Neil Younger’s on-off relationship with the BBC and Glastonbury seems to have been resolved, for now, and the singer’s set might be proven reside tonight on the nationwide broadcaster.
Yesterday, the BBC mentioned the enduring singer’s efficiency on the Pyramid Stage wouldn’t be accessible to observe at Younger’s request, with the BBC planning to as a substitute present Charli XCX’s efficiency from the Different Stage.
As of the previous jiffy, this has been reversed.
“We’re delighted to substantiate that Neil Younger’s headline set from Glastonbury on Saturday might be broadcast reside to audiences throughout the UK on the BBC,” mentioned a spokeswoman. “Will probably be on iPlayer’s Pyramid Stage stream from 10pm, in addition to BBC Two and Radio 2. Our on-demand plans proceed to be finalised.”
Younger’s relationship with Glastonbury and the BBC has been rocky for months.
Earlier this yr, after he had been confirmed as headliner, he and his Chrome Hearts band initially mentioned they have been pulling out of the nation’s greatest music fest as a result of it was below the “company management” of the BBC. This was additionally reversed shortly afterwards.
Younger’s will he-won’t shouldn’t be the most important controversy at this yr’s Glastonbury, which is attended by greater than 200,000 individuals and kicked off correctly yesterday.
In just a few hours’ time, controversial Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap will take to the West Holts Stage and the BBC remains to be not clarifying the way it will go about protecting the set.
One of many group’s members, Mo Chara, is presently bailed on a terror cost after displaying a flag at a London gig in help of Hezbollah – a proscribed terrorist group within the UK. This got here just a few months after counter-terrorism police mentioned they have been assessing movies of a bandmember allegedly telling followers at a gig: “The one good Tory is a useless Tory. Kill your native MP.”
In a Guardian interview yesterday, the band mentioned they have been “in character” when displaying the flag. “S**t is thrown on stage on a regular basis. If I’m presupposed to know each f***ing factor that’s thrown on stage… I’d be in Mensa, Jesus Christ,” mentioned Mo Chara, AKA Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh.
All eyes are educated on Kneecap and in what type they seem on the nationwide broadcaster, which has mentioned “our plans will make sure that our programming will meet our editorial pointers.”
