Muse Desperate To Play Glastonbury Again

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Muse have admitted that they are desperate to headline Glastonbury, hailing it as “probably the best festival in the world.” If they were to do so it would be the third time that Muse have headlined the Worthy Farm festival, after performances in 2004 and 2010.

They might be playing dumb and not admitting they’ve had a call yet as Emily Eavis revealed that next year’s headliners are already confirmed. Glastonbury founder and father Michael Eavis recently let the cat out of the bag at the Association of Independent Music Awards that 2017’s headliners were also booked.

Coldplay and last year pull outs Foo Fighters are all but officially confirmed. Adele is strongly rumoured to be the third headliner.

Tickets went on sale last week for £228 and as usual sold out almost instantly. One lucky person to get a ticket was Paul Scott, 22. He said: "I'd hate for Adele to headline my first time at Glastonbury. I'm not massively into Muse but at least they will add a bit of excitement."

Mr Scott continued: "I went to Reading this year mainly to see the Libertines. If they were at Glasto I'd probably cry of happiness. Even watching their surprise set at this year's festival on the television gave me goosebumps."

If Muse were to headline the festival it would certainly be value for money, as is the same with most festivals. If you take into consideration the price tickets cost for the headliners when on tour the price justifies itself. Coldplay, Foo Fighters and Muse are all fully capable of selling out stadiums worldwide so the £228 is a 'bargain' really.

Even though fans are left in the dark about the Glastonbury line-up, tickets are strictly non-transferable. This means that if the acts there don't meet your taste there is nothing you can really do about it. However, there is so much to do at the festival, including over 100 stages, that you don't even need to see musicians.

Festival goer Oliver Watt backed the ticket policy saying: "I quite like the way that Glastonbury tickets are sold. It adds a certain novelty to the whole festival."

When asked if it should be changed he instantly said no, adding: "This year I went to Leeds but didn't buy a ticket until about a month before. I over studied the line-up and had doubts. The brilliance of Glastonbury is that you throw yourself into the deep end but know that you're going to be impressed." Another perk of the line-up being unannounced until after tickets are sold is that new rumours develop every day.

Those rumoured this year include Radiohead, Fleetwood Mac, Blur and of course Prince. Michael Eavis said about Prince: "We're always having a go at Prince, but it's up to him whether he wants to do it or not. Most of the people in the world want him to play here. I did ask him to hop on the train and come down so I can show him around the farm sometime. It hasn't been taken up yet."

Reaching out to Glastonbury fans on Twitter I received a mixed response on a range of issues surrounding the festival. The most interesting coming from @festadvice. Their main concern was with ticket sales, saying: "I think that like most football clubs there should be a loyalty based system. Also the ability to buy 6 tickets makes it even harder to get a ticket."

I asked how the system could be improved and they explained that they: "would be happier with a lottery based system." Even though they complained about this policy, the user has been to Glastonbury five times since 2008. They see the resale policy as effective but easy to get around: " I think this helps stop extortionate prices although you can still get in most the time with someone else's ticket."

Another user was Olivia. She is a self-confessed "festival addict" who has been to the Worthy Farm event six times, Reading three times, T in the Park, Bestival and Truck. She eagerly waits for line-up announcements year after year. Being optimistic she wished: "My prediction for this year are Blur, the Libertines and the Stone Roses." Doubting herself saying: "Out of those three it would probably be only one of them."

Olivia at Glastonbury. Photo from @asdfghjkolivia Twitter.

 I inquired who, out of the list mentioned earlier, she thought would join Coldplay and Foo Fighters (if they aren't just rumours) on the Pyramid Stage. Olivia explained these rumours: "I wouldn't have thought Adele, Muse are the most likely out of the above."

Saying about Coldplay: "The only reason I would see them doing it is that their next album is supposedly going to be their last. If that's released this year then they might headline." Foo Fighters playing this year seems too easy for her. "I'd have thought they'll be 2017 though just to make this year's a bit less obvious."

There will be endless rumours from now until spring when the line-up is finally revealed. Until then you can try your best to guess who will play the prestigious festival.