Just days after dramatically pulling out of the festival, Neil Young has been confirmed as the second headliner of Glastonbury 2025. The Canadian-American singer-songwriter is the festival’s second headliner, following the announcement of Rod Stewart in the ‘legends slot’ last November.
On Wednesday (January 1) Young pulled out of Glasto 2025 before the fest had even had the chance to announce him as headliner. On his website Young wrote: ‘The Chrome Hearts and I were looking forward to playing Glastonbury, one of my all time favorite outdoor gigs,’ but that the BBC, Glasto’s partner, ‘wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in’.
He said: ‘Glastonbury is now under corporate control and is not the way I remember it being.’
But now Young has confirmed that he will headline the Pyramid Stage this summer, and that his previous declaration was due to ‘an error in information’. He said: ‘Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary and we look forward to playing! Hope to see you there!’.
Young’s headline slot announcement was followed up by organiser Emily Eavis, who said: ‘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.’
Neil Young and Rod Stewart are currently the only two acts confirmed for Glastonbury 2025, though in November Nile Rodgers appeared to accidentally let slip that Chic will play, too.
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