Queen & Adam Lambert mention: 5 Biggest UK Acts That Have Never Headlined at Glastonbury
Filed Under () by Adam Lambert on Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Posted at : Wednesday, May 06, 2015
Queen
As we suggested above, Queen is also one of the biggest exports of the UK, with more than 300 million records sold to the band's name. The group has also amped up its touring regime in recent years since adding Adam Lambert as vocalist, an improvement over Paul Rodgers for the role, by our reckoning. The Glastonbury crowd tends to be true-blooded rock fans, and they would devour a set full of anthemic choruses and solos from Brian May. "But wait," you say. "Using that logic, why not bring back Led Zeppelin to headline? Both bands have a deceased original member and have sold more than 300 million records." Well, for one, Led Zeppelin has—with the exception of one 2007 concert—been firm in its commitment to not reuniting without John Paul Jones behind the drum set (although his son would more than likely love the idea, if he could play rhythm). As sacrilegious as a Queen-sans-Freddie Mercury might be to some Queen fans, the band would be more than happy to make an appearance at a major musical event.
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From a source in the UK who has some level of contact with Brian May - Brian will never play Glastonbury because a key player in the festival supports the badger cull, a legal slaughter of wild badgers in the UK in a misguided attempt to control disease in cattle herds. Brian has spent a great deal of time in the past few years campaigning against the cull and trying to educate the public on why it is misguided and ineffective.
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