Lana Del Rey is about to play the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.
The 34-year-old singer has been added to the star-studded line-up for this yr’s competition at Worthy Farm, with occasion organiser Emily Eavis revealing the information on the NME Awards 2020.
Emily shared: ”I’m very happy to inform you that now we have probably the most unbelievable Lana Del Rey. I consider it is her solely UK competition, which is even higher.
”She’s almost performed a couple of occasions truly, and for one cause or one other it hasn’t occurred, and he or she was certainly one of our very first confirmations for this yr.”
The much-anticipated competition – which is being staged between June 24 and June 28 – can be set to characteristic the likes of Sir Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift and Diana Ross.
Emily is delighted that Lana is about to star on the occasion, hailing her most-recent album, ‘Norman F***ing Rockwell!’, as ”among the finest data” of 2019.
Emily advised NME: ”It’s superb, among the finest data of final yr and for me an actual coup getting her. She’s taking part in the Pyramid on Friday, beneath our headliner.”
Emily has additionally spoken about Lana’s Glastonbury look on social media.
She wrote on her Twitter account: ”Am very completely satisfied to inform you that the great Lana Del Rey will he taking part in on the Pyramid stage this yr.”
Meanwhile, Emily has admitted she is decided to attain a gender balanced line-up at Glastonbury as quickly as she will be able to.
The competition organiser made the feedback amid ongoing criticism over a scarcity of feminine or female-fronted acts at music occasions.
Speaking to BBC Radio 1, Emily shared: ”Our future needs to be 50/50. It’s a problem. Everyone’s discovering it arduous – however the acts are there.”
