Emily Eavis: 'Jay-Z Has Made Bands Want To Play Glastonbury Again'

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis says she believes US rapper Jay-Z's performance at last year's festival has encouraged band's to perform at the event again.

Despite being criticised in the build up to the festival, Jay-Z wowed crowds with a headlining performance on the Pyramid Stage last June.

Speaking to BBC 6Music, Eavis said this year's event, which will include performances from Blur and Bruce Springsteen, had a lot to thank the rapper for.

“We have got the best possible line-up that we could get this year and I think Jay-Z, we’ve got a lot to thank him for, because we’ve never had so many bands wanting to play,” she said.

Eavis also revealed that organisers were already discussing next year's Glastonbury festival, which will mark the event's 40th anniversary.

“We’re talking to lots of bands at the moment about that. We want to have a band from every year on the Pyramid Stage over the weekend,” she explained.

“And we’ll have a lot of the biggest performances on some of the tiniest stages, so we’re gonna do something really special for our 40th anniversary.”

The Glastonbury festival will take place from June 26th-28th. Tickets have already sold out.

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