Taylor Swift to headline Glastonbury festival next year
The 'Lover' singer said she is 'ecstatic' to be making her Glasto debut
By Steve Brown
Words: Steve Brown
Taylor Swift is set to headline Glastonbury Festival next year.
The ‘Lover’ singer will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic British music festival next after she revealed she was headlining on the Pyramid Stage.
Writing on Twitter, Taylor said: “I’m ecstatic to tell you that I’ll be headlining Glastonbury on its 50th anniversary – See you there! 💋”
I’m ecstatic to tell you that I’ll be headlining Glastonbury on its 50th anniversary – See you there! 💋 pic.twitter.com/2gJ40mEiDH
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 15, 2019
Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis told the BBC: “She’s one of the biggest stars in the world and her songs are absolutely amazing. We’re so delighted.”
Taylor will be the first female artist to top the bill since Adele in 2016.
Paul McCartney was previously announced to be headlining on Saturday, with Motown star Diana Ross performing the Sunday afternoon “legends slot”.