Glastonbury Festival confirms Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar as 2022 headliners

Former Beatle McCartney is the Saturday night headliner and rapper Lamar will make his debut at the festival while closing proceedings on the Sunday

The Killers playing the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury (Aaron Chown/PA)

Fri, 04 Mar, 2022 - 09:07

Alex Green, PA Senior Entertainment Reporter

Glastonbury has announced Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar as its 2022 headliners alongside previously announced Billie Eilish.

The festival, which has been cancelled for the last two years, will make its return in June with former Beatle McCartney as its Saturday night headliner – his second time topping the Pyramid stage after a performance in 2004.

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