The Rolling Stones will play the Glastonbury festival for the first time when they headline the Pyramid Stage this Saturday night.
Glastonbury is billed as the largest music festival in the world, attended by 175,000 people.
“It’s almost as if you were like, finally, destined to play Glastonbury,” says Keith Richards. “There were many years when we were offered it and turned it down. I look upon it as a culmination of our British heritage. It had to be one and it’s gonna be done and we’ll see what happens.”
For Mick Jagger, the event is both a homecoming and a family affair.
“All my kids are gonna be there so I’m gonna be visiting them in the days before the actual show, and they’ve got all kinds of activities set up for me to do,” he says. “And my brother, also, who lives there, actually in Glastonbury.”
Following their festival appearance, the Stones will play London’s Hyde Park on July 6 and 13.
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