Paul McCartney is the first artist to be confirmed as a Pyramid stage headliner at Glastonbury festival 2020.

Organiser Emily Eavis described the booking as

“an absolute dream come true. There really was no one that we wanted more for the 50th anniversary”.

Earlier in the day McCartney had tweeted images of Philip Glass, Emma Stone and Chuck Berry: Glass-Stone-Berry.

Following the official announcement he posted the following comment on Twitter

“Hey Glasto - excited to be part of your anniversary celebrations. See ya next summer!”

The 50th Anniversary edition of Glastonbury Festival takes place from Wednesday 24th - Sunday 28th June 2020 at Worthy Farm.  Tickets sold out in just 34 minutes, there will be a resale of any returned coach + ticket packages on Thursday 16th April 2020 followed by a general admission resale on Sunday 19th April 2020. Registration will open again on 1st November.