Neil Young confirmed as first Glastonbury headliner after backtracking on offer

Earlier in the week, the singer had said he would not be performing as he believes the music event is 'now under corporate control' of the BBC.

Neil Young is the first headline act announced for Glastonbury (Zak Hussein/PA)

Neil Young will headline Glastonbury Festival after initially turning down the offer, saying the music event was “under corporate control” of the BBC.

Co-organiser Emily Eavis confirmed in an Instagram post that Young will return to the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm as a headline act, the first to be confirmed for this year’s festival.