Radiohead confirmed as the first act to play at Glastonbury

Music
20 Oct 16

There was strong speculation that Radiohead would be confirmed as the festival headliners after the band's angry bear symbol was spotted by a BBC webcam near the Worthy Farm's Pyramid Stage.

The band will take to the Pyramid stage to headline the Friday night of Glastonbury 2017 on June 23.

This will be the first time that Radiohead have headlined the festival since 2003.

Last week, the eFestivals website had Radiohead down as “to be confirmed” in its list of potential Glastonbury performers, with the Stone Roses and Lady Gaga both “strongly rumoured”.

Radiohead’s previous appearances are often held up as some of the finest performances in Glastonbury’s history. Their 1997 performance, coming just days after the release of OK Computer, topped a poll conducted by Metro as the best Glastonbury performance ever.

Radiohead released their ninth album, A Moon Shaped Pool, in May this year, to glowing reviews.