Arctic Monkeys' Glastonbury Journey: From Cancellation to Confirmation.
TL;DR
Arctic Monkeys will still headline Glastonbury despite frontman Alex Turner's recent bout of laryngitis. Festival co-organiser Emily Eavis confirmed the news, saying the band were "on" and that they were the most prepared they'd ever been for the festival. The festival has opened its gates, with 200,000 fans expected to attend sets by Sir Elton John, Lana Del Rey, Guns N' Roses, Wizkid and Christine And the Queens. Meanwhile, rumours abound about the "mystery band" playing the Pyramid Stage on Friday evening, with fans speculating that it could be Foo Fighters, Pulp or Blur.
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