Thursday, March 28, 2013

Rolling Stones, Bill Wyman to reunite at Glastonbury fest.?

Rolling Stones, Bill Wyman to reunite at Glastonbury fest?


The Rolling Stones will headline the Glastonbury Music Festival in the UK for their first time ever this year, the BBC reported today. The full lineup also includes ex-Stone Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. There's no word on a possible reunion between the two, though Wyman did play with the band on the group's recent limited tour.
Also featured at the event are Mumford and Sons, Stevie Winwood, Sinead O'Connor, the Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Bragg, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the Arctic Monkeys, Primal Scream, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Elvis Costello and Kenny Rogers. Yes, that Kenny Rogers.
The event has been running in the UK almost annually since 1970. The first Glastonbury, held that year the day after Jimi Hendrix's death, featured Marc Bolan, Keith Christmas, Stackridge, Al Stewart and Quintessence. Fifteen hundred people attended.
The most recent fest, in 2011, was headlined by U2. Over 135,000 weekend tickets were sold. The 2012 event was canceled because of a lack of facilities after the London Olympics.