Neil Young changes decision to boycott Glastonbury Festival
Neil Young has changed his decision to pull out of Glastonbury 2025 and will now perform at the festival.
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From “Guts” to “Brat,” a star-studded lineup of musicians is headed to Glastonbury.
The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo will headline this year’s Glastonbury Festival, performing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Rodrigo most recently performed at Glastonbury in 2022, when she made headlines for speaking out against the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade days earlier. She was also joined on stage by Lily Allen. The 22-year-old pop star received rave reviews, with NME describing Rodrigo’s Glastonbury set as a “career and festival defining moment” and awarding it a perfect score.
Other artists set for this year’s festival include Alanis Morissette, Busta Rhymes, Gracie Abrams, Charli XCX, John Fogerty, Brandi Carlile, Weezer and Rod Stewart.
This will be the first Glastonbury performance for Abrams, 25, who opened for Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour. Morissette, Carlile and Shaboozey are among the artists also performing at the festival for the first time.
Young briefly pulled out of Glastonbury late last year, before the festival’s lineup had officially been announced. In a New Year’s Eve post on his website, he said the event is “now under corporate control,” writing, “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.”
But Young quickly backtracked, following up that his decision was made “due to an error in the information” he received and that the “festival is now back on our itinerary.” It was unclear what error in information drove the original announcement. Young previously headlined Glastonbury in 2009.
The festival was headlined in 2024 by Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA, with artists including Cyndi Lauper, Janelle Monáe and Shania Twain also performing.
Glastonbury 2025 is set to take place from June 25 to June 29. Tickets went on sale in November, and the event is now sold out.
Glastonbury 2025 lineup of performers
Friday
- The 1975
- Loyle Carner
- Biffy Clyro
- Alanis Morissette
- Busta Rhymes
- Maribou State
- Gracie Abrams
- Four Tet
- Wet Leg
- Anohni and the Johnsons
- Badbadnotgood
- Blossoms
- Burning Spear
- CMAT
- Denzel Curry
- En Vogue
- English Teacher
- Fatboy Slim
- Faye Webster
- Floating Points
- Franz Ferdinand
- Glass Beams
- Inhaler
- Lola Young
- Myles Smith
- Osees
- Pinkpantheress
- Self Esteem
- Supergrass
- Vieux Farka Touré
- Wunderhorse
Saturday
- Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts
- Charli XCX
- Raye
- Doechii
- Deftones
- Ezra Collective
- John Fogerty
- Amyl and the Sniffers
- Amaarae
- Beabadoobee
- Beth Gibbons
- Bob Vylan
- Brandi Carlile
- Caribou
- Father John Misty
- Gary Numan
- Greentea Peng
- Jade
- Japanese Breakfast
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Kneecap
- Leftfield
- Lucy Dacus
- Nick Lowe
- Nova Twins
- Pa Salieu
- Scissor Sisters
- The Script
- TV on the Radio
- Weezer
- Yussef Dayes
Sunday
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Rod Stewart
- The Prodigy
- Noah Kahan
- Nile Rodgers & Chic
- Wolf Alice
- Jorja Smith
- Overmono
- The Libertines
- AJ Tracey
- Black Uhuru
- Celeste
- Cymande
- Danilo Plessow
- Djo
- Future Islands
- Girl In Red
- Goat
- Joy Crookes
- Kae Tempest
- Katy J Pearson
- Parcels
- Pawsa
- Royel Otis
- Shaboozey
- Snow Patrol
- Sprints
- St. Vincent
- The Big Moon
- The Brian Jonestown Massacre
- The Maccabees
- The Selecter
- Turnstile
Contributing: Jay Stahl
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