Glastonbury Festival co-promoter Emily Eavis has denied reports in The Sun that Bruce Springsteen will headline Glastonbury 2007. The tabloid reported that Eavis had said Springsteen would top the bill on the second day of the British music festival next year, but yesterday she told festivals website Virtual Festivals that the American rocker was not booked for the 2007 event.
Eavis told VF: "I never told them or anyone Bruce Springsteen would be playing. It's totally made up. We've got our three headliners now and Bruce Springsteen is definitely not one of them. He wasn't even in the picture at any point really, despite what some people have written. I'm really happy with the three headliners we've got and so is my Dad [Michael Eavis]. They are our top three choices. We couldn't have asked for better."
Eavis also revealed that two of the 2007 headliners had never played Glastonbury before, which makes it even more likely that one of the top bill acts will be Kylie Minogue who, of course, was due to headline in 2005, but had to pull out after being diagnosed with breast cancer. VF also speculates that the third act, who has played Glasto before, may well be The Killers, who turned down the offer to fill in for Kylie last year because they didn't feel they were then ready to take on such a prestigious slot.
Eavis also added that interest in the 2007 festival among the artist community was as high as ever: "I can't remember there ever being as much interest from artists as there is at the moment. I suppose it's partly down to the fact we had this year off, but there's real excitement coming from all the bands we're talking to".