Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts now look set to headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. Pictures: Paul Jones/Raph_PH

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Neil Young now says he WILL play at Glastonbury 2025

Paul JonesJanuary 3, 20250 Comment0

IN what must be one of strangest Glastonbury Festival act announcements ever, it now looks like Neil Young WILL be playing.

Earlier this week, the rock icon caused a stir when he announced he would not be playing the festival – set to run at Worthy Farm in Pilton between June 25 and 29 – due to disagreements over the role of the BBC.

However, a new statement published on the star’s website says he, along with band The Chrome Hearts, will be gracing the Somerset fields in June.

“Due to an error in the information received, I had decided not to play the Glastonbury Festival, which I have always loved,” Mr Young said.

“Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary and we look forward to playing! Hope to see you there!”

The reversal came after Mr Young said he had decided against playing the “corporate turn-off”, which he previously headlined in 2009.

“We were told that (the) BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in,” he said this week.

“It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control and is not the way I remember it being.”

However, happily for fans of the Rockin’ in the Free World songwriter, it seems any issues have been resolved.

Sir Rod Stewart will perform in the legends slot at Glastonbury 2025. Pictures: Paul Jones/Joe Bielawa

The only other act confirmed for Glastonbury 2025 is Sir Rod Stewart, who will fill the Sunday afternoon ‘legend’ slot on the Pyramid Stage.

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis confirmed Mr Young will headline the Pyramid Stage in a post on Instagram, saying: “What a start to the year! Neil young is an artist who’s very close to our hearts at Glastonbury.

“He does things his own way and that’s why we love him. We can’t wait to welcome him back here to headline the Pyramid in June.”