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Chemical Brothers pull out of Glastonbury performance hours before set due to Covid-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro
‘We were so excited to be back in the fields and to celebrate the return of the festival.’
One half of the duo still needs time to recover (Picture: Twitter/Getty)
The Chemical Brothers have announced that they won’t be DJing at Glastonbury this evening.
They broke the news just hours before their set was meant to start, with one half of the duo still unwell with Covid-19.
Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons issued a statement to apologise to fans, sharing that Tom needs more time to rest and recover after contracting the virus.
They were forced to cancel a gig in Ireland just two days before taking to the stage this week, and it seems Tom is still not fit to DJ.
‘We are very sorry to announce that we won’t be DJing at Arcadia this evening at Glastonbury,’ the pair began in a statement on Twitter.
They continued: ‘We were so excited to be back in the fields and to celebrate the return of the festival, as we were to be playing in Cork on Thursday night. We were hoping that more days of rest would allow Tom to recover from Covid, this hasn’t so far been the case.
‘We are hoping that Tom will recover in time to play the scheduled Castle Howard show in York on Sunday and will update with progress as soon as possible via our social channels.
‘We share the disappointment and frustration at not being able to do what we do with all of you.’
They signed off: ‘Love is all, Tom & Ed’.
Glastonbury continues this weekend, returning for the first time in two years after pandemic cancellations.
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