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Neil Shaw

Glastonbury confirms youngest ever headliner for 2022 festival

Glastonbury Festival has confirmed Billie Eilish as its Friday-night headliner on the Pyramid Stage for 2022.

The US singer will be the Somerset event’s youngest-ever solo headliner.

Co-organiser Emily Eavis said: “We couldn’t be happier to announce that the wondrous Billie Eilish is headlining the Pyramid on the Friday at next year’s Glastonbury Festival, becoming the youngest solo headliner in our history.

“This feels like the perfect way for us to return and I cannot wait!”

Eilish made her Glastonbury debut in 2019, and teased a headline performance for next year.

She posted a photograph of herself grinning in a Glastonbury hoodie, captioned “2022” on Instagram.

Glastonbury Festival's official twitter account tweeted: "We are very excited to confirm that @billieeilish will headline the Pyramid Stage on the Friday night at Glastonbury 2022, to become the Festival's youngest ever solo headliner. This will be her first UK festival headline performance."

Glastonbury Festival 2022 takes place between June 24 - 26 2022.

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