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Glastonbury headliners finalised 'pretty soon'

Glastonbury

Glastonbury

Coldplay and U2 are out of the running though

The headliners for next year's Glastonbury festival are set to be finalised "pretty soon", according to organiser Emily Eavis.

However, Eavis has now ruled out a number of big names who were rumoured to be performing.

Talking to BBC News, she said: "It's not Coldplay, it's not U2 and it's not The Rolling Stones."

The arrangements are being made relatively early this year, mainly beause the tickets are now available to buy earlier than before.

Eavis said: "Because our tickets go on sale on October 5 we've brought it forward. So we're ensconced in chat about next year and there's a lot of good feeling after such an amazing festival. We're talking to a few people at the moment and I think pretty soon we'll have some stuff sorted."

Radiohead are currently the bookies' favourites to headline the event, held in Pilton in Somerset.

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sbrandish 

Sep 22, 2008

Surely there is only one band who could bring Glastonbury back to the peak of the festival circuit and thats THE STONE ROSES! Twenty years since there first magical album was released there is no better time than now to show all the new pretenders what it is all about! Come on Ian,John,Mani and Reni bring on the ressurection and shoot the rest down! Please no coldplay again!!!!

nickjcray 

Sep 22, 2008

Cool, I'm getting a ticket then.

doherty49 

Sep 22, 2008

lol as if the stone roses are gonna get back together keep dreaming. it would of been boss if the rolling stones did it but ahh well anyone is better than jay z

Sven Hartley 

Sep 22, 2008

bring back Garry Glitter! He's back in the country now and raring to go

thebearsarecoming 

Sep 22, 2008

Strokes should headline. Radiohead would be fantastic though!

Mcop1son 

Sep 23, 2008

Radiohead! Please, please, oh please. It would be perfect timing.Also, Franz ferdinand....possibility. Elbow will play high up, and hopefully Sigur Ros too...

carrot cruncher 

Sep 23, 2008

Coldplay are one of a very few acts who could get the kind of big crowd that headliners get fuck the stone roses

lynchmob 

Sep 26, 2008

Awesome 'official' glasto film on you tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EWxMLsFrZE might mean Vampire Weekend getting bumped up the line up?

liamcov 

Sep 28, 2008

i want the chili peppers to rock it out, how do i get the tickets on the 5 oct where do i get them from

ruudvan1 

Oct 2, 2008

i wan radiohead there so badly. led zepplin and paul mcartney would just about top it off for me

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