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Jay-Z Confirmed For Glastonbury

Michael Eavis reveals all...

  • by Daniel Melia
  • Friday, February 01, 2008
  • Photo by: wenn
  • filed in: Festivals Hip Hop
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    Michael Eavis has confirmed that the mystery “black American” headliner of Glastonbury will be Jay-Z.

    Speaking to BBC Somerset Eavis revealed that he had booked the Rap star in an attempt to break with Glastonbury tradition.

    He said: "He will appeal to the young people and under-25s for sure, so that's a big pull for them.

    "It's not like the traditional one we do, like Radiohead, Coldplay and Muse and Oasis."

    Jay-Z joins Neil Diamond on the bill for the festival which takes place over the weekend of June 27-29.

    Registration for Glastonbury tickets opened today (February 1) and fans have until March 15 to lodge their interest before tickets go on sale on April 6.
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    • Jay Z,Neil Diamond.Brooklyn is in de house this year!

      ~ by Jake 2/1/2008

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    • aaaaaaaahhhhh,bollocks.

      ~ by pablo 2/1/2008

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    • Fair play for trying something different but hiphop is dead!who wants to go to glasto for jayZ????

      ~ by MurF 2/2/2008

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    • due to blackness.. a whole new audience!

      ~ by maggotbrain 2/2/2008

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    • eavis is on dangerous ground- if he really wanted to appeal to under 25’s he should stop raising the ticket price beyond the means of the average under 25 year old. Its age-ist And not book neal diamond- this has to be the WORST festival line up ive ever seen...

      ~ by ro 2/3/2008

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    • hard to believe it’s actually taken them so long to book a major hip hop act. but if it’s true that Kylie will also be a headliner it really is shaping up to be a bit of a drought for us rock lovers .. the heart and soul of glasto. it could be a true test of my usual ’the line-up dont matter’ philosophy.

      ~ by bryce 2/3/2008

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