The famous folk rock singer who initially criticized the organization of the English festival before announcing his withdrawal from the 2025 edition reversed his decision, citing “an error in the information received”.
Folk rock legend Neil Young, who criticized the organization of the famous English festival Glastonbury and announced his withdrawal from the 2025 edition, reversed his decision on Friday by questioning « an error in the information received ». The day before, the 79-year-old American-Canadian musician had accused the festival of having fallen « under control » of the BBC, partner like every year of the musical event scheduled from June 25 to 29.
« Due to an error in the information received, I had decided not to play Glastonbury, which I have always loved doing. But luckily the festival is back in our calendar and we can’t wait to play there! »he wrote Friday on his website.
Emily Eavis, the organizer of the event which last year welcomed some 210,000 festival-goers, was delighted with this decision. « Neil Young is an artist who is very close to our hearts (…) He does things his way and that’s why we love him »she said on Instagram. « We look forward to welcoming him back to the festival, where he will be one of the headliners on the legendary stage. Pyramid stage », she added.
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On Thursday, the musician justified the withdrawal of his group The Chrome Hearts by saying that the BBC « wanted us to do a lot of things in ways we weren’t interested in ». « It seems that Glastonbury is now under corporate control and the festival is no longer what I remember it being »he continued, without elaborating.
Neil Young performed at the 2009 edition of Glastonbury. The concerts of this large annual gathering in the southwest of England are widely broadcast on the channels of the British audiovisual giant, a partner of the festival since 1997. On sale in mid-November, tickets for the 2025 edition, at the price of 373.50 pounds (452 euros), were sold out in 35 minutes. Rod Stewart, almost 80 years old, is also on the program. Last year, Coldplay, Dua Lipa and SZA performed there. The festival, which began in 1970, will take a break in 2026 to let the soil of Worthy Farm, the venue where it is held, rest.
