Rick Astley jokes he might wear his pyjamas on stage at Glastonbury during early BBC Breakfast interview
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Among the new additions to the line-up was “Never Gonna Give You Up” singer Astley, who will open the Pyramid Stage on Saturday. I get to play on the Pyramid Stage, which is absolutely bonkers to me, to be honest.” With Astley starting his set at 12pm on the Saturday, the Lancashire native said: “I’ll be early, by the way. I wanna see that.” Other new additions to the Glastonbury line-up include Queens of the Stone Age, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, and a mysterious band called The ChurnUps, who are playing the Pyramid Stage on Friday. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up The Pyramid Stage will be headlined by the Arctic Monkeys and Guns and Roses on the Friday and Saturday night respectively, with Elton John closing out the festival as he headlines on Sunday.