Neil Young pulls out of playing Glastonbury 2025, says it’s become a ‘corporate turn-off’
- Neil Young has announced he will not perform at Glastonbury 2025, stating the festival is 'now under corporate control' of the BBC.
- Young expressed disappointment that Glastonbury is 'not the way I remember it being' due to changes in partnership with the BBC.
- The BBC has been Glastonbury's exclusive broadcast partner since 1997 and has worked closely with the festival since then.
- Young thanked fans for their support but confirmed 'we will not be playing Glastonbury on this tour because it is a corporate turn-off.
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Neil Young in shock Glastonbury u-turn as he says he WILL play festival
NEIL Young will now be playing Glastonbury festival – just days after pulling up. In a surprise U-turn, the singer confirmed his slot blaming “an error in the information I received” for him initially turning down the offer. GettyNeil Young will now be playing Glastonbury[/caption] The Sun first that the singer was booked to headline Glastonbury, 16 years after he last played on the Pyramid Stage. But just a month later hespectacularly pulled ou…
Neil Young was supposed to perform at Glastonbury this year with his band, but he issued a statement in which he wrote that the concert will not take place.
Rock legend pulls out of Glastonbury and slams iconic festival
The Canadian-born singer-songwriter headlined the music festival in 2009. Neil Young has confirmed he will not be performing at Glastonbury Festival this year, as he said he believes that the event is under the BBC’s ‘corporate control’. In a recent post on his website, Young, 79, who has released a remarkable 44 studio albums, said: ‘The Chrome Hearts and I were looking forward to playing Glastonbury, one of my all-time favourite outdoor gigs. …
Singer Neil Young has refused to play at the British festival Glastonbury this year. According to him, the festival is now "under the control of a company". He points the finger at the British public broadcaster BBC. Glastonbury is one of the largest open-air festivals in Europe with big acts on stage every year. On his own website, Young says he was looking forward to performing there this year. He calls it "one of my favourite outdoor performa…
The first star of this year's Glastonbury Festival will be almost 80-year-old Rod Stewart, who has not performed on the Pyramid Stage for twenty-three years.
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