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| U2 to headline 40th Glastonbury | U2 to headline 40th Glastonbury |
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| U2 are to headline next year's Glastonbury Festival, making their first appearance at the Somerset event. | U2 are to headline next year's Glastonbury Festival, making their first appearance at the Somerset event. |
| The band will help Glastonbury celebrate its 40th anniversary by leading the line-up on Friday 25 June. | |
| It will be their first festival gig for more than 25 years and will require them to make a flying visit to the UK in the middle of a North American tour. | It will be their first festival gig for more than 25 years and will require them to make a flying visit to the UK in the middle of a North American tour. |
| Some 177,500 people will be at the event, but tickets sold out in 24 hours after going on sale last month. | Some 177,500 people will be at the event, but tickets sold out in 24 hours after going on sale last month. |
| 'More surprises' | 'More surprises' |
| A statement from festival organiser Michael Eavis said: "The 26-year-old rumour has finally come true. At last, the biggest band in the world are going to play the best festival in the world. | A statement from festival organiser Michael Eavis said: "The 26-year-old rumour has finally come true. At last, the biggest band in the world are going to play the best festival in the world. |
| "Nothing could be better for our 40th anniversary party. And there are even more surprises in the pipeline..." | "Nothing could be better for our 40th anniversary party. And there are even more surprises in the pipeline..." |
| U2 will play a stadium show in Edmonton, Canada, on 23 June as part of their 360 Degrees world tour. | U2 will play a stadium show in Edmonton, Canada, on 23 June as part of their 360 Degrees world tour. |
| They have been performing on a custom-built giant "claw" stage, but will swap that for Glastonbury's main Pyramid Stage on the first night of the festival. | They have been performing on a custom-built giant "claw" stage, but will swap that for Glastonbury's main Pyramid Stage on the first night of the festival. |
| They will then travel to the US to resume their tour in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the following night. | They will then travel to the US to resume their tour in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the following night. |
| U2 promoter John Giddings said on Twitter: "It is true, U2 headline the Fri night @ Glastonbury. They fly back for the weekend in the middle of their US tour." | U2 promoter John Giddings said on Twitter: "It is true, U2 headline the Fri night @ Glastonbury. They fly back for the weekend in the middle of their US tour." |
| Bassist Adam Clayton is the only band member to have played at Glastonbury, having joined the Hothouse Flowers on stage for one song in 1989. | Bassist Adam Clayton is the only band member to have played at Glastonbury, having joined the Hothouse Flowers on stage for one song in 1989. |