On Dec. 31, the singer-songwriter had shared a letter on Neil Young Archives announcing he would no longer play the event due to BBC's "corporate control." On Friday, Young reversed his decision.

Neil Young has confirmed that he and his band the Chrome Hearts will in fact headline this year’s Glastonbury festival, clarifying in an online statement he had received “an error in the information” that had prompted him to pull out of the festival earlier this week.

Neil Young announced on his website he would not be playing Glastonbury this year, citing 'corporate control' over the festival.

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"We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in," Young said about the decision to not play with his new band, the Chrome Hearts.

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The rock star says the festival, which is partnered with the BBC, is "now under corporate control".

Glastonbury Festival has reported profits more than doubled last year, as the event faces criticism for being too corporate. The festival brought in £5.9 million in pre-tax profit for the year to March 2024,