Jay-Z, The Verve, Kings of Leon Headlining Glastonbury FestivalFebruary 09, 2008
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Jay-Z, The Verve and Kings of Leon will headline this June’s
Glastonbury festival.
According to
Q magazine - the event's media partner -
Kings of Leon will headline the
Pyramid Stage on the Friday night of the
festival (June 27), with
Jay-Z performing on the Saturday (June 28) and
The Verve closing the festival on the Sunday (June 29).
Speaking to
NME.COM co-organiser
Emily Eavis declared: "We are over the moon about these acts playing, all of which bring something completely different to
Glastonbury.
Kings of Leon have played at
Glastonbury several times, from starting in the new bands tent a few years back. They are one of the most exciting live bands around, and this feels like their moment to finally headline the pyramid. We see the
Kings of Leon as part of the great heritage of Friday night headliners
Radiohead,
Coldplay,
The White Stripes. They're ready to make that leap as well.
The Verve are an all-time classic
Glastonbury band. I saw them recently at
The Roundhouse (in north
London) and they were amazing.
Jay-Z is gonna be historical, and we feel honored that he is coming all the way over to play our show."
Other acts already confirmed to play include
Leonard Cohen,
Hot Chip,
Neil Diamond and
British Sea Power.
Source
NME