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Glastonbury confirms surprise act following *that* livestream blunder-Stella Akinwumi-Entertainment – Metro
Another act has been added to the stellar line-up.
Get ready to rock! (Picture: Getty)
The surprise act setting Glastonbury on fire this weekend for a surprise show has officially been announced.
Joining Elton John, Lizzo and Guns N’ Roses – to name but a few of the megastars on the list – Queens of the Stone Age, the Chemical Brothers and Skepta were listed as the final few acts rounding out the highly anticipated weekend of music.
And now four-piece rock group The Pretenders have been added to the jaw-dropping line-up.
The band were formed in the 1970s and are still going to this day with founding member, 71-year-old Chrissie Hynde.
Speaking about the exciting Saturday slot, Chrissie said: ‘It’s always been there for most of our lifetimes.
‘There has never been a festival like it anywhere else.’
The Pretenders are coming to Glastonbury this weekend (Picture: Ki Price)
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This might not come as a big shock to fans, BBC webcam livestream of Worthy Farmovershared just a little bit more than they should have done.
Running along the bottom of the cloudy festival scene were a list of the acts, their times, and on which stage they are due to perform.
A ticker at the bottom of the live stream named the band in between Tinariwen and Leftfield who are due to perform either side of the previously unconfirmed 19.45 to 20.45 slot.
Festival goers will be hoping for plenty of sunshine(Picture: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
However, there did appear to also be an on-screen error, as Tinariwen and The Pretenders’ sets were both listed to begin at 18.15.
It’s been confirmed that the band will actually start performing at 19:45pm on the Park Stage.
The Pretenders have previously played Glastonbury in 1994 and 2017.
The festival had faced criticism for raising the price of tickets, as general admission now costs £335, plus a £5 booking fee.
However, tickets for the festival still sold out at lightning speed even before the line-up was announced.
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