• Glastonbury To Honor Prince, David Bowie At 2016 Festival

    The two legends will be honored at this year's festival. Tributes for Prince and David Bowie have deservedly been crafted and spontaneously happening all over the world since their death and one more music institution is getting ready to put together their own.

  • Glastonbury Festival Promises More Female Headliners in 2016

    Known for its huge draw, Glastonbury is promising more female headliners in 2016. The head organizer, Emily Eavis, has made it her personal mission to add more women following the controversy that occurred last year over the lack of females booked. The festival is slated for the weekend of June 22-26 at Worthy Farm in the UK and Muse, Adele and Coldplay have been rumored as headliners.

  • Foo Fighters Resume North American Tour Despite Dave Grohl Leg Injury

    After suffering a fall off stage in Sweden and an eventual broken leg, the Foo Fighters were forced to cancel a series of European tour dates including a Glastonbury headliner. Not allowing Dave Grohl's injury to halt any further gigs, the group has shut down any possibility of cancelling what looked like a doubtful North American tour and will trudge on to play the series of shows as planned.

  • Kanye West's Hilarious Glastonbury BBC Censorsed Captions Go Viral

    Music Times has already reported about how some UK media outlets went over the top in their reporting on Kanye West's headlining set at Glastonbury over the weekend, but we promise that this news bit is 100 percent worth it: The captions supplied by the BBC for the televised version of his performance have justifiably "gone viral."

  • The Foo Fighters Headlining at Glastonbury 2016? Reports Say 'Yes'

    The Foo Fighters were forced to pull out of its headlining slot at Glastonbury as a result of Dave Grohl's leg injury a few weeks ago, but reports are already suggesting that the band might be in the driver's seat again for 2016 already. Organizer Emily Eavis has stated that the festival has already booked its headliners for next year (despite the 2015 event taking place this weekend), and British tabloid The Sun claims to have knowledge that the Foo will be among them.

  • Glastonbury Organizer Emily Eavis Recieved Death Threats After Kanye West Booking

    Glastonbury took a lot of flack from a group of rock loving, hip-hop hating fans when the world famous festival decided to book Kanye West as one of the headliners on the Pyramid stage. Within the first 48 hours, over 50,000 people signed a petition to have the "All Day" rapper replaced by a rock headliner. To date, over 134,000 people have signed that petition. However, the anger at the booking was not just reserved to a change.com petition, it apparently went much further then that. According to Glastonbury organizer, Emily Eavis, who has been the most vocal defender of the booking and supporter of Kanye West from the festival, she has received death threats because of it.

  • 5 Biggest UK Acts That Have Never Headlined at Glastonbury

    The final headliner of the Glastonbury Music Festival was confirmed today, as rock legends The Who declared they'd be performing on the Pyramid Stage during late June, along with other headliners Kanye West and the Foo Fighters. The inclusion of the band continues the attempts of the Eavis family to book the biggest acts in British history, such as the Rolling Stones during 2013. It makes us wonder: What are the biggest bands in UK music history that haven't graced the big stage yet? There are several that still seem ripe for a headlining gig, such as Elton John, Fleetwood Mac and more.
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