Kasabian upset they never got the call from Glastonbury Festival

It would seem that Kasabian are smarting because they never got a call back when they revealed they would like to headline Glastonbury Festival two years ago, see news story, (here).

Back in September 2011 Kasabian revealed they would like to headline when singer Tom Meighan said, "... all we need is a phone call from Michael Eavis and we'll be there for 2013." However the rockers are put out that they never received the call.

Now Meighan has vented his spleen to The Sun newspaper, (here), saying,

"I'm not playing second fiddle to those bands (Arctic Monkeys, The Rolling Stones, and Mumford & Sons). We're just as good, if not better. We're the ultimate, we're the headline band. But he didn't call us, the b******. Glastonbury's on our 'to-do' list. All he's got to do is pick up the phone. We've got every f***ing right to headline Glastonbury 'cos we're good enough. It will happen!"

Well eFestivals is fairly sure it won't happen next year either, as we're pretty sure who Michael Eavis has lined-up to headline next year (though often one or more doesn't happen), and we'll be revealing who we think they are after this year's Festival has happened.

A further release of a limited number of cancelled/refunded tickets for this year's Glastonbury Festival will go on sale from 9am this Sunday, 21st April 2013. In order to purchase these cancelled/refunded tickets in the resale ticket buyers must have been registered beforehand to be eligible to buy a ticket.

The full line-up for 2013 has not yet been announced. The Rolling Stones, Mumford & Sons, and Arctic Monkeys headline with Dizzee Rascal, Primal Scream, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Vampire Weekend, Elvis Costello, Portishead, Chase & Status, The xx, Foals, Example, The Smashing Pumpkins, Alt-J, Two Door Cinema Club, Public Image Ltd. (PiL), Tame Impala, Alabama Shakes, Editors, Chic Ft. Nile Rodgers, Public Enemy, The Weeknd, Seasick Steve, Major Lazer, Tom Tom Club, Maverick Sabre, Lianne La Havas, Crystal Castles, Hurts, Phoenix, Bastille, Everything Everything, James Blake, Johnny Marr, The Courteeners, Jessie Ware, Cat Power, The Horrors, Fuck Buttons, Django Django, Rodriguez, Dinosaur Jr, Calexico, Steve Mason, Palma Violets, Devandra Banhat, Michael Kiwanuka, Steve Winwood, Sinead O' Connor, Lucinda Williams, Glen Hansard, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, Gabrielle Aplin, The Proclaimers, Martha Wainwright, Seth Lakeman, KT Tunstall, Ben Caplan, Beverley Knight, Crowns, Evan Dando, Gary Clark Jr, JJ Grey & Mofro, Josh Doyle, Lucy Rose, Mad Dog Mcrea, Molotov Jukebox, Newton Faulkner, Oysterband, Penguin Cafe, Shooglenifty, Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, Slim Chance, Simian Mobile Disco, Terakaft, System 7 vs Eat Static, Don Letts, Nas, Disclosure, Hot Natured, David Rodigan, Sub Focus, AlunaGeorge, Eats Everything, Rudimental, and The Congos, plus Malian singer Rokia Traore. In an act of solidarity with the musicians from Mali - where Islamists in the north have banned music - acts from the country will appear at the Festival each day. As well as Speakers include Caroline Lucas, and Tony Benn with acts such as The Portraits, Tankus the Henge, Telling the Bees, Rodney Branigan, and more. There are still many more to be confirmed for the Festival, but as usual eFestivals will bring you the very best-sourced rumours, allowing festival-goers to see who is playing long before the bands are formally announced - keep your eyes on the Glastonbury 2013 line-up and rumours, updated as we receive information.

It's just over nine weeks until this summer's Glastonbury Festival which runs for five full days from Wednesday 26th June until Monday 1st July 2013 across a 1000 hectares (2470 acres) of beautiful countryside at Worthy Farm, Somerset. Resales of unwanted tickets will take place on Sunday 21st April 2013, for those who have registered beforehand so that they are eligible to buy a ticket.

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

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