
Headlining Glastonbury is an honor reserved for only the biggest acts in the world, and in 1989 Suzanne Vega made history and joined that exclusive high table – but the circumstances surrounding the set were less-than-ideal.
The alternative folk and fingerstyle acoustic guitar icon became the first-ever female artist to top the bill that year, but she has now revealed that British police executives had advised her not to play the show after she received a death threat prior to the event.