Rod Stewart has claimed that playing Glastonbury next year will be an expensive undertaking, saying that “it’s going to cost me a fortune to do it”.
Performers don’t usually talk openly about such things, but it’s well known in the industry that Glastonbury pays its artists substantially less than other festivals – partly because it donates a large portion of its takings to charities, partly because as by far the largest UK festival with a TV audience of millions, it can afford to not be so generous. However, during an interview on Talk Sport with Ally McCoist and Alan Brazil, the 79 singer spilled the beans, as it were.
