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| Neil Young reverses his Glastonbury 'boycott' | Neil Young reverses his Glastonbury 'boycott' |
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| Neil Young only let the BBC televise five songs when he last played the festival in 2009 | Neil Young only let the BBC televise five songs when he last played the festival in 2009 |
| Neil Young has announced he will headline this year's Glastonbury Festival, just days after saying he had turned down a slot because of the BBC's involvement. | Neil Young has announced he will headline this year's Glastonbury Festival, just days after saying he had turned down a slot because of the BBC's involvement. |
| The 79-year-old had announced that he and his band would not play the event because the BBC "wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in". | The 79-year-old had announced that he and his band would not play the event because the BBC "wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in". |
| But in a new post on his website, external, the rock legend wrote: "Due to an error in the information received, I had decided to not play the Glastonbury Festival, which I always have loved. | But in a new post on his website, external, the rock legend wrote: "Due to an error in the information received, I had decided to not play the Glastonbury Festival, which I always have loved. |
| "Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary and we look forward to playing. Hope to see you there!" | "Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary and we look forward to playing. Hope to see you there!" |
| Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis welcomed the decision and said Young would be among the headliners. | Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis welcomed the decision and said Young would be among the headliners. |
| "What a start to the year!" she wrote on Instagram, external. | "What a start to the year!" she wrote on Instagram, external. |
| "Neil Young is an artist who's very close to our hearts at Glastonbury. He does things his own way and that's why we love him. | "Neil Young is an artist who's very close to our hearts at Glastonbury. He does things his own way and that's why we love him. |
| "We can't wait to welcome him back here to headline the Pyramid in June." | "We can't wait to welcome him back here to headline the Pyramid in June." |
| It is not known whether the change of heart means Young's 2025 Glastonbury set will be televised. | It is not known whether the change of heart means Young's 2025 Glastonbury set will be televised. |
| The BBC has been Glastonbury's exclusive broadcast partner since 1997, and broadcasts more than 50 hours of coverage every year. | The BBC has been Glastonbury's exclusive broadcast partner since 1997, and broadcasts more than 50 hours of coverage every year. |
| However, the last time Young played the festival in 2009, he only allowed the BBC to show a short portion of his two-hour headline set. | However, the last time Young played the festival in 2009, he only allowed the BBC to show a short portion of his two-hour headline set. |
| The corporation said at the time it had spent a "couple of months" negotiating with Young's management over televising the performance. | The corporation said at the time it had spent a "couple of months" negotiating with Young's management over televising the performance. |
| In the end, his team only agreed to let five songs be broadcast, a decision that was made as Young was playing on the Pyramid Stage. | In the end, his team only agreed to let five songs be broadcast, a decision that was made as Young was playing on the Pyramid Stage. |
| "They believe in the live event and retaining its mystery and that of their artist," explained Mark Cooper, the then-executive producer of the BBC's Glastonbury coverage. | "They believe in the live event and retaining its mystery and that of their artist," explained Mark Cooper, the then-executive producer of the BBC's Glastonbury coverage. |
| "You probably won't find too many Neil Young performances available freely on TV or online," he added. "He generally prefers the audience to find his albums." | "You probably won't find too many Neil Young performances available freely on TV or online," he added. "He generally prefers the audience to find his albums." |
| In his initial post on Tuesday, the star lashed out at what he described as the BBC's "corporate control" of Glastonbury, and said the festival "is not the way I remember it being". | In his initial post on Tuesday, the star lashed out at what he described as the BBC's "corporate control" of Glastonbury, and said the festival "is not the way I remember it being". |
| Artists are not forced to hand over broadcast rights when they play the event, and often contracts are signed at the last minute. | Artists are not forced to hand over broadcast rights when they play the event, and often contracts are signed at the last minute. |
| Asked for a response to Young's latest statement, the BBC said: "There's always great excitement about Glastonbury's bookings and who will appear at the legendary festival. We'll talk more about our broadcast plans as the line-up shapes up." |