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Neil Young has said that he has decided to pull out of Glastonbury 2025 as he feels it has become “a corporate turn-off".

"We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in"

by Max Pilley | January 1st 2025

Neil Young has said that he has decided to pull out of Glastonbury 2025 as he feels it has become “a corporate turn-off”.

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Writing on his website Neil Young Archives on Tuesday (December 31), he said: “The Chrome Hearts and I were looking forward to playing Glastonbury, one of my all time favorite outdoor gigs. We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in.”

“It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control and is not the way I remember it being,” he continued. “Thanks for coming to see us the last time!”

“We will not be playing Glastonbury on this tour because it is a corporate turn-off, and not for me like it used to be. Hope to see you at one of the other venues on the tour.”

Glastonbury have not yet commented on Young’s comments, and it is not clear what requests the BBC had made to Young. NME have contacted Glastonbury for a response.

-> full article here at nme.com

#mmh interesting #''a corporate turn-off'' 😬#this is.. not a good look for glasto #they shouldn't need to be so dependent on bbc to give them that much power..#even if it's unclear what the bbc are asking/demanding #also I continue to be thrown by how different the bbc is to my own country's national state- (and tax) sponsored broadcaster #because this level of involvement as well as the well-documented political biases would never fly here for DR #glastonbury #neil young #bbc #nme #01.01.25 #uk music industry #festivals #music business

New years resolutions, and all that.

#art #dragon #day1 #01.01.25