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Suzanne Vega was advised to pull out of Glastonbury headline slot due to death threats

Suzanne Vega was the first woman to headline Glastonbury

Suzanne Vega was told by police to pull out of headlining Glastonbury after receiving death threats.

The 'Luka' hitmaker was due to be the first female to top the bill at the annual music festival back in 1989 but her performance almost didn't go ahead because of the threats that had come from her touring bassist's stalker, but she refused to take the advice from cops.

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