Eilish to headline at Glastonbury next year

Eilish to headline at Glastonbury next year

The 'No Time To Die' hitmaker, 19, will be the youngest-ever solo to lead the UK festival.

Billie Eilish will be the youngest-ever solo headliner at the Glastonbury music festival. (AFP pic)
LONDON:
Grammy Award winner Billie Eilish will perform at Glastonbury next June, becoming the British music festival’s youngest-ever solo headliner, organisers said yesterday.

The 19-year-old hitmaker, who sings the theme tune for the latest James Bond movie “No Time To Die”, performed at the festival’s Other Stage in 2019, the last time the major greenfield music event was held.

It was cancelled last year and this year due to the pandemic, although a virtual event was organised in May.

Eilish, known for songs like “Bad Guy” and “Bury a Friend”, posted a picture of herself on Instagram wearing a Glastonbury hooded sweatshirt, and writing “2022” on the photo.

“This feels like the perfect way for us to return and I cannot wait!” Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis said, adding Eilish would perform on the main Pyramid stage on June 24.

The festival will be held from June 22-26 and is already sold out due to deposits for 2020 tickets being rolled over for a second year, the organisers said.

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