Emily Eavis has confirmed that CSS will be performing on the Park Stage at this year's Glastonbury festival. They join the likes of Kings Of Leon, Jay-Z, The Verve, Leonard Cohen, Elbow, Lupe Fiasco and British Sea Power who are also set to perform.

Meanwhile, Les Savy Fav have turned their backs on an offer to play Glastonbury - due to their drummer holidaying in the Galapagos Islands.

You've got to book early to catch a holday bargain and the band's Harrison Haynes had his June jaunt to the South American islands booked months in advance.

Frontman Tim Harrington revealed the full dilemma details : "When you're faced with a choice of hanging out with giant turtles or playing a festival, the turtles win every time, though the rivers of mud have their own glamour."

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CSS say `Yes` to Glastonbury; Les Savy Fav say `No` mark    February 13th, 2008 - 3:23 PM I'm surprised at this. I know in some people's eyes Glastonbury has lost some of its original magic but if I was a musician it'd still be a career highlight. Worth cancelling a holiday for anyway.

Re: CSS say `Yes` to Glastonbury; Les Savy Fav say `No` thommo    February 13th, 2008 - 4:16 PM Quote from: mark on February 13, 2008, 03:23:49 PM back to Twisted Ear article I'm surprised at this. I know in some people's eyes Glastonbury has lost some of its original magic but if I was a musician it'd still be a career highlight. Worth cancelling a holiday for anyway. I think Glastonbury has a lot of issues.  Previously, the line-up was kept quiet, until tickets were bought, and then revealed. Which was, in effect, hoodwinking the public, tantalising the public with the possible (Ladbrokes quote: 1,000,000,000,000,000-1) chance of Led Zeppelin, The Smiths and Kylie headlining. A cunning approach which meant they'd always sell out. This year, they've actually announced the headliners - Kings Of Leon, Jay-Z and The Verve - before tickets go on sale, which, if rumour has it, has seriously affected the number of people registering - the starry-eyed optimists have had their headlining hopes and wishes dashed y'see. They will still sell-out, and there will still be difficulties obtaining tickets, but don't expect the clamour to be anything like it was last year. Let's face it the headliners named aren't that good. Only shout, if you've got something to shout about.

Re: CSS say `Yes` to Glastonbury; Les Savy Fav say `No` Raymond Banning    February 13th, 2008 - 4:49 PM Seconded... How many times have you heard people say "Glastonbury's not what it used to be"? They're t1ts but give them credit; its true. There were hundreds of festivals last year, all with different themes and ethics behind them... rather than attend some overpriced, over-rated, overcrowded, p1ssing contest with no real respect for the fans, why not attend one tailor-made to suit your needs as a fan? Les Savy Fav are and always have been openly political... it's quite admirable of them to turn down glastonbury really... i can't imagine eavis rang them personally to invite them y'know? ATP is the way forward.

Re: CSS say `Yes` to Glastonbury; Les Savy Fav say `No` ianc21    February 13th, 2008 - 4:54 PM Glastonbury is still good if you look more carefully, past the mainstream bollocks clogging up the main stages. Its very rare i'm interested in the headline bands anyway.

Re: CSS say `Yes` to Glastonbury; Les Savy Fav say `No` beck    February 14th, 2008 - 8:45 AM Most of the (main stage) headlining bands at Glastonbury have never really interested me. But this year the line-up looks particularly unappealing, I have to say. I went to four festivals last year including Glasto and out of all of them, Glasto was probably the one I enjoyed the least. I'm quite torn about whether or not I want to register for it this year ... I've been 5 times and have enjoyed it but it's been muddy every time and the more muddy ones you go to, the more of a chore it seems to be!

Re: CSS say `Yes` to Glastonbury; Les Savy Fav say `No` mark    February 14th, 2008 - 10:30 AM But there's so much on at Glastonbury you'll always have an amazing time. Last time I went I didn't see anything on the Pyramid stage, but saw loads of great acts elsewhere. A few at the Other stage (i.e. Ian Brown  ), the dance village was amazing, Lost Vagueness etc. This has gone a bit off topic now and just turned into me singing the praise of Glastonbury though. I've only been once in 2005 but missed out last year and spent the weekend staring angrily at coverage on TV. I would have to agree that an absence of mud would have improved it at least twofold though. I imagine after a few years of the same it would become tiresome...

Re: CSS say `Yes` to Glastonbury; Les Savy Fav say `No` beck    February 15th, 2008 - 7:55 AM People always say 'there's so much to see besides the music', and it's true - my very first year (1997) I loved it and we probably saw about but 5 bands, but (and it's probably not cool to say this) that mud was horrific last year. It's not that I didn't enjoy the festival - I did - but it was really hard work at times. I've been in 1997 and 1998, which were two horrifically muddy years (in '98 it seemed to rain constantly; the mud was just wet and watery and a bunch of us left early); 2004, which was muddy but better than both of those; 2005, the year of the great thunderstorm (probably the best weather of them all, storm aside, and thankfully we were not caught in the sewage flood) and 2007, where the weather really was quite miserable. I would be gutted to miss a sunny Glastonbury - you'll understand if I say I feel I am owed one! - but I don't think I could take another muddy one!

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