Blur : "We Very Nearly Played Glastonbury"
Published Monday, 7th July, 2008 at 1:23 PM
Blur could have headlined Glastonbury Festival this year says band member Alex James.
The bassist wrote in his column in The Independent, "Blur very nearly played Glastonbury this year. There was a pang of regret when I heard Damon [Albarn]'s mum had nixed it at the 11th hour."
"I was looking forward to showing off to [his wife] Claire and the kids," continued the article, "but I suppose the important thing was to have been asked, and listening to all that screaming I felt pleased about how things had turned out."
Blur however, are not ruling out a future appearance at the festival, as James added: "I'm sure it'll happen one day, but for the meantime I put Rossini back in the machine and ate the high road."
Blur did headline Glastonbury Festival once before, ten years ago in 1998.
