Glastonbury Festival on Sunday 6 April. Following 40,000 tickets not being sold, the pre-registration process was reopened on 8 April. Several reasons have been cited for this, including the poor weather of the previous four years and the controversial choice of featuring the hip hop artist, Jay-Z, as a headlining act. A day before the festival began, Michael Eavis announced that there were still around 3,000 tickets remaining, making it possible that it would be the first festival in 15 years not to sell out in advance. It had also been announced that any remaining tickets would be sold from major branches
Australian hip hop their album "Flying Colours", and Melbourne artist Illy, for his album "Bring it Back", released on the Obese Records label. Australian hip-hop artists have also received international recognition. Australians have been featured on albums by artists from the US and Europe. In October 2014, Australian artist K21 appeared on a song, titled "Pas rentable", by French hip hop artist LinkRust. Women in Australian hip-hop have largely been under-developed; however, many underground MC's have existed and thrived. Notable artists such as Sampa the Great are on the rise. Australian hip hop artists are strongly influenced by African American and Latino rappers