He cites “an error within the info obtained” as the rationale he initially pulled out of the UK competition. “The competition is again on our itinerary,” he wrote in a letter to followers
Simply two days after labeling Glastonbury a “company turn-off” and pulling out of the UK competition earlier than the 2025 lineup was even introduced, Neil Younger has reversed himself and can certainly be one of many headliners.
“As a result of an error within the info obtained, I had determined to not play the Glastonbury competition,” Younger wrote on the Neil Younger Archives, “which I’ve all the time cherished. Fortunately, the competition is again on our itinerary and we look ahead to enjoying! Hope to see there there!”
Glastonbury co-organizer Emily Eavis confirmed the information in a submit on the official Glastonbury Instagram web page. “What a begin to the 12 months!” she wrote. “Neil Younger is an artist who’s very near our hearts at Glastonbury. He does issues his personal method and that’s why we love him. We will’t wait to welcome him again right here to headline the Pyramid in June.”
Younger final carried out at Glastonbury on June 26, 2009. The BBC solely aired parts of his set. “The BBC has spent the final couple of months speaking to Neil’s administration about how a lot of his set we’d have the ability to present on TV, radio and on-line over Glastonbury weekend,” they wrote in a press release to followers questioning why the entire thing wasn’t proven. “Neil Younger’s profession has been performed on his personal phrases. Final night time Neil’s administration agreed to let TV and radio broadcast 5 songs as they watched and listened to his efficiency. They consider within the reside occasion and retaining its thriller and that of their artist.”
The BBC has streamed Glastonbury to a world viewers over the previous few years, airing units of their entirety. When Younger initially pulled out of Glastonbury, he cited the BBC’s position within the competition as an element. “We have been instructed the BBC was now a associate in Glastonbury and needed us to do so much for issues we weren’t concerned about,” he wrote. “It appears Glastonbury is now beneath company management and isn’t the best way I keep in mind it being.”
It’s unclear what particular side of BBC’s cope with Glastonbury irked him or what “error within the info obtained” induced him to reverse his determination. It’s considerably moot since he’s now agreed to carry out on the competition. It’s the primary confirmed present of a deliberate summer season European tour together with his new group the Chrome Hearts. The overwhelming majority of the live shows might be outside as a result of Covid issues.
The Chrome Hearts first backed Younger at Farm Support in September 2024. They function Micah Nelson on guitar, Spooner Oldham on organ, Corey McCormick on bass, and Anthony LoGergo on drums. Late final 12 months, they minimize a brand new album with Younger at Shangri-La studio in Malibu, California.
