THE BBC have announced that Neil Young’s headline set at Glastonbury Festival will now be shown live on Saturday evening.
The broadcaster had previously said that the Canadian rock veteran’s set would not be shown live “at the artist’s request”.
A spokesperson for the BBC said: “We are delighted to confirm that Neil Young’s headline set from Glastonbury on Saturday will be broadcast live to audiences across the UK on the BBC.”
Young’s set will be shown on the BBC iPlayer Pyramid Stage stream from 10pm, as well as broadcast on BBC Two and BBC Radio 2.
The 79-year-old is due to perform on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm on Saturday night with his band the Chrome Hearts.
The singer, who began his career in the 1960s with the band Buffalo Springfield, previously said he had initially turned down the offer to perform at the festival, saying it was “under corporate control” of the BBC in a message on his website.
But Young later backtracked and was announced as one of the headliners saying he had “always loved” the event and he was looking forward to performing.
Young is best known for songs such as Rockin’ In The Free World, Cinnamon Girl and Like A Hurricane, and albums such as Zuma, Harvest and After The Gold Rush.
