Overview

• Bruce Dickinson told the i he would always turn down Glastonbury, calling it for “Gwyneth Paltrow and a perfume-infested yurt.”
• The show at London Stadium on June 28 is part of Iron Maiden’s Future Past World Tour celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary and supporting their album Senjutsu.
• Iron Maiden have never been invited to the Somerset festival since they formed in 1975.
• Neil Young headlined Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage on June 28 while Iron Maiden performed for 80,000 fans in London.
• Young declined the BBC’s live stream of his set after previously accusing the festival of corporate control by the broadcaster.