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Glastonbury festival organizer Emily Eavis confirmed that Daft Punk will not be headlining the festival next year. Speaking in an interview with NME, Eavis said she wanted to put the rumors that the French duo were topping the 2017 bill to rest. She also confirmed the other hotly tipped act, Stone Roses, were also not in the running for the prime slot."There was a news story that said Daft Punk and Stone Roses. That's not true. I don't know where that came from," Eavis told NME.Rumors Daft Punk were playing the Somerset, UK, festival started swelling a few weeks ago, when a cryptic website popped up that led to speculation the band were going on tour in 2017. Last week the festival website eFestivals—which has a history of accurately predicting Glastonbury lineups—posted a statement that said they had "well-sourced information" that Daft Punk were one of the three headliners, along with Radiohead and Stone Roses.Yesterday Glastonbury announced that Radiohead are to headline the 135,000-capacity festival on the Friday night."There's no more announcements now for a while, but I will tell you the other two that have been rumoured aren't happening," Eavis told NME.Eavis also told NME that unlike in previous years when the festival has kept closed-lipped on lineup announcements until a few weeks beforehand, this time round festivalgoers can expect more announcements early next year. "The last couple of years we've announced things in May, but I'm sure there'll be something early next year to keep people in the loop," she said.Glastonbury will take place June 21-25 2017. Tickets have sold out, but there will be a resale in April.
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