Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis says there was a “bit of panic” at Worthy Farm when an incorrect line-up was leaked 12 hours earlier than
expected. Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Blur are headlining this year’s event, as well as sets from The Prodigy, Kasabian, Bloc Party and Fleet Foxes. Eavis also discussed a document that was sent to “The Boss” to persuade him to perform at his first Glastonbury. It’s been our mission for quite a long time to get Bruce. I thought it was quite unlikely, especially when the agent said, ‘Glaston-what’. We put together a document for him and spoke to his people a lot and they are really up for it. Did you want to get him because his principles chime with yours You wouldn’t draw any comparisons between Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen but both of them are massive Barack Obama supporters, so politically it’s sound with us, all of our ideas and the way that we think about things. All of his campaigning sits with us really well. What did you put in that document that managed to persuade Springsteen to come
He’s never done a festival before so we didn’t expect him to know much about it. It included quotes from lots of different people, musicians who have played.