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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent

Over-50s catching the music festival bug in the UK, Saga study finds

Elton John on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury.
Elton John on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury, where the average age of headliners has increased steadily in the past 15 years. Photograph: Jonny Weeks/The Guardian

More than one-third of people over the age of 50 go to more music festivals now compared with when they were younger, a study had found.

Older music lovers in the UK have caught the so-called “festival bug”, data from Saga shows.

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