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01/06/2007
Full line-up announced for Glastonbury festival
The full line-up for this year's Glastonbury festival has been announced.
The three-day event in Somerset kicks off on June 22, with the Arctic Monkeys headlining the main Pyramid Stage.
The Killers will headline the main stage on Saturday, with The Who leading the main stage line-up on the Sunday night.
More than 200 acts have been announced for the festival. These include Kasabian, The Fratellis, Bloc Party, Amy Winehouse, The Kooks, Lily Allen, Dirty Pretty Things, Paul Weller, Kaiser Chiefs, the Manic Street Preachers, James Morrison and Dame Shirley Bassey, who will all be playing on the main stage over the weekend.
The Other Stage will be headlined by Bjork on Friday night, Iggy and the Stooges on Saturday and the Chemical Brothers on Sunday. This stage will play host to the likes of Arcade Fire, Rufus Wainwright, the Editors, the Klaxons, Mika and The View over the course of the weekend.
Hot Chip will headline the John Peel Stage on Friday night, followed by The Twang, who'll headline on Saturday and The Gossip who are Sunday's headliners. Mumm Ra, Calvin Harris and Jamie T are among those who will also be appearing on this stage over the weekend.
The festival's new four-year license has allowed festival organiser Michael Eavis to host the biggest Glastonbury ever this year, with a capacity of 177,500, although the event has sold out.
This year was also the first year that potential festivalgoers had to pre-register for tickets and around 400,000 people registered for tickets in March.
Festivalgoers this year will also be asked to think about climate change and reducing their carbon footprint.
Those attending the event will be able to eat organic food, wash in carbon neutral showers and use recycled toilet paper. They will also be invited to join the I Count campaign, which details 16 steps to reduce environmental impact.
A small number of returned tickets are also going on sale for the festival on Sunday. They will be available via the See Tickets website.
Further Glastonbury information is available from the web site at: www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk.
(KMcA/SP)
The three-day event in Somerset kicks off on June 22, with the Arctic Monkeys headlining the main Pyramid Stage.
The Killers will headline the main stage on Saturday, with The Who leading the main stage line-up on the Sunday night.
More than 200 acts have been announced for the festival. These include Kasabian, The Fratellis, Bloc Party, Amy Winehouse, The Kooks, Lily Allen, Dirty Pretty Things, Paul Weller, Kaiser Chiefs, the Manic Street Preachers, James Morrison and Dame Shirley Bassey, who will all be playing on the main stage over the weekend.
The Other Stage will be headlined by Bjork on Friday night, Iggy and the Stooges on Saturday and the Chemical Brothers on Sunday. This stage will play host to the likes of Arcade Fire, Rufus Wainwright, the Editors, the Klaxons, Mika and The View over the course of the weekend.
Hot Chip will headline the John Peel Stage on Friday night, followed by The Twang, who'll headline on Saturday and The Gossip who are Sunday's headliners. Mumm Ra, Calvin Harris and Jamie T are among those who will also be appearing on this stage over the weekend.
The festival's new four-year license has allowed festival organiser Michael Eavis to host the biggest Glastonbury ever this year, with a capacity of 177,500, although the event has sold out.
This year was also the first year that potential festivalgoers had to pre-register for tickets and around 400,000 people registered for tickets in March.
Festivalgoers this year will also be asked to think about climate change and reducing their carbon footprint.
Those attending the event will be able to eat organic food, wash in carbon neutral showers and use recycled toilet paper. They will also be invited to join the I Count campaign, which details 16 steps to reduce environmental impact.
A small number of returned tickets are also going on sale for the festival on Sunday. They will be available via the See Tickets website.
Further Glastonbury information is available from the web site at: www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk.
(KMcA/SP)
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