The 2015
Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was held from 24 to 28 June 2015.
On 17 June 2015, it was announced that the
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Foo Fighters was initially formed as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Following the success of the eponymous debut album, Grohl (lead vocals, guitar) re ...
had cancelled a number of appearances, including the Friday night headline slot at Glastonbury 2015, due to lead singer
Dave Grohl
David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American musician. He is the founder of the rock band Foo Fighters, in which he is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. Prior to forming Foo Fighters, he was the drummer of gru ...
falling off stage and fracturing his leg during the band's concert in
Gothenburg
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,
Sweden
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.
Florence and the Machine
Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, harpist Tom Monger, and ...
were announced as their replacement on 17 June. As part of their set, Florence and the Machine performed a cover of the Foo Fighters', "
Times Like These", which they dedicated to Grohl.
The biggest crowd of the weekend was drawn by
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores; writing and recordi ...
, who drew 100,000-120,000 people for the "Legend" slot on Sunday afternoon.
Tickets
General Admission Tickets for the festival cost £225.
Weather
The weather was mostly sunny, but it rained quite a lot on Friday afternoon and Sunday morning.
Line-up
Stages 1-5
Source: Line up poster
References
External links
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2015 in British music
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June 2015 events in the United Kingdom
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