Neil Young performs Glastonbury U-turn

Neil Young has announced he will headline this year’s Glastonbury Festival – just days after saying he had pulled out of the event.

The Canadian-American singer-songwriter, who previously headlined in 2009, wrote on his website earlier this week that he would not be performing at the 2025 festival, saying it appeared that Glastonbury – which is partnered with British public broadcaster the BBC – was “now under corporate control”.

“We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to…

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