Azealia Banks has taken to X to slam the Glastonbury line-up, saying that the competition is “kinda cooked”.
Earlier this month, Glastonbury introduced its 2025 line-up – with Neil Younger, The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo set to headline alongside many different acts like Charli XCX, Biffy Clyro and Noah Kahan.
The competition will return to Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, from June 25 to 29 – with extra names anticipated to be shared within the coming months.
Now, Banks has shared her ideas on this 12 months’s Glastonbury line-up, slamming among the selections and making comparisons between acts she thinks ought to and shouldn’t be on the invoice.
“In what world are The 1975 billed larger than Franz Ferdinand & The Libertines in England?” the publish begins. “In what world is Charli xcx billed larger than the Deftones?? billed larger than Pink Pantheress? Within the UK????”
She then questioned the absence of names similar to Central Cee, Honey Dijon, Basement Jaxx, and Shygirl. Learn her full publish under.
In what world are the 1975 billed larger than Franz Ferdinand & The libertines in England? In what world is charli xcx billed larger than the Deftones?? billed larger than Pink Pantheress? Within the UK???? The place is FLO? WHY WOULD THEY BOOK THE KAISER CHIEFS AND NOT BOOK *KEANE* or… https://t.co/XKli7okIVC
— Azealia Banks (@azealiaslacewig) March 15, 2025
The primary batch of common admission tickets for Glastonbury 2025 offered out in simply 35 minutes on November 15, following a sale of coach/ticket packages three days prior. This 12 months, organisers launched a brand new on-line queuing system to buy tickets – which divided prospects.
Final 12 months’s Glastonbury noticed headline units from Coldplay, Dua Lipa and SZA, in addition to stellar performances from the likes of IDLES, Fontaines D.C., Kneecap, SEVENTEEN, The Nationwide, Justice, and LCD Soundsystem.
Emily Eavis not too long ago confirmed a fallow 12 months for the occasion at Worthy Farm set to happen in 2026 to “give the land a relaxation”. Meaning, there will probably be a one-year break earlier than Glastonbury returns in 2027.
In different Azealia Banks-related information, she threatened to sue The 1975’s Matty Healy in December 2024 after the pair got here to blows over feedback Banks made concerning the frontman’s buddy and collaborator, Charli XCX.
Through the heated alternate, Healy threatened bodily violence towards Banks. He subsequently deleted the publish and apologised, writing: “I actually let myself down.”
Banks then issued a stop & desist letter to Healy and demanded $1million (£790,000) in damages.