Greg James mocks Neil Young’s Glastonbury 2025 U-turn: “It seems Radio 1 is under corporate control and not the way I remember it”

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Neil Young‘s Glastonbury 2025 U-turn which saw him overturn his decision to pull out of the festival.The singer-songwriter made headlines earlier this week when he shared a statement with fans, confirming that he was set to perform at Glastonbury later this year, but had pulled out due to creative differences.Writing on his website Neil Young Archives on Tuesday (December 31), he said: “The Chrome Hearts and I were looking forward to playing Glastonbury, one of my all time favourite outdoor gigs.

We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in.”“It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control and is not the way I remember it being,” he continued. “Thanks for coming to see us the last time!

We will not be playing Glastonbury on this tour because it is a corporate turn-off, and not for me like it used to be. Hope to see you at one of the other venues on the tour.”A post shared by Greg James (@greg_james)Then a few days later, after sharing the update, the songwriting icon announced that he has changed his mind once again, and will be playing at the site as initially planned.Now, BBC Radio 1 presenter Greg James has mimicked Young’s statement with his own jokey take on his breakfast show on Instagram ahead of his return tomorrow (January 6).“The R1 Breakfast show team and I were looking forward to starting another year of the show and delivering a load of stupid stuff to get you through the early hours, it’s one of my all time favourite gigs,” he began.“We were told that the BBC was now a partner and wanted us to a do lot of things in a way we were not interested in.