Glastonbury: 'Bruce Springsteen Is Best Performer In The World'

Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis has described Bruce Springsteen, who will headline this year's event, as the “best performer in the world”.

"I saw him in Cardiff last autumn and honestly I haven't seen anybody like him," he told the BBC. "There is no-one better in the world."

Eavis, who is one of the festivals' founders, said he had written a personal letter to Springsteen asking him to perform at the festival, which will take place from June 26th-28th.

The festival's organiser also said he was relieved that this summer's event had sold out after ticket sales for last year, which was headlined by rapper Jay-Z, were slower than expected.

"It was scary for a while and I lost a bit of sleep too," he said. "I've been doing this show for 39 years and I've never lost sleep before.

"It was worth it though seeing Jay Z and his wife Beyonce. She said she'd never seen anything like it before in her life."

Neil Young and the recently reformed Blur are rumoured to be the other as-yet-unannounced headliners at this year's festival.