The EEC Lo of Morrissey... the range of Glastonbury 2011. Photo: GettyThe first time, he played the festival of music of the greatest and most beloved of the world in 1984, the game had to be cut short as fans stormed the stage.
Twenty-seven years later and with one always base of dedicated fans, Morrissey will return to Glastonbury, playing the opening evening of the festival (Friday, 24 June), warm-up for U2 headline act.
His colleague Mancunians elbow on the Bill, the organizers have announced that they come out of the full range, also play the pyramid stage before the unconditional Glastonbury Coldplay philatelic Saturday night.
Organizing Festival what emily Eavis said this year will one of the most exciting offers of Glastonbury. "For all these incredible artists is truly a feat," she said. "I think that this is one of the more eclectic files yet.".
Elbow will lift the crowd with their music "lovely, festive and edifying", she says, while the Queens of the Stone Age - on-going face to face the other against Beyonce on Sunday night scene - will go some way to keep everyone happy. She added: "That will be fantastic because they will appeal to very different people".
There are also actions focused on the old fans of Glastonbury. Sunday will see Don McLean to play the pyramid stage in the afternoon, followed later by Paul Simon. BB King Blues legend will play the same stage Friday, while Jimmy Cliff and Kool and the Gang will feature on West Holt.
Simon should play a range of hits, Eavis said. "Everyone must verify by Paul Simon." It will make a total mix of songs, it will be as a greatest hits set. ?
The US group Fleet Foxes will play another step forward of Mumford & sons Friday, while White Lies are warmed up for the Chemical Brothers Saturday.
There will also be attractive acts for fans of urban music, with rising that Star Tinie Tempah to the pyramid stage, Saturday of British rap and R & B singer Cee-Lo Green West Holt Friday, while fans of dance may take their choice of Chase and statutDJ Shadow and Robynwith Annie Mac and John Digweed also playing DJ sets.
Among emerging artists, Anna Calvi, James Blake, Jessie J, Warpaint and vaccines.
Festival founder Michael Eavis could barely contain his glee go Morrissey to worthy farm in Pilton, Somerset, where the festival takes place. Morrissey played Glastonbury in 2004.
"When the Smiths play in 1984 it any change for us." "We were just on hippy band until then, and when they performed it was like a bolt of lightning", he said. "There is no fencing in these days - we thought that the fences were evil - and when the crowd began to invade the stage we had to close the game." There everyone is talking about us. ?
Performance of Coldplay on the evening of Saturday will be "the pinnacle of their career", while that total of U2, set Friday will have no shortage of "razzmatazz", he promised. "This will be a huge set for Coldplay and I think that U2 will be one of the greatest moments of the summer." "They could have been a long tour, but our expectation to Glastonbury has been even longer," he said.
Playgrounds of nocturnal Glastonbury, as Shangri La and Trash City, will be more sites, with the festival also create a new performance of "bull-ring" wood lock has made a donation.
Last year, 40th anniversary of the festival, with memorable and uninterrupted sunshine, performance but Eavis is satisfied, it can be improved. "I believe that we have the best stars, that we have never had, and if we get the sunshine, in my view, that it will be even better than last year."
‧ The Guardian is the official media of the Glastonbury festival partner
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