Glastonbury lineup is here

Fri 1st Jun, 2007 in International News

Months after tickets sold out, the lineup for this year’s Glastonbury Festival is finally here. Despite many of the bands confirming their appearance earlier in the year, the first official lineup announcement comes today, just three weeks before the first band kicks off.

Arctic Monkeys top the bill on the famed Pyramid stage on June 22, while The Killers take the prestigious Saturday night headline slot and The Who will close the festival on the Sunday night. And, as if that wasn’t enough, the Other Stage headliners look just as tasty: Bjork (Friday), Iggy and the Stooges (Saturday) and The Chemical Brothers (Sunday).

NME darlings The View are one of several bands making multiple appearances, performing on the Pyramid on Friday before hitting the Other Stage on the Sunday night. Klaxons play the Other Stage on Saturday and will also appear in the Dance Tent. Flying the flag for the Aussies are Josh Pyke, who plays the Park Stage at lunchtime on Saturday and The Cat Empire, who have the unenviable task of playing at the same time as Arcade Fire and Kasabian.

There are the usual wildcard appearances on the Sunday, with Dame Shirley Bassey and the National Youth Orchestra with Goldfrapp on the Pyramid… but don’t worry if that’s not your thing, as there’s plenty more to see and do.

The lineup for 2007’s Glastonbury Festival includes:

June 22:
Pyramid Stage:
Arctic Monkeys
Kasabian
The Fratellis
Bloc Party
The Magic Numbers
Amy Winehouse
Gogol Bordello
The Earlies
The View
Adjagas
Other Stage:
Bjork
Arcade Fire
Rufus Wainwright
The Coral
Super Furry Animals
Bright Eyes
The Automatic
The Cribs
Reverend and the Maker
Mr Hudson and the Library

June 23:
Pyramid Stage:
The Killers
The Kooks
Paul Weller
Paolo Nutini
Lily Allen
Dirty Pretty Things
Guillemots
The Pipettes
Seasick Steve
Liz Green
Other Stage:
The Stooges
Editors
Maximo Park
Babyshambles
Klaxons
CSS
Biffy Clyro
The Long Blondes
Brakes
El Presidente
The Switches

June 24:
Pyramid Stage:
The Who
Kaiser Chiefs
Manic Street Preachers
Shirley Bassey
James Morrison
Damien and Stephen Marley
The Waterboys
Corb Lund
National Youth Orchestra
Other Stage:
The Chemical Brothers
The View
The Go! Team
Mika
The Rakes
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.
Cold War Kids
The Sunshine Underground
The Enemy
The Holloways
Kharma 45

There are plenty more stages offering the best of dance and electronic music, new bands, world music, roots and acoustic, the green fields, the kids field, the cinema stage and the one and only Lost Vagueness, perhaps the most weird and wonderful setting on the planet.

For full details head to www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk.