I'm not as old as you lot
and I listen to stuff that would be considered worse "noise" than her.
My beef isn't with Beyonce as such, more the decision to have her playing Glastonbury. It's got more of a Radio 1 roadshow (remember them?) feel to it these days, or that god awful T4 on the beach. She could have pulled it off, if she'd had some input herself into her set and decided to tailor it towards the occasion, rather than just performing the exact set she takes out on tour the rest of the year.
Who knows, maybe recently they've got to cater more towards the people who can afford to go hence mainstreaming/dumbing down the acts, rather than just being about great music.
Check out the 1994 line up (!)
Beastie Boys
Spiritualised
Blur
Orbital
Radiohead
Oasis
Pulp
Inspiral Carpets
Bjork
The Pretenders
The Manic Street Peachers
Johnny Cash
Peter Gabriel
Nick Cave
Paul Weller
Elvis Costello
Tindersticks
Tool
Rage Against The Machine
Beck
James
Ride
Saint Etienne
etc
I mean come on, Beyonce? yes she can sing and dance a bit and she's easy on the eye, but please, Glastonbury? I'd take all of the above over her.