Glastonbury Festival fans worry Pyramid Stage will be 'empty' for one act

Glastonbury Festival fans worry Pyramid Stage will be 'empty' for one act Newspoint | 06/03/2025 23:39:08

Fans of legendary music festival Glastonbury are worried a clash of headliners will leave the main stage near empty.

confirmed the line-up for this year's event in a post earlier today (March 6). The 1975, , and Olivia Rodrigo will headline the music extravaganza, but fans believe one act will see a reduced audience due to a stage clash. A post to r/GlastonburyFestival on Reddit saw fans share their thoughts on what could be a blowout for a legendary songwriter.

With Young headlining the festival, some wondered if the long-serving singer would struggle to grab a larger audience than Other Stage headliner, .

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One user wrote: "How many people do we actually think want to see Neil Young? I’ve seen people online see they’re interested however at my work we are all going and all varying ages and music tastes and I don’t know a single person who intends on going to watch him."

Fans believe if there is a clash between Young and Charli XCX, there may be a reduced number of fans at the Pyramid Stage. One wrote: "Can totally see why if there’s a Neil/Charli clash then Pyramid could be pretty dead. Neil Young is hands down, bar none - my favourite artist of all time. I’ve seen him a few times before and it’s magical.

"To see him headline Pyramid is going to be completely euphoric. Luckily I have 20+ friends going this year who managed to get tickets and a fat ZERO of them couldn’t care less about Neil.

"More space for me to have the time of my life with my favourite artist and link up with friends after to hear how mad Charli’s set was."

Another added: "The Glastonbury crowd are extremely eclectic and the more mature artists always pull good crowds." Others suggested that, even if the crowd was smaller for Young than other headliners, it would still be larger than average.

One wrote: "I'll bet a round of drinks that the crowd will dwarf ." Another wrote: "I absolutely cannot wait, it’s the most excited I’ve been for a headliner and I’ve been to Glasto many many times over a 30 year period. Obviously this speaks mostly to my own personal taste (ie I am a Neil Young fan).

"TBH I would be quite happy if it’s a smaller crowd as it’ll mean I can get nearer to the front without the hassle of being pushed about."

Other users agreed that Young's performance was "magical" and they couldn't wait to see him again on stage at Worthy Farm. One wrote: "I’ve seen probably 100+ concerts in my life. Neil Young was probably the most magical one at Desert Trip in 2016. And I’m not even a fan / very casual listener (mid-30s). Main question for me is how much he has aged… but I’m very eager to see him again!"