London – London (AP) – Glastonbury Festival It clearly aims to leave with an explosion this summer before it takes one of its regular fallow years to allow the cultivation lands of the southwest of England to recover after being host of about 200,000 people.
The organizers of the festival announced the alignment on Thursday, including the main events, possibly the most famous music festival in the world, which takes place in Worthy Farm from June 25 to 29.
The main news is that the 1975 English band will lead the stage of the main pyramid on Friday night, while the American singer and actress Olivia Rodrigo He will take the best billing on Sunday night.
Neil YoungThe legendary 79-year-old Canadian-American singer was previously announced as the headline on Saturday night, while his Scottish companion Rod Stewart It had been confirmed by the coveted legends slot on the stage of the pyramid on Sunday afternoon.
Do not make the top of the invoice, but much in vogue and probably attract large crowds, it is Charli XCXwho will act on the other stage on Saturday night. Last week, the singer behind the “Brat Summer” phenomenon won five British awards.
The word “mocose”, used by the singer as the title of Your sixth study albumHe was declared a word of the year by the Collins Dictionary. For those who do not know, it has been defined as “characterized by a safe, independent and hedonistic attitude.”
Close the other stage on Sunday night will be the English electronic group The Prodigy, the most famous for the 1996 song “Firestarter”. The performance will be particularly moving, as it will mark the first of the band at the festival from the leader’s death Keith Flint In 2019.
Other acts include the Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, making their debut in Glastonbury, and the recently reformed Pop Scissor Sisters Group.
Much interest will focus on 1975 formed by Manchester, which is led by Matty Healy. The band has headed several festivals in the United Kingdom, but not in Glastonbury. And elsewhere, with clown of controversial stages.
Last month, a judge from London ruled that the The band cannot be considered personally responsible For the losses of a Malaysian music festival that was closed by the authorities after the main singer, Healy kissed a male bandmate on stage. The organizers of the Good Vibes festival claimed 1.9 million pounds ($ 2.4 million) in losses after Healy criticized the laws against homosexuality of the country and then kissed bassist Ross Macdonald in the Kuala Lumpur Show in July 2023.
The images of the kiss caused a reaction in the predominantly Muslim country, where homosexuality is a punishable crime with up to 20 years in prison and can. Some LGBTQ+ groups also criticized the band for endangering their community and interrupting the work of activists who drive change.
There will be more acts named in the coming weeks and those who have not received tickets can still do so in a resale. As always, the festival, which was first held in 1970, quickly sold out despite the price of the ticket, almost 380 pounds ($ 490) each.
While the price can be fixed, the climate of mid -summer is not. As always, the hopes that everyone goes are the same: please, no mudbath!
