Sir Paul McCartney will top the bill on the Pyramid Stage, a week after his 80th birthday.
It was a blast, and the audience seemed to love it. "Paul won the day for me," festival founder Michael Eavis said after the concert. It means the world getting Paul McCartney to Glastonbury." But it was the all-together-now chorus of Hey Jude that made a lasting impression, echoing around Worthy Farm until the early hours of Sunday morning. It was like, 'Yeah man! Incredibly, after playing more than 3,000 concerts, Glastonbury was the star's first ever festival.
Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar have been confirmed as Glastonbury's final two headliners for this year's festival.
“People are so excited to come back… The rapper last played on the stage in 2016 for a mid-afternoon set. Diana Ross was previously confirmed for this year’s ‘Legends’ slot.
It will be the first Glastonbury in three years, after the 50th anniversary celebration in 2020 and 2021's festival were both cancelled due to Covid-19.
Some tickets may be made available for resale later in the year. Diana Ross will play the Sunday legends slot. McCartney and Lamar were both down to headline in 2020, and will finally make it to the Pyramid Stage in June. The former Beatle will headline Saturday night before Lamar closes the festival on Sunday.
Two of the three Pyramid headliners have been announced, with Paul McCartney playing on the Saturday and Kendrick Lamar the Sunday. Billie Eilish will headline ...
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As the festival returns from Covid-enforced hiatus, over half of the acts announced so far feature women.
Prior to the announcement, McCartney teased the news on Twitter in the form of a Wordle clue. McCartney and Lamar were among the headline acts for the cancelled festival in 2020, which would have been its 50th anniversary year. And it feels like we all need it.
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Glastonbury has announced Sir Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar as its 2022 headliners alongside previously announced Billie Eilish.
In 2020, the festival was due to celebrate its 50th anniversary – but it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant will appear alongside American country and bluegrass star Alison Krauss following the release of their second collaborative album. American rapper Lamar, meanwhile, will make his debut at the festival while closing proceedings on the Sunday.