Grab a Coldplay t-shirt to support the band at Glastonbury

16/02/2011

Coldplay will headline this year's Glastonbury Festival, organiser Michael Eavis confirmed yesterday (February 15th).

T-shirts bearing the band's name and album designs will be sported by fans attending the event, with the appearance taking place on the Saturday evening.

Mr Eavis hailed the "triumphant return of a band that everyone here feels part of".

"They're one of the greatest phenomena to grow from these fields," he added.

Coldplay's debut at Glastonbury came in 1999 when they played in the New Bands Tent just weeks after the group had penned a record deal.

In 2002, they returned to headline the Pyramid Stage.

The Sun unofficially reported two weeks ago that the British rockers had landed the top spot on the bill after the Rolling Stones had turned down the offer to play in front of the festival's 200,000-capacity crowd.

Coldplay join another 2011 headliner Beyonce, whose record company confirmed the R&B singer will top the bill on the Sunday.

Posted by John Bryant