Emily Eavis has admitted that she doesn’t think Neil Young’s headline set will be televised at all on the BBC – as some fans fear a repeat of sound problems that dogged the rocker’s shows this week
Rocker Neil Young ’s headline Glastonbury performance has taken another twist – with festival organiser Emily Eavis now admitting his set might not be televised at all.
The Mirror revealed on Tuesday how the Heart of Gold singer, 79, was still wrangling with the BBC about what they could show amid fears it could be heavily cut.
It came after we told how a BBC schedule of live sets released to the public omits Young, while mentioning headliners such as Charli xcx and Doechii who play other stages on Saturday.
Now Eavis has said she doubts the set will be televised at all.
BBC reporter Colin Paterson said: “I asked Emily Eavis what was going on and she says she does not believe that Neil Young’s set will be broadcast by the BBC.
” There’s been all kinds of backstage wrangling and negotiations, but as things currently stand, Neil Young’s headline set on Saturday night will not be broadcast by the BBC. Instead, they’ll be showing Charlie XCX. “
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And in another development, fans are now fearful after his last two European shows in Bergen, Norway, and Copenhagen, Denmark, were hit with sound problems.
Fans complained about a poor vocal mix. Some were also unhappy that on at least one of those shows, Neil didn’t have any large screens for fans to see the action from the back of the crowd.
It’s not known whether that will be the case at Glastonbury or not.
BBC bosses are said to be treading carefully after the star pulled out of the festival earlier this year citing concerns about the BBC’s “corporate control”.
He said in January:” We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in. It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control and is not the way I remember it being. “
A BBC spokeswoman said: “We aim to bring audiences as many performances as possible from the Pyramid Stage, and our schedules and plans continue to be finalised, right up to and during the festival.” Young has voices his concerns made principled stands recently. He blocked his music from Spotify for two years, saying a podcaster on the platform had spread vaccine misinformation.
Only five songs were broadcast during Young’s 2009 performance at Glastonbury. Neil Young’s career was conducted on his own terms, according to Mark Cooper, the then executive producer of the BBC’s Glastonbury coverage.
Source: Mirror
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