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Glastonbury 2017 line-up: Foo Fighters confirmed as Saturday headline act

Confirmed: Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl: Larry Busacca/Getty
Confirmed: Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl: Larry Busacca/Getty

American rock band Foo Fighters have been announced as headliners for the last night of Glastonbury Festival 2017.

Performing at a free concert in Frome, Somerset, on Friday, they announced they would take over the event's Pyramid stage on Saturday June 25.

The invite-only event marked the band's first show in one and a half years.

"It's been a long time," they said as they walked on stage. "We gotta play a lot of songs."

Pranked: Franz Stahl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl, and Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters (Jason Merritt/Getty)
Pranked: Franz Stahl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, Dave Grohl, and Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters (Jason Merritt/Getty)

Fans who were not fortunate enough to attend the gig at the Cheese and Grain were able to tune into the announcement via a live stream.

In the teasing video, event organisers pulled up to the location of the summer festival at Worthy Farm, Somerset, only to find the band sitting ready to perform, four months early.

One said: "We are here to build the stage you will be performing on," before offering them the slot down the road in Frome instead.

The video then cut to the venue, where Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis introduced the group the stage and confirmed all suspicions.

The band had kept their fans in suspense, with cryptic clues to the big announcement on their website, designed to look like a flight check-in page.

People were told to choose a seat and wait until the live stream kicked off at 7.45pm.