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Rolling Stones to headline Glastonbury Festival

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Mar 28 2013 | 3:20 PM IST
Legendary rockers Rolling Stones have been named as one of the three headline acts for the Glastonbury Festival 2013.
It will be the first time that the Rolling Stones have played at the festival at Worthy Farm, Somerset, which will draw about 135,000 people, reported BBC online.
The other headline acts at the festival, taking place in June, are Mumford and Sons and the Arctic Monkeys.
The Stones will be performing on the the penultimate night of the festival.
"Can't wait to play Glastonbury. I have my wellies and my yurt!," frontman Mick Jagger tweeted.
Glastonbury was not held last year because of the Olympics and to allow the farmland to recover from the previous festival.
The full line-up includes Primal Scream, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds and Elvis Costello, with chart acts such as Professor Green and Dizzee Rascal also appearing.

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First Published: Mar 28 2013 | 3:20 PM IST

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