allegedly considering banning flags from the Somerset bash, following the announcement that they will be barred from the Reading and Leeds festivals.

Melvin Benn, head of Festival Republic, told BBC News that he had recently held discussions about a possible ban of flags on Worthy Farm with site owner Eavis.

Speaking about this year's Glastonbury event, which was headlined by Blur, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young in June, he said: "You couldn't see the acts. The flags were everywhere. There have always been flags, but not to the level that there has been. And the flags have become very long and tall."

Ticket registration for the 2010 Glastonbury Festival opened last month. The event is scheduled to run from June 23 to June 27, while early speculation about acts who could headline include Oasis, Bob Dylan, U2, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse, Kanye West and Radiohead.