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Rina Sawayama has spoken of how Sir Elton John is still “hungry” for new music, and always eager to discover up-and-coming new artists.The singer-songwriter discussed John’s impact on her in a new interview with the Daily Star’s Wired column and explained that, despite his recent retirement from touring, the musician is still eager to continue discovering new music and upcoming artists.The interview took place during the musician’s annual AIDS Foundation Oscars viewing party, which Sawayama was invited over to headline.“Elton John was a stranger that changed my life,” she said, via Yahoo News). “He reached out to me because he was a fan of my music.

Arctic Monkeys and Guns N’ Roses have been announced as Glastonbury’s final two headliners for this year’s festival. The two acts will join Sir Elton John at the top of the bill for 2023, the festival has announced. On Friday, more than 50 other acts were added to the 2023 line-up, with hundreds more expected to be added in the coming months.

Glastonbury Festival has announced the first line-up for its 2023 edition, with Arctic Monkeys and Guns N’ Roses named as the final two headliners.Alex Turner and co. are due to top the Pyramid Stage for the third time on Friday, June 23 ahead of GnR making their Worthy Farm debut the following night (June 24).

Rihanna smashed her Super Bowl half-time show – but she wasn't the only woman earning plaudits for here performance on the pitch at this month's event. A clip of sign language interpreter Justina Miles went viral after she was filmed passionately signing to RiRi's hit. Her appearance on TV comes as interpreters are, thankfully, become a more common sight at concerts and huge events, such as Glastonbury.

Glastonbury are currently looking to hire chefs and catering assistants to work on-site at this year’s festival.Successful applicants will be catering for the festival’s crew and will be needed from May 26 – July 14, keeping crew well-fed as they set up and dismantle the site. Chefs will be expected to cater for large groups of people and prepare food suitable for vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free diets.Potential applicants for catering jobs are warned that “this is hard work, not an easy way into the festival”.

Arctic Monkeys have announced they will be headlining next year’s Rock Werchter Festival.The Sheffield quartet will top the bill on the final day of the Belgian music festival, which will be taking place from Thursday, June 29 to Sunday, July 2, 2023. Last week, it was announced that Stromae would be headlining the first day of the event.

Glastonbury ticket price increase in a new post on social media.Earlier today, it was revealed that tickets for next year’s event will cost £335 plus a £5 booking fee – an increase of £55. In 2022, the tickets cost £280 plus a £5 booking fee.

Glastonbury festival has revealed its ticket prices for the 2023 festival.Tickets for next year’s event will cost £335 plus a £5 booking fee – an increase of £55. In 2022, the tickets cost £280 plus a £5 booking fee.

Glastonbury Festival has announced details of when tickets for the 2023 edition will go on sale – find out all you need to know below.The world famous festival returned this summer for the first time in three years after its 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.Glastonbury will return in 2023 between June 21 and June 25, and the festival have announced today (September 23) that tickets will go on sale in early November, a month later than is usual.Ticket and coach packages will be available at 6pm BST on Thursday, November 3, with general sale tickets then going on sale on Sunday, November 6 from 9am GMT.As is customary, a £50 deposit (plus coach fare if you’re booking travel as well) is due for the tickets upon purchasing, with the balance needing to be paid in the first week of April next year.Find out all you need to know below.Glastonbury Festival 2023 tickets will go on sale on Thursday, November 3rd (coach + ticket packages) and Sunday, November 6th (standard tickets). Info at https://t.co/YwYspsGHt5 pic.twitter.com/gzBnRuP7B3— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) September 23, 2022eFestivals‘ line-up page currently lists Arctic Monkeys, Elton John and Harry Styles as rumoured headliners for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Glastonbury 2023 respectively, while Roxy Music are rumoured for the Legends’ Slot.

Glastonbury Festival‘s fire-breathing Arcadia spider for celebrations during the football tournament this autumn.Live music performances including DJ sets will run in situ with the spider, which has become a firm fixture for electronic music at Glastonbury over the last decade.According to the Daily Mail, organisers of this year’s World Cup in Qatar have rented the 50-tonne, fire-breathing metal structure that Glastonbury itself hires annually from the Bristol-based Arcadia company for the tournament. No further details, however, on when it will be in place nor who is playing live inside the spider have been shared.The publication has reported further that a “well-placed source” suggested that the Arcadia spider may be one of the few zones in which alcohol is permitted to be drunk including at the stadiums and in the ‘Fan Zone’.

Robbie Williams has said it “would be cool” to return to Glastonbury this year to take on the coveted legends slot.The pop star, who released his record-breaking ‘XXV’ compilation earlier this month, hasn’t played at Worthy Farm since he made his debut appearance at the iconic event back in 1998.During a new interview with BBC Breakfast, Williams was asked whether he’d be up for making a Glasto comeback with a legends set.“Yeah, that’d be cool. Actually, I’d like to do that,” he replied.

Roxy Music are rumoured to be taking on the coveted legends slot at Glastonbury Festival 2023.The Bryan Ferry-fronted band recently reunited for their first live shows since 2011 to mark the 50th anniversary of their self-titled debut album, which came out in 1972.Having kicked off in Toronto, Canada last Wednesday (September 7), the group’s current North American run of dates will be followed by a trio of UK headline concerts next month. That stint will conclude with a gig at The O2 in London on October 14.Last Friday (September 9), a member of the trusted Glastonbury site eFestivals tweeted: “I’m hearing that Roxy Music will do the legends slot at next year’s Glastonbury.“Like all rumours it might be wrong but I don’t think it is.”Additionally, Roxy Music are listed as “TBC” (to be confirmed) on eFestivals‘ Glasto ’23 line-up page.

Elbow and Easy Life have been announced as headliners for this year’s Glastonbury Pilton Party.Both acts will perform at the Worthy Farm bash, which will be held for the first time since 2019, on September 2. They also appeared on the Pyramid Stage during the summer.Every September, a few bands return to Worthy Farm for the annual bash, which is put on as a “thank you” fundraiser event for nearby residents and workers.The Velvet Hands and Inkara are also on this year’s bill.

Glastonbury Festival, a number of artists have seen an uplift on the UK’s Official Albums Chart this week.According to new Official Charts Company data, artists including Billie Eilish, Sam Fender, Diana Ross and Wet Leg have seen a boost in their sales and streams after their Glastonbury sets.Billie Eilish, who became the festival’s youngest-ever headliner on Friday (June 24), has enjoyed a jump in this week’s Official Albums Chart Top 40. Her last album ‘Happier Than Ever’ had an 84 per cent week-on-week boost to its combined weekly sales and streams in total, placing it on Number 10.Previous album, 2019’s ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’, is also up by 36 spots to Number 25, while Eilish’s debut ‘Don’t Smile At Me’ makes it to Number 39.Elsewhere, Sam Fender’s ‘Seventeen Going Under’ doubles its weekly sales and streams tally, surging 110 per cent week on week while enjoying a jump of 44 chart places back into the Official Albums Chart Top 20 (19). The album’s title tack has also risen 40 places to Number 20.Wet Leg’s sales and streams of their eponymous debut album are up 71 per cent over the past seven days, while Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘SOUR’ enjoys a 30 per cent weekly boost and Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘Mr.

Pete Doherty has shared some of his strongest Glastonbury memories – featuring Kate Moss, an “undercover agent” sent by Vivienne Westwood and a £16,000 cardigan once owned by T Rex legend Marc Bolan. Watch part two of our interview with Doherty above.This week’s Big Read cover story sees the likes of HAIM, Sigrid, Yungblud, Baebadoobee, Fontaines DC and more tell us about Glastonbury and what it means to them. Speaking to NME just after The Libertines stepped off stage from their opening performance on The Other Stage at Glastonbury 2022 last weekend, Doherty told us how Glasto had always had a special place in the band’s hearts.“Carl [Barat] was brought up like a babe in arms at Greenham Common with a real hippie background,” he said.

BBC has revealed which of the sets at this year’s Glastonbury were the most-viewed on UK TV – see the results below.After two years away, the festival made its return to Worthy Farm last week, with Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar headlining the Pyramid Stage across the course of the weekend.McCartney’s almost three-hour Saturday night (June 25) set, which NME called “history-making” in a five star review, averaged 2.7million viewers on BBC One and peaked at 3.9million, according to Broadcast.While the 80-year-old Beatle’s figures were impressive, the artist with the biggest viewership average was Diana Ross, who performed in the revered legends slot on Sunday (June 26). The Motown icon and disco queen’s 75-minute set garnered an average audience of 3.1million, peaking at 3.8million.In a four-star review of Ross’ performance, NME said she had the “crowd in her hands” throughout the set.

Glastonbury Festival returned to Worthy Farm this weekend – scroll down to see what the festival looked like in three minutes.The festival ran from June 22-26 and was the first to be held since 2019 after Glastonbury’s 2020 and 2021 editions were both cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.After the festival, organiser Emily Eavis shared a statement in which she called Glastonbury 2022 “surely the best one yet” and hailed “a remarkable feat by all artists and crew.”Glastonbury 2022 was headlined by Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar, with a legends’ slot from Diana Ross and notable performances by Sam Fender, Olivia Rodrigo and more.See all the highlights inside three minutes below.Reviewing Glastonbury 2022, NME wrote: “The festival is all about unity, and sometimes you find it in unexpected places. Sleaford Mods’ scabrous, sweary take on post-punk might initially sound solo antagonistic, but frontman Jason Williamson regularly punctuates the set by sweetly checking the audience are still enjoying themselves.“The band stand atop a wave of post-punk coursing through the bill: Yard Act stake their claim for Glasto greatness at William’s Green and IDLES make a surprise appearance at the BBC Introducing Stage, tearing through their near-seminal debut album ‘Brutalism’ in full.”Many artists at the festival also took the opportunity to address the US Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade.

Megan McKenna made her debut at Glastonbury Festival over the weekend and called it a moment she had “dreamt of”. The former TOWIE star, 29, who went on to win X Factor: Celebrity in 2019 previously called the event “possibly THE biggest moment of my life yet” .

Yungblud debuted a new song during his Glastonbury set over the weekend – watch ‘Tissues’ below.The Doncaster-born vocalist and guitarist (real name Dominic Harrison) took to the John Peel Stage on Sunday (June 26) to deliver an 11-song set. It was his first time playing at Worthy Farm.He opened with ‘Strawberry Lipstick’, later playing ‘The Funeral’ and ‘I Love You, Will You Marry Me’, before closing with ‘Loner’.Harrison debuted tracks from his forthcoming self-titled third studio album (due September 3), including ‘Tissues’ – which samples The Cure’s ‘Close To Me’ – and the soaring pop-rock anthem ‘I Cry 2!’.Following his Glastonbury set, Harrison tweeted: “humbled, grateful, full of love.

Princess Beatrice was spotted enjoying the last day of Glastonbury with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on Sunday, after she was reportedly left red-faced when her card was declined at the bar. Beatrice, 33, was seen enjoying the sunshine with husband Edoardo, 38, as the couple enjoyed a weekend at Worthy Farm while blending into the crowds.

Kendrick Lamar has closed Glastonbury 2022 with a powerful headline set which saw him chant “Godspeed for women’s rights” before dramatically exiting the Pyramid Stage.The Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper, 35, ensured his debut at the festival would be memorable with an array of hit songs from his back catalogue accompanied by finely choreographed dancers.The performance reached its theatrical pinnacle at the end as the lights came up during his rendition of new song Saviour to reveal fake blood was pouring down his face from a crown of thorns. Before playing the song, Lamar, who has previously been open about his Christian faith, said the crown of thorns represented Christ.

Haim are basically Glasto locals. First performing here almost a decade ago, their prime-time Saturday afternoon slot at Glastonbury 2022 was their fifth trip to Worthy Farm.

Jarvis Cocker expressed his outrage at the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade during his Glastonbury set today (June 26).Ahead of playing ‘Cunts Are Still Running the World’, the former Pulp frontman told the crowd that he and his JARV IS band had decided to change the lyrics.“You might recognise thing song,” he said.

Lorde gave an impassioned speech about Roe v. Wade being overturned during her Pyramid Stage set at Glastonbury 2022 tonight (June 26).The New Zealand pop star was performing as the final act before Kendrick Lamar headlines the final day of this year’s festival.At the end of ‘Secrets From A Girl (Who’s Seen It All)’, Robyn’s pre-recorded closing monologue did not play over the PA. Instead, Lorde spoke to the crowd, referencing the US Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the landmark abortion ruling Roe v.

Kendrick Lamar has closed his Glastonbury set with an emotional speech thanking fans, followed by a performance of ‘Savior’.At the end of the ‘Mr. Morale And The Big Steppers’ track, he repeated the chant: “They judge you, they judged Christ. Godspeed for women’s rights”, before promptly leaving the stage as fake blood poured down from his crown of thorns.The chant is significant because of the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v.

Musical legend Sir Paul McCartney delighted fans as he headlined at Glastonbury’s pyramid stage on Saturday, but wowed them even further when he halted his performance to help an audience member. During Paul’s tribute to Jimi Hendrix, he stopped on stage and pointed to an area in the crowd, saying: “What's going on over there? Is there something happening there? If so let's tend to it.

Sir Paul McCartney courted controversy on Saturday night as he used a clip of Johnny Depp from an old music video during his headline Glastonbury performance.The Beatles star, who turned 80 last week, took to the famous Pyramid stage this weekend to perform a selection of some of his most beloved tracks as he broke the record for being the oldest solo performer to ever grace the music festival’s stage. It was during a performance of his track My Valentine, that a video was played on the screen behind Sir Paul, featuring the Pirates of the Caribbean actor using sign language in accompaniment to the song.

Glastonbury always attracts top celebrities and even royals, but fans this year have been left convinced the Queen was in attendance. A captured moment on the BBC coverage of the huge event went viral, showing what looked like Queen Elizabeth II, 96, attempting to blend into the crowd during Robert Plant and Aliso Krauss' performance on the Pyramid Stage on Friday.

With Glastonbury in full swing, audiences gathered in their masses for former Oasis star Noel Gallagher to take to the stage on Saturday night, and they got more than they bargained for. Noel, 55, took the penultimate set at the popular festival on Saturday and performed ahead of Beatles legend Paul McCartney – but a member of his band left fans surprised but an unusual choice of instrument.The instrument of choice for Noel’s High Flying Birds band member was a pair of scissors.The musician opened and closed the scissors in time to the music and this was no joke by her serious expression as she played.

Princess Beatrice was reportedly left embarrassed after her card was declined three times during a visit to the bar at Glastonbury.The princess, 33, and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 38, have been pictured blending into the crowd as they enjoy a weekend at Worthy Farm. However, Beatrice was said to have been left red-faced when she was unable to pay for her drinks. Heading to grab some refreshments from the Pony Bistro bar on site, the princess queued up but faced an awkward moment when her card was declined, according to the Daily Star.

Lily Allen was the special guest during Olivia Rodrigo's set at Glastonbury – performing her hit song F**k You in response to the US Supreme Court's decision upend abortion rights. Olivia, 19, surprised the crowd of the Other Stage on Saturday to bring out Lily – describing it as "the biggest dream come true" to perform alongside her.

Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage this afternoon (June 25) addressing the urgency of the climate change emergency.Taking to the stage ahead of Haim’s slot on the main stage, Thunberg was introduced by festival organiser Emily Eavis as “the most inspiring speaker of this generation”. With paper notes to hand, she spoke for roughly ten minutes on a range of sustainability issues, critiquing Governmental ‘greenwashing’.“The biosphere is not just changing, it is destabilising, breaking down… unfortunately, this is not the ‘new normal’.

A couple attending this year's Glastonbury festival have glammed up to renew their wedding vows in tribute to the first time they met each other – at a music gig. Lara Dayeh-Bunce, 30, and her husband, Elliot, 32, were able to have a renewal ceremony at The Church at Glastonbury tent on Saturday, six weeks after their marriage.The festival is not licenced to hold weddings so the pair had to improvise to get the ceremony of their dreams.The pair had glitter on their faces and Mrs Dayeh-Bunce donned a white dress and colourful flower-wreath tiara for the occasion, while Mr Dayeh-Bunce wore a jacket and t-shirt combination with denim shorts and a bucket hat. To make it a ceremony they'll never forget, the pair had a mash-up of typical wedding clothing and their festival wardrobe.

Beabadoobee has told NME about her upcoming second album ‘Beatopia’ during a backstage interview at Glastonbury 2022.The returning Dirty Hit-signed artist made her debut appearance at the Worthy Farm festival earlier today (June 25), playing on the John Peel Stage.“It was much more of a physical thing when I was seven,” she explained of the “dream world” behind ‘Beatopia’, which she invented in 2007. “I thought I could literally be in this world – I think it was just a way of escaping everything that was happening in life at that time, and then I forgot about it because shit happened.

Billie Eilish called Friday - the day she headlined Glastonbury Festival - a "really dark day for women in the US" after the Supreme Court ended the country’s constitutional right to abortion.The 20-year-old singer’s comments come after it was announced that the US court decided to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade case that legalised abortion nationwide. During her set on the Pyramid Stage on Friday night, she spoke out against the ruling as she introduced her song Your Power, which explores people abusing their power.

Sugababes played for a live audience for the second time in over 20 years tonight (June 24) at Glastonbury‘s Avalon stage, after taking a break from the limelight in 2012.This performance featured the original Sugababes line-up of Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, and Siobhan Donaghy, and they sang their greatest hits including tracks from periods when Donaghy and Buena were not in the band.Keisha Buchanan lead most of the talking during the set. “We were so nervous to come out here today, and I don’t know why because you’re not scary,” she said. “I know it’s been crazy being out of lockdown and all of that.