Foo Fighters have been officially announced at the Friday night headliner for Glastonbury 2015.
Foo Fighters become the second confirmed act for Glastonbury after Lionel Richie.
Glastonbury shared the announced in a tweet today. “We’re very pleased to confirm that @foofighters will headline the Friday of this year’s Festival,” they posted.
We're very pleased to confirm that @foofighters will headline the Friday of this year's Festival. pic.twitter.com/mZbfMOh6e5
— Glastonbury Festival (@GlastoFest) February 18, 2015
The official Glastonbury announced offered more info:
We’re very pleased to confirm that Foo Fighters will headline the Pyramid Stage on the Friday of this year’s Festival. This will be the US rockers’ first performance at Glastonbury since 1998.
Foo Fighters’ appearance was revealed by frontman Dave Grohl at this evening’s NME Awards, during his acceptance speech following the band’s victory in the Best International Band category.
Glastonbury was also honoured at the ceremony, picking up the Best Festival award.
Said Emily Eavis: “We feel incredibly lucky to have confirmed the foo fighters for the pyramid stage at Glastonbury this year. Very few bands have the power to unite and energise a crowd like Foo Fighters do. We can’t wait for them to rock Worthy Farm on Friday night.”
Tickets for Glastonbury 2015 sold out in October. There is likely to be a resale of any cancelled and returned tickets following April’s ticket balance payment window.
Acts rumoured to be announced soon for Glastonbury 2015 include Adele, Florence + The Machine, Coldplay and Rihanna.
The Glastonbury Festival will be held from June 24 to 28 at Glastonbury in the UK.
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