As we set our FOMO frowns down to rest for another year, founder of the world-renowned Glastonbury festival, Michael Eavis, has told The Guardian that we may have only a few years of festival-going left.

“I think I can run on another six years, which would take me up to 50 years,” he said. Then [I’ll] see what happens after that.”

Disclosing a whole lot in the interview, Eavis let on that whilst he’s got a jumpstart on booking for next years festival, it might be one of the few remaining. Stating that the festival has ‘still got a few years in it’, he spoke skeptically of the future after 2020 – he confirmed that the festival would be taking a hiatus for the farmlands and organisers to rejuvinate in 2017.

As for next year? Three British acts and an overseas act are confirmed, whilst the wage to get Prince as a headliner continues; “Most of the people in the world want to play here, so I did ask him to hop on the train and come down to Castle Cary station and I’ll show him around the farm some time. It hasn’t been taken up yet though.”

The festival has been quite low-key this year, with exciting new technical advances (awesome toilets,anyone?) and non-violent proceedings. Unfortunately two have died at the festival, a 26-year-old attendee whom allegedly died of a ketamine overdose and a 67-year-old whom died of natural causes.

Many however are laughing at the video of this chick cracking a popper during Disclosure’s set; cant win em’ all.

Despite the amazing sell-out potentials of Glanstonburies of the future – and the obvious good times of the attendees – Eavis is fairly adamant that 2020 will mark the end of his involvement in the festivals. Whether this will mean a relocation, change of organisers or complete cancellation of the festival, it remains to be seen. All we know is that the selling of festivals can often end in tears (*cough*, Big Day Out 2015, *cough*). He also recognised the continuing popularity of the festival – and shunned it;

“Every single person there last night wanted to shake my hand and say it’s the best thing in their life… It really is quite phenomenal that appreciation of the event – 44 years and people love it more than ever.”

We feel like a, ‘but oh well’, could go down at the end of that sentence.

We also dare to think of what an ending festival could do to ticket prices, yeouch.

Are you gonna get down for Glasto 2015?

[via The Guardian]