Nov 23rd '09 by Scott @ 12:06pm 8 Comments

Bono & Co will close day one (6/25) of the 40-year-old UK fest. “That U2 will play their first ever Glastonbury – and their first major festival gig since the early 1980s – is fantastic news,” claims organizer Michael Eavis, despite not promising will.i.am will stay far away.

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Comments (8)
  1. Alan Knut  |   Posted on Nov 23rd, 2009

    This just seems wrong to me.

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  2. madonna  |   Posted on Nov 23rd, 2009

    also headlining Coachella.

    Reply

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