Glastonbury Tried To Book Kanye West Before Morrissey

Glastonbury festival organiser Michael Eavis has revealed Morrissey was only booked to play the event because Kanye West turned them down.

The former Smiths star is due to warm-up for headliners U2 on Pyramid Stage tonight (June 24).

In an interview with The Sun, Eavis said: “We were hoping to get Kanye West but he's doing other stuff so we gave Morrissey a ring.

“He wasn't bothered last time we'd asked him but he was very keen this year.

"It was a last-minute thing and tickets had already been sold before anyone knew anything about him so it was a nice little extra for us. I just hope he enjoys it as you never expect him to be wildly happy, do you?"

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