Pyramid Stage headliner confirmed for Glastonbury Festival

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are confirmed to play as the Pyramid Stage headliners on Saturday 27th June at this year's Glastonbury Festival.

Festival organiser, Michael Eavis, was at the Cardiff show The Boss played at last year and talked openly of wanting Bruce to play the festival this year.

Farmer Eavis said of the announcement, "I'm so pleased that Bruce Springsteen has agreed to come to Worthy Farm for the first time. He's one of the all-time rock legends. I'm confident that this will be one of our best shows ever. He's also a Barack Obama supporter, which makes two headliners in a row who’ve backed the new President."

Emily Eavis added, "I'm knocked out that we've managed to get Bruce to play. It's the icing on the cake of this year’s bill, which I'm sure will take everyone's breath away when we announce the full details."

The 'Born to Run' singer has sold more than 120 million records of his anthemic rock music across the world in a career spanning nearly four decades. The rock and roll working class hero is likely to be performing classics such as 'Thunder Road', 'Born in the USA', and 'Dancin in the Dark'. Earlier this year Springsteen won a Golden Globe award for his song 'The Wrestler', from the Mickey Rourke movie by the same name.

Tickets for Glastonbury Festival held for five full days from Wednesday 24th until Sunday 28th June 2009 at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset have already sold out months before the event.

Although the full line-up for this year's Festival has not yet been announced, to see who might be playing take a look at the eFestivals' Glastonbury 2009 rumours >>.

A further release of a limited number of cancelled tickets will go on sale from 9am on Sunday 5th April 2009, although in order to do so you must have registered beforehand to be eligible to buy a ticket. However, it's unlikely that they'll be a huge number of tickets available on that day. They will be priced at £175 (plus a booking fee of £5).

Online registration is still available and can be carried out by clicking here. Those without internet access can apply for a registration form (enclosing an SAE) to Glastonbury, PO Box 2445, Glasgow G40 9AG. Registration will close from 5pm on Tuesday 31st March before the next main ticket selling period.

The ticket price includes includes a FREE programme, a useful cloth bag, and small around the neck guide. Car parking tickets can be bought at the same time and are priced at £10 per vehicle, and campervan tickets are priced at £65 per van. Car parking and campervan tickets can only be bought when paying the balance of your tickets, or buying a ticket outright.

For detailed information on all aspects of the festival, click here.

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