Noel Gallagher has shared his ideas on Weapons N’ Roses headlining Glastonbury this weekend, describing the invoice topping slot as “loopy shit”.
The US band will carry out on the Pyramid Stage this Saturday (June 24), in between Arctic Monkeys on Friday (23) and Elton John on Sunday (25).
The previous Oasis musician, nonetheless, has questioned the pondering behind the choice, suggesting that the honour may have gone to a British act as an alternative.
“I assumed, ‘What? Are you being critical? That’s loopy shit’,” he instructed the Day by day Star‘s ‘Wired’ column, recalling the second he came upon Weapons N’ Roses had been headlining the long-lasting British pageant.
“If you consider all the massive British artists who’ve had albums out this previous 12 months, having Weapons N’ Roses headlining the Saturday is mad.”
Explaining his personal absence from Worthy Farm this 12 months – as each a performer and a punter – Gallagher, who launched his new album ‘Council Skies’ with the Excessive Flying Birds earlier this month, mentioned his schedule didn’t enable for it.
“I’d have been good to play Glastonbury this 12 months, however I performed it final 12 months as a result of I’d been booked to do it in 2020 and the whole lot obtained pushed again,” he mentioned.
“There’s at all times subsequent 12 months to return to Glastonbury – I’m not going anyplace.
“Due to lockdown, the band hadn’t performed collectively for ages – and touring once more is joyous.”
The singer additionally defined that he’ll be acting at some smaller festivals as an alternative this 12 months, together with PennFest in Buckinghamshire, Splendour Competition in Nottingham and West Yorkshire’s Bingley Weekender.
“What I like about boutique festivals is that just about everybody will go to see you,” he mentioned.
“That makes the pageant extra like one in every of our personal gigs. You received’t get new followers out of it, however you’ll have a fantastic evening.”
Earlier this month, Gallagher mentioned that songs he’s performing reside off his newest album weren’t getting an excellent reception from his US audiences.
Elsewhere, the musician additionally just lately mentioned The 1975 had been “shit” and “not rock”.
Chatting with NME for the In Dialog collection, Gallagher mentioned: “I used to be watching [The 1975 at the BRITs] with my youngsters, two teenage lads, pondering, ‘Is it me being a grumpy outdated man, or is that this shit?’ They had been each going, ‘Oh no, that is fucking shit’. The 1975, Greatest Rock Band? Somebody must re-define that instantly, as a result of that’s… I don’t know what that’s, however it’s actually not fucking rock. No matter rock is, that’s not it.”
In different Glastonbury information, Emily Eavis has mentioned she is assured Arctic Monkeys will play Glastonbury – after they cancelled a present this week as a result of frontman Alex Turner coping with an acute case of laryngitis –however they “have a few back-up plans”.
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