Musician fined for assaulting security guard
MUSICIAN GOLDIE has been fined for assaulting a security guard who refused to let his daughter and her friend into a restricted area of the Glastonbury Festival.
The 52-year-old, whose name is Clifford Joseph Price, put bouncer Dennis Poole in a headlock and punched him at the inner stage production gate by the site’s Pyramid Stage.
Bristol Magistrates’ Court heard his daughter, Chance Price, 20, and her friend had attempted to gain entry to the restricted area at about 7pm on June 23 last year.
They had been “whisked” into the BBC area, where Price was due to be interviewed by Annie Mac, without passes but were stopped when they tried to re-enter after leaving to buy food.
Ms Price, who had not been to a festival before, phoned her father for assistance but when he arrived it was noted that he also did not have the required wristband for the area.
Witnesses described how Price was like a “raging bull” and “puffed his chest out” before pushing Mr Poole back and placing him in a headlock. Both men ended up on the floor, with the security guard suffering scratches to his face and neck, a sore ear and a grazed elbow.
Price claimed he had acted in self-defence before pleading guilty via video call from Thailand, where he lives, at a hearing in March.
District Judge David Taylor fined Price £1,080 and ordered him to pay £500 in compensation to Mr Poole, a £108 victim surcharge and £775 in costs.
The judge told the musician, dressed in a three-piece suit, that he should have understood the need for “backstage security”.
“You were determined to get your own way. When this was prevented, you resorted to violence and you unlawfully assaulted Mr Poole,” he said.
Mr Poole’s nose was broken in the incident. In police interview, Price claimed he had been acting in self-defence but entered his guilty plea on the day he was due to stand trial.