Glastonbury organisers 'chasing U2 since 1979'

Glastonbury organisers have been trying to book U2 for 32 years.

Glastonbury organisers have been trying to book U2 for 32 years.

The Irish rockers headline the world-famous festival tonight – a year after they pulled out when frontman Bono suffered a back injury – and the event's founder Michael Eavis is "thrilled" the show will finally go ahead.

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