Azealia Banks slams Glastonbury line-up: “In what world are The 1975 billed higher than Franz Ferdinand”

Azealia Banks has taken to X to slam the Glastonbury line-up, saying that the festival is “kinda cooked”.

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Earlier this month, Glastonbury announced its 2025 line-up  – with Neil Young, The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo set to headline alongside many other acts like Charli XCX, Biffy Clyro and Noah Kahan.

The festival will return to Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, from June 25 to 29 – with more names expected to be shared in the coming months.

Now, Banks has shared her thoughts on this year’s Glastonbury line-up, slamming some of the choices and making comparisons between acts she thinks should and should not be on the bill.

“In what world are The 1975 billed higher than Franz Ferdinand & The Libertines in England?” the post begins. “In what world is Charli xcx billed higher than the Deftones?? billed higher than Pink Pantheress? In the UK????”

She then questioned the absence of names such as Central Cee, Honey Dijon, Basement Jaxx, and Shygirl. Read her full post below.

In what world are the 1975 billed higher than Franz Ferdinand & The libertines in England? In what world is charli xcx billed higher than the Deftones?? billed higher than Pink Pantheress? In the UK???? Where is FLO? WHY WOULD THEY BOOK THE KAISER CHIEFS AND NOT BOOK *KEANE* or… https://t.co/XKli7okIVC

— Azealia Banks (@azealiaslacewig) March 15, 2025

The first batch of general admission tickets for Glastonbury 2025 sold out in just 35 minutes on November 15, following a sale of coach/ticket packages three days prior. This year, organisers introduced a new online queuing system to purchase tickets – which divided customers.

Last year’s Glastonbury saw headline sets from Coldplay, Dua Lipa and SZA, as well as stellar performances from the likes of IDLES, Fontaines D.C., Kneecap, SEVENTEEN, The National, Justice, and LCD Soundsystem.

Emily Eavis recently confirmed a fallow year for the event at Worthy Farm set to take place in 2026 to “give the land a rest”. That means, there will be a one-year break before Glastonbury returns in 2027.

In other Azealia Banks-related news, she threatened to sue The 1975’s Matty Healy in December 2024 after the pair came to blows over comments Banks made about the frontman’s friend and collaborator, Charli XCX.

During the heated exchange, Healy threatened physical violence against Banks. He subsequently deleted the post and apologised, writing: “I really let myself down.”

Banks then issued a cease & desist letter to Healy and demanded $1million (£790,000) in damages.

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