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“June simply acquired a complete lot extra thrilling”

January 3, 2025
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It has been confirmed that Neil Younger shall be headlining at Glastonbury 2025, and the information has left some followers divided.

The enduring competition is ready to return to Worthy Farm in Pilton later this summer time and, up till final week, the one confirmed artist was Rod Stewart, who will play the Sunday afternoon Legends Slot.

There was big hypothesis round which artists will tackle the coveted headline slots for 2025 – the final instalment earlier than Glasto takes a yr off in 2026. Earlier this week, nonetheless, Neil Younger introduced that he had been booked for the competition, however could be backing out because of it feeling like “a company turn-off”.

Simply days after making the submit on his web site, he shared one other replace this morning (January 3), saying that he had overturned his choice and would in reality be showing on the 2025 instalment as one of many three headliners.

“As a result of an error within the info acquired, I had determined to not play the Glastonbury competition, which I at all times have liked,” he stated. “Fortunately, the competition is now again on our itinerary and we sit up for enjoying! Hope to see you there!”

Neil Younger. CREDIT: Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Pictures

Now, with the information additionally being confirmed by competition organiser Emily Eavis, followers have taken to social media to share their blended emotions in regards to the first confirmed headline act for this yr.

For a lot of punters, the information of Younger’s look was celebrated, particularly in mild of the turmoil that got here simply hours earlier than. “Woooo hoo. Glad it’s been resolved. Glad days,” one consumer wrote on X/Twitter, whereas one other shared: “Neil Younger pulling a 180 on Glastonbury! Goes to indicate even legends can change their tune when the info align. June simply acquired a complete lot extra thrilling for festival-goers!”

One other shared their pleasure on the information being shared across the similar time that the brand new Bob Dylan biopic hits cinemas. “The Bob Dylan movie A Full Unknown hitting cinemas, and Neil Younger confirmed as one in every of Glastonbury’s headliners. I really like that two of the all-time nice singer songwriters are getting such broad publicity in 2025. I’m right here for it,” they tweeted.

Elsewhere, nonetheless, some had been left “underwhelmed” by the information and expressed that they don’t think about the singer, songwriter and guitarist to be a large enough title to tackle the long-lasting slot.

“Think about queuing on-line for hours, paying obscene quantities of cash to then be informed that Neil Younger is headlining Glastonbury. Fuming,” one wrote, whereas one other agreed saying: “All this stress for Glastonbury tickets and up to now we’ve acquired Rod Stewart and Neil Younger”.

Some others additionally hit out on the competition organisers for reserving older artists as a substitute of making a platform for brand new expertise. “Glastonbury claiming ahead pondering and 50/50 splits however preserve bringing out outdated males,” one wrote, whereas one other added: “Rod Stewart, now Neil Younger at #glastonburyfestival this yr… It appears outdated guys do rule.”

Discover extra responses from followers under.

Younger’s upcoming headline slot will mark a return to the positioning, as he beforehand headlined the Pyramid Stage in 2009. The reserving materialised after he was scheduled to look on the website 12 years earlier, solely to be pulled out because of an damage.

Whereas solely Neil Younger and Rod Stewart have been formally confirmed, Nile Rodgers & Stylish are additionally recognized to be acting at Glasto 2025. This comes because the singer shared accidentally that they might even be returning to the Worthy Farm website whereas accepting an award final yr.

At time of writing, it stays unclear what the “error” that made Younger initially pull out of the competition is regarding, and no different particulars about his upcoming efficiency have been shared. 

Different rumoured headliners embrace Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Fender, The 1975, Taylor Swift and Stevie Marvel. The complete line-up for the competition is often shared in March.

In direction of the top of 2024, tickets for Glastonbury 2025 offered out in simply 32 minutes, with the competition making use of a brand new queuing system for tickets.

Re-sale tickets are anticipated to be made obtainable within the spring, and the complete line-up often drops shortly earlier than then. These re-sale choices, nonetheless, are likely to promote out shortly, too. Go to right here for extra info on easy methods to get tickets to Glastonbury, pricing info and extra.



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