LONDON (AP) — Glastonbury Pageant is clearly aiming to exit with a bang this summer time earlier than taking one in every of its common fallow years off to permit the southwest England farmland the place the music fest takes place to recuperate after internet hosting some 200,000 revelers.
Pageant organizers introduced the lineup on Thursday, together with the headline acts, for arguably the world’s most well-known music pageant. This 12 months, it’s going to happen at Worthy Farm from June 25 to June 29.
The principle information is that English band The 1975 will headline the primary Pyramid Stage on the pageant’s Friday evening, 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 evening, 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 evening. Final week, the singer behind the “Brat summer time” 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 the pageant’s Sunday evening can be English digital group The Prodigy, most well-known for the pumping 1996 monitor “Firestarter.” The efficiency can be significantly poignant as it’s going to mark the band’s first on the pageant for the reason that loss of life of frontman Keith Flint in 2019.
Different acts embrace Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, making her Glastonbury debut, and the just lately reformed U.S. pop group Scissor Sisters.
There are not any scheduled performers on the festivals first two days, Wednesday and Thursday, although many advert hoc occasions happen as attendees arrive and pitch up their tents.
Plenty of curiosity will give attention to Manchester-formed The 1975, which is fronted by Matty Healy. The band has headlined numerous festivals in the UK — however not Glastonbury — and elsewhere, with controversial stage antics.
Final month, a London choose dominated that the band can’t be held personally accountable 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 Pageant 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 against the law punishable by as much as 20 years in jail and caning. Some LGBTQ+ teams additionally criticized the band for endangering its group and disrupting the work of activists pushing for change.
There can be extra acts named over the approaching weeks and people who have not obtained tickets but can be ready to take action in a resale. As all the time, the pageant, which was first held in 1970, was bought out rapidly regardless of the ticket value — practically 380 kilos ($490) every.
Whereas the value could also be fastened, the mid-summer climate is not. As all the time, the hopes of everybody going are the identical: Please, no mudbath!
