Neil Young reveals he has pulled out of performing at Glastonbury 2025 because the festival is now 'under the corporate control of the BBC'
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Neil Young has revealed that he has pulled out of Glastonbury 2025. The singer, 79, and his new live band The Chrome Hearts were thought to be in the running for the huge music event which takes place at Worthy Farm in Somerset. It comes 16 years after the Heart Of Gold singer headlined the Pyramid Stage and he was set for a comeback - until now.
![[He said: 'We were told the BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way that we were not interested in. It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/18/92724453-14242001-Neil_Young_79_is_thought_to_be_in_the_running_for_the_huge_music-a-43_1735756812904.jpg)
He wrote in an open letter on the Neil Young Archives this week, according to Rolling Stone: 'The Chrome Hearts and I were looking forward to playing Glastonbury, one of my all time favorite outdoor gigs. 'We were told the BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way that we were not interested in. It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control and is not the way I remember it being.
![[A source had previously told The Sun of his participation in Glastonbury: 'Neil and his band The Chrome Hearts are firming up plans for European dates next year and Glastonbury is on the cards']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/18/92488457-14242001-A_seventies_music_legend_is_reportedly_being_lined_up_for_Glasto-a-44_1735756859430.jpg)
'We will not be playing Glastonbury on this tour because it is a corporate turn – off, and not for me like it used to be. Hope to see you at one of the other venues on the tour.'. Neil Young has revealed that he has pulled out of Glastonbury 2025. The singer, 79, and his new live band The Chrome Hearts were thought to be in the running for the huge music event.
![[At the end of last year Sir Rod Stewart was the first act confirmed for Glastonbury 2025, with the festival announcing that the rock star will play the Legends slot on the Pyramid Stage]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/18/92489111-14242001-It_comes_after_last_week_Rod_Stewart_was_the_first_act_confirmed-a-42_1735756787057.jpg)
He said: 'We were told the BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way that we were not interested in. It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control'. The BBC has aired sets from the music festival across its various television and radio stations for years.
