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| Glastonbury picks 'diverse' bill | Glastonbury picks 'diverse' bill |
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| The Raconteurs, Crowded House, Mark Ronson and The Fratellis are among the acts who have been confirmed to play this year's Glastonbury Festival. | The Raconteurs, Crowded House, Mark Ronson and The Fratellis are among the acts who have been confirmed to play this year's Glastonbury Festival. |
| The full line-up has been revealed a day after details were leaked on an internet forum. | The full line-up has been revealed a day after details were leaked on an internet forum. |
| They will join previously announced headliners Jay-Z, The Verve and Kings of Leon at the event from 27-29 June. | They will join previously announced headliners Jay-Z, The Verve and Kings of Leon at the event from 27-29 June. |
| Other acts range from Shakin' Stevens to Editors. "It is our most diverse line-up," organiser Emily Eavis said. | |
| Panic At The Disco, Massive Attack, Groove Armada and The Fratellis will play at the festival in Somerset, now in its 38th year. | Panic At The Disco, Massive Attack, Groove Armada and The Fratellis will play at the festival in Somerset, now in its 38th year. |
| Goldfrapp, Manu Chao, The Feeling and The Gossip will perform on the main Pyramid Stage during the weekend. | Goldfrapp, Manu Chao, The Feeling and The Gossip will perform on the main Pyramid Stage during the weekend. |
| Shakin' Stevens will play on the main stage on the Saturday | Shakin' Stevens will play on the main stage on the Saturday |
| They will be joined by singer-songwriters James Blunt, John Mayer, KT Tunstall and Gilbert O'Sullivan. | They will be joined by singer-songwriters James Blunt, John Mayer, KT Tunstall and Gilbert O'Sullivan. |
| "The Pyramid Stage throughout our history has always represented a total cross-section of big popular bands," Ms Eavis told the BBC. "We've never ever been led by what we think is fashionable." | "The Pyramid Stage throughout our history has always represented a total cross-section of big popular bands," Ms Eavis told the BBC. "We've never ever been led by what we think is fashionable." |
| The second Other Stage will host acts including Hot Chip, Duffy, Elbow and The Hoosiers. | The second Other Stage will host acts including Hot Chip, Duffy, Elbow and The Hoosiers. |
| Headlining the John Peel Stage will be Jamie T and Biffy Clyro. | Headlining the John Peel Stage will be Jamie T and Biffy Clyro. |
| Ms Eavis was unable to comment on the likelihood of Amy Winehouse appearing, while Neil Diamond had previously been mooted but does not appear on the current line-up. | Ms Eavis was unable to comment on the likelihood of Amy Winehouse appearing, while Neil Diamond had previously been mooted but does not appear on the current line-up. |
| There are still a few names to be announced, Ms Eavis said, promising some surprises "in the far-flung corners of the site". | There are still a few names to be announced, Ms Eavis said, promising some surprises "in the far-flung corners of the site". |
| For a while we haven't had a year where there hasn't been a ticket scramble and I think what we end up with is proper Glastonbury-lovers Emily Eavis | For a while we haven't had a year where there hasn't been a ticket scramble and I think what we end up with is proper Glastonbury-lovers Emily Eavis |
| There are still "a few" of the 137,500 tickets on sale, she said. Unlike in recent years, tickets did not sell out within hours. | There are still "a few" of the 137,500 tickets on sale, she said. Unlike in recent years, tickets did not sell out within hours. |
| Ms Eavis said that was down to bad weather at recent festivals, rather than this year's choice of headliners - and that the slower ticket sales could be good for the event. | Ms Eavis said that was down to bad weather at recent festivals, rather than this year's choice of headliners - and that the slower ticket sales could be good for the event. |
| "For a while we haven't had a year where there hasn't been a ticket scramble and I think what we end up with is proper Glastonbury-lovers," she said. | "For a while we haven't had a year where there hasn't been a ticket scramble and I think what we end up with is proper Glastonbury-lovers," she said. |
| "A lot of those people haven't been able to come over the last few years because of the nightmare to get tickets, so in a way we've ended up with a distilled Glastonbury crowd and I genuinely think they will make it phenomenal this year. | "A lot of those people haven't been able to come over the last few years because of the nightmare to get tickets, so in a way we've ended up with a distilled Glastonbury crowd and I genuinely think they will make it phenomenal this year. |
| "Maybe we need that, the real Glastonbury audience, rather than a different crowd." | "Maybe we need that, the real Glastonbury audience, rather than a different crowd." |