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Foo Fighters To Headline Glastonbury Festival

Foo Fighters To Headline Glastonbury Festival

Foo Fighters have revealed they will be the headline act on the first day of Glastonbury Festival.

The US rockers announced the news after they were named best international band at the NME Awards.

In a recorded video message, frontman Dave Grohl told music fans at Brixton Academy, south London, they were returning to the UK to play Glastonbury.

They are the first major act announced for this year's event.

Foo Fighters will headline the Pyramid Stage on Friday, Glastonbury's website confirmed, making their first appearance at the Somerset festival since 1998.

Tickets for the event have been sold out since October, but a resale is planned in April for any cancelled and returned tickets.

Organiser Emily Eavis said: "We feel incredibly lucky to have confirmed the Foo Fighters for the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury this year.

"Very few bands have the power to unite and energise a crowd like Foo Fighters do. We can't wait for them to rock Worthy Farm on Friday night."

Lionel Richie was the first 2015 performer to be announced in November. He will make his debut in the Sunday teatime slot on the Pyramid stage.