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Fraser Lewry

"Glastonbury is now under corporate control": Neil Young pulls out of UK's biggest festival, citing BBC interference

Neil Young onstage.

Neil Young has pulled out of this year's Glastonbury Festival, citing interference by the festival's broadcasting partner, the BBC.

Posting on the Neil Young Archives website, Young says, "The Chrome Hearts and I were looking forward to playing Glastonbury, one of my all-time favourite outdoor gigs. We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in.

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