Glastonbury Festival takes to the sonic highways with Foo Fighters headlining Friday night

Glastonbury Festival 2015

Wednesday 24th to Sunday 28th June 2015
Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4AZ, England MAP
£220 (secured with a deposit) - SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 198,000

Foo Fighters are the first headliner to be announced for this summer's Glastonbury Festival.

The band last appeared at the Festival in 1998 when they debuted on the Pyramid Stage during a heavy rainstorm and whilst England were playing in a World Cup game. This year they make their second appearance as Friday night headliners.

The Foo Fighters’ appearance was revealed by frontman Dave Grohl at this evening’s NME Awards, during his acceptance speech following the band’s victory in the Best International Band category. Glastonbury was also honoured at the ceremony, picking up the Best Festival award.

Said Emily Eavis, "We feel incredibly lucky to have confirmed the foo fighters for the pyramid stage at Glastonbury this year. Very few bands have the power to unite and energise a crowd like Foo Fighters do. We can’t wait for them to rock Worthy Farm on Friday night."

This year's sold out Glastonbury Festival runs for five full days from Wednesday 24th until Sunday 28th June 2015 across over a 1,000 acres of beautiful countryside at Worthy Farm, Pilton in Somerset.

As ever, entry includes a free programme. Once again, the Festival will be raising more than £2 million in funds for Oxfam, Wateraid, Greenpeace and and hundreds of other worthy causes, both local and international.

The only other act confirmed is Lionel Richie in the teatime legends slot. There are no other acts confirmed yet for 2015, the line-up will not be announced until spring. Expect something like 2,000 performances at over 100 venues including music, cabaret, theatre, circus, a fantastic Kidz area, poetry, green crafts and information, site art, decor, and loads, loads more ... much more than just the music, so make sure you check it all out!

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 2015 rumours, updated as we receive information.

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