What it really costs to headline Glastonbury

It is not the first time that Taylor Swift has caused her fans to go into an uproar. It was last June and the world's biggest pop star had just announced the European dates of her blockbuster Eras tour, leaving an obvious Glastonbury-sized hole in the schedule.

Feverish speculation arose that Swift - who had originally agreed to headline the Pyramid stage in 2020 before the pandemic hit - would make her late bow at Worthy Farm. Glastonbury organizer Emily Eavis said in 2022 that "I think we'll have Taylor on board the next time she goes on tour".

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