“It appears Radio 1 is underneath company management and never the best way I keep in mind it”

Greg James has mocked Neil Younger‘s Glastonbury 2025 U-turn which noticed him overturn his determination to drag out of the pageant.

The singer-songwriter made headlines earlier this week when he shared a press release with followers, confirming that he was set to carry out at Glastonbury later this 12 months, however had pulled out on account of inventive variations.

Writing on his web site Neil Young Archives on Tuesday (December 31), he stated: “The Chrome Hearts and I had been trying ahead to taking part in Glastonbury, considered one of my all time favorite outside gigs. We had been instructed that BBC was now a accomplice in Glastonbury and wished us to do lots of issues in a method we weren’t thinking about.”

“It appears Glastonbury is now underneath company management and isn’t the best way I keep in mind it being,” he continued. “Thanks for coming to see us the final time! We won’t be taking part in Glastonbury on this tour as a result of it’s a company turn-off, and never for me prefer it was once. Hope to see you at one of many different venues on the tour.”

Then a couple of days later, after sharing the replace, the songwriting icon introduced that he has modified his thoughts as soon as once more, and might be taking part in on the web site as initially deliberate.

Now, BBC Radio 1 presenter Greg James has mimicked Younger’s assertion along with his personal jokey tackle his breakfast present on Instagram forward of his return tomorrow (January 6).

“The R1 Breakfast present group and I had been trying ahead to beginning one other 12 months of the present and delivering a load of silly stuff to get you thru the early hours, it’s considered one of my all time favorite gigs,” he started.

“We had been instructed that the BBC was now a accomplice and wished us to a do lot of issues in a method we weren’t thinking about. It appears Radio 1 is now underneath company management and isn’t the best way i keep in mind it being. Thanks for listening the previous couple of years!

“We will be unable to proceed our work to fiddle with the most important stars on the earth and rejoice our wonderful listeners, like Owen who by chance smashed 10,000 eggs, or Alice who flew to Paris to try to get off with some Olympians in the summertime. This additionally means we’ll not be conducting funerals for any extra geese.

“Radio 1 is a company flip – off, and never for me prefer it was once. Hope to see you on considered one of my many podcasts as a substitute.”

Then very like Younger, James adopted it up with a press release which fits again on his phrases.

“On account of an error within the info acquired, I had determined to not do the breakfast present, which I’ve all the time liked. Fortunately, the radio present is now again on my itinerary and we stay up for being there whenever you want some enjoyable within the morning! Hope to see you there!” he added.

James continued: “Trying ahead to administration’s response to a Neil Younger Glastonbury joke. I might need inadvertently ruined my first day again. Made me snigger although in order that’s good at the least.”

The upcoming slot will mark a return to the positioning for Younger, as he beforehand headlined the Pyramid Stage in 2009. That look got here after he was scheduled to take action 12 years earlier, solely to be compelled to drag out by means of an damage.

It has not been clarified what the precise “error within the info” refers to, and additional particulars about what to anticipate from Younger’s upcoming set stay unknown.

Different rumoured headliners embody Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Fender, The 1975, Taylor Swift and Stevie Surprise. The complete line-up for the pageant is normally shared in March.

Final November, tickets for Glastonbury 2025 bought out in simply 32 minutes, with the pageant making use of a brand new queuing system for tickets.

For these nonetheless trying to get tickets, re-sale tickets are normally made accessible within the spring, and the complete line-up normally drops shortly earlier than then. These re-sale choices, nonetheless, are likely to promote out shortly, too. It was reported in direction of the top of 2024 that coach and ticket re-sale bundles bought out in simply 18 minutes and normal re-sale tickets bought out in 22 minutes for the 2025 version.

The upcoming instalment will mark the final earlier than Glastonbury takes a fallow 12 months in 2026. Go to right here for extra info on learn how to get tickets to Glastonbury, pricing info and extra.

2024’s pageant was headlined Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA, with different memorable units from the likes of Shania Twain, Little Simz, Fontaines D.C. and IDLES.