Jay-Z to headline this year's Glastonbury Festival

The speculation is over and Jay-Z will headline this year's Glastonbury Festival. Organiser Michael Eavis told the BBC (here) that it will be the '99 Problems' rapper.

Eavis said he wanted to "break with tradition this time and put on something totally different". Saying he hoped Jay-Z would attract a younger audience to the event, he went on "He will appeal to the young people and under-25s for sure, so that's a big pull for them. It's not like the traditional one we do, like Radiohead, Coldplay and Muse and Oasis."

eFestivals thinks the Friday headliner will be The Verve and our best guess for the Sunday headliner is currently Leonard Cohen.

Make sure you keep an eye on our Glastonbury 2008 rumours page.

Don't forget that those wanting to buy a ticket to this year's festival will need to register their details at http://www.glastonburyregistration.co.uk between 9am on Friday 1st February and midnight on Friday 14th March. Tickets will go on sale to those who have registered at 9am on Sunday 6th April.

Glastonbury Festival 2008 will take place at Worthy Farm, Pilton, near Glastonbury, Somerset from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th June, with the gates opening for early arrivals on Wednesday 25th June.

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