Glastonbury fans react to Neil Young headliner announcement: “June just got a whole lot more exciting”

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Neil Young will be headlining at Glastonbury 2025, and the news has left some fans divided.The iconic festival is set to return to Worthy Farm in Pilton later this summer and, up until last week, the only confirmed artist was Rod Stewart, who will play the Sunday afternoon Legends Slot.There has been huge speculation around which artists will take on the coveted headline slots for 2025 – the last instalment before Glasto takes a year off in 2026.

Earlier this week, however, Neil Young announced that he had been booked for the festival, but would be backing out due to it feeling like “a corporate turn-off”.Just days after making the post on his website, he shared another update this morning (January 3), saying that he had overturned his decision and would in fact be appearing at the 2025 instalment as one of the three headliners.“Due to an error in the information received, I had decided to not play the Glastonbury festival, which I always have loved,” he said. “Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary and we look forward to playing!

Hope to see you there!”Now, with the news also being confirmed by festival organiser Emily Eavis, fans have taken to social media to share their mixed feelings about the first confirmed headline act for this year.For many punters, the news of Young’s appearance was celebrated, especially in light of the turmoil that came just hours before. “Woooo hoo.

Glad it’s been resolved. Happy days,” one user wrote on X/Twitter, while another shared: “Neil Young pulling a 180 on Glastonbury!