As we expected over the past couple of weeks, Coldplay have today announced yet another festival headline slot of 2011 with the news that they will headline this year's Glastonbury Festival on Saturday June 25th. Catch all the latest discussion and previews to this new festival date at the Coldplay Live forum now. [thanks AnnaElisabeth]
It was announced earlier today via the Glastonbury Festivals website and Coldplay.com. This will be the Coldplay's first appearance at the legendary festival since 2005. Tickets for the Festival sold out months ago, but a limited resale of cancelled tickets is expected in April (though you do need to be registered in order to buy tickets).
This brings the total number of 2011 festivals that Coldplay will play thus far to TWELVE. The confirmed festivals are spread two continents and eleven countries (Germany, Italy, Netherlands, England, Sweden, Poland, Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain and Brazil!)
Coldplay announced as Saturday night headliners: official announcement from Glastonbury Festivals website:
We're very pleased to confirm that Coldplay will be the Saturday night Pyramid Stage headliners at this year's Glastonbury Festival. This will be the world-conquering group's first Glastonbury show since their triumphant 2005 performance. In 1999, Coldplay made their Glastonbury debut in the New Bands Tent, weeks after signing their record deal. Just three years later, they made their first appearance as Pyramid Stage headliners, shortly before the release of their Rush Of Blood To The Head album propelled them to global success. We can't wait to welcome them back again.
"Coldplay have played such a major part in the Festival over the last 10 years or so," said Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis. "As their popularity grew around the world I was so proud of them. This is the triumphant return of a band that everyone here feels part of. They're one of the greatest phenomena to grow from these fields."
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