LONDON (AP) — Glastonbury Competition is clearly aiming to exit with a bang this summer season earlier than it takes considered one of its common fallow years off to permit the southwest England farmland it takes place on to get better after taking part in host to some 200,000 folks.
Competition organizers introduced the lineup Thursday, together with the headline acts, for arguably the world’s most well-known music pageant, which takes place at Worthy Farm from June 25 to 29.
The primary information is that English band The 1975 will headline the principle Pyramid Stage on the Friday night time, whereas American singer and actress Olivia Rodrigo will take prime billing on the Sunday night.
Neil Younger, the legendary 79-year-old Canadian-American singer-songwriter, was beforehand introduced because the headliner for the Saturday night time, whereas his Scottish peer Rod Stewart had been confirmed for the coveted legends slot on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday afternoon.
Not making the highest of the invoice, however very a lot in vogue and certain to attract big crowds, is Charli XCX, who will carry out on the Different Stage on the Saturday night time. Final week, the singer behind the “Brat summer season” phenomenon, received 5 Brit awards.
The phrase “brat”, utilized by the singer because the title of her sixth studio album, was declared phrase of the 12 months by Collins Dictionary. For these not within the know, it has been outlined as “characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude.”
Closing out the Different Stage on Sunday night time can be English digital group The Prodigy, most well-known for the pumping 1996 monitor “Firestarter.” The efficiency can be notably poignant as it is going to mark the band’s first on the pageant because the dying of frontman Keith Flint in 2019.
Different acts embody Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, making her Glastonbury debut, and the lately reformed U.S. pop group Scissor Sisters.
Numerous curiosity will concentrate on Manchester-formed The 1975, which is fronted by Matty Healy. The band has headlined varied festivals within the U.Ok. however not Glastonbury. and elsewhere, with controversial stage antics.
Final month, a London choose dominated that the band can’t be held personally answerable for losses of a Malaysian music pageant that was shut down by authorities after lead singer Healy kissed a male bandmate on stage. The organizers of the Good Vibes Competition have been claiming 1.9 million kilos ($2.4 million) in losses after Healy criticized the nation’s anti-homosexuality legal guidelines after which kissed bassist Ross MacDonald on the Kuala Lumpur present in July 2023.
Footage of the kiss sparked a backlash within the predominantly Muslim nation, the place homosexuality is a criminal offense punishable by as much as 20 years in jail and caning. Some LGBTQ+ teams additionally criticized the band for endangering its neighborhood and disrupting the work of activists pushing for change.
There can be extra acts named over the approaching weeks and people who have not received tickets but can be in a position to take action in a resale. As at all times, the pageant, which was first held in 1970, was bought out shortly regardless of the ticket worth — practically 380 kilos ($490) every.
Whereas the value could also be mounted, the mid-summer climate is not. As at all times, the hopes of everybody going are the identical: Please, no mudbath!
