Manchester rock heroes James to open Glastonbury Fest March 22, 2016 - 14:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Manchester rock heroes James have been announced as the opening band for this year's Glastonbury Festival, NME reveals. The band - most famous for thier smash hit single 'Sit Down', will be the first band to open proceedings at this year’s festival on Worthy Farm, Somerset. They have been billed to open the second largest stage, The Other Stage, at 11am on Friday (the first official day of programming). The festival runs 22-26 June. Earlier on March 21, according to DIY, frontman Tim Booth announced the band's opening slot on BBC Radio 5 Live, claiming “We’re going to cut the ribbon and smash the champagne on the ship.” James join headliners Muse, Adele and Coldplay, as well as PJ Harvey, Jeff Lynne’s ELO and ZZ Top but a full line up is due to be released in April. Meanwhile, organiser Emily Eavis has called Adele's recent announcement as the final headline slot a 'great honour'.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
