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No surprises as Radiohead confirmed for Glastonbury

Radiohead (Thom Yorke, pictured) - The band are the first headliners to be announced for the Pyramid Stage and will top the bill on Friday June 23
Radiohead (Thom Yorke, pictured) - The band are the first headliners to be announced for the Pyramid Stage and will top the bill on Friday June 23

After much speculation, Radiohead have confirmed that they will headline next year's Glastonbury Festival.

The band are the first headliners to be announced for the Pyramid Stage and will top the bill on Friday June 23.

It will be the third time Radiohead have headlined the world-famous festival, following acclaimed Pyramid Stage appearances in 1997 and 2003.

The band, who first appeared at the festival in 1994, were surprise guests in 2011, while frontman Thom Yorke has also played sets where he was joined by bandmate Jonny Greenwood and producer Nigel Godrich.

Thom Yorke at Glastonbury in 2010

Radiohead released their new album, A Moon Shaped Pool, in May. Their recent tour saw them dusting off anthem Creep to the delight of fans.

It was recently announced that the Glastonbury Festival will take a break in 2018 for its 'fallow year', "in order to give the farm, the village and the festival team the traditional year off".

Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis

Festival founder Michael Eavis had previously said he "didn't really want to have a year without a festival". The festival last took a year off in 2012. 

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