Musician Neil Young has pulled out of the U.K.'s biggest music festival Glastonbury, citing the "corporate control" of the BBC. The Canadian-American singer, 79, wrote on his website Tuesday to explain that he and his new band,

Dec. 31, Neil Young shared a letter on Neil Young Archives revealing that he has pulled out of playing Glastonbury due to BBC involvement and "corporate control."

Neil Young has dropped out of the 2025 edition of the U.K.’s famed Glastonbury Music Festival, citing the BBC’s “corporate control” as the reason he and his band, The Chrome Hearts, will not appear at the event in June.

Neil Young and his band The Chrome Hearts are no longer playing at this year’s Glastonbury music festival, the rock legend has announced.

Neil Young is taking a stand against Glastonbury, arguing that the festival is under the “corporate control” of the BBC. The 79-year-old Harvest Moon musician had not been announced as part of the music festival’s line-up,

Glastonbury Festival's reported headliner has pulled out after branding the iconic festival a 'corporate turn-off' and taking issue with the BBC's involvement

Neil Young has pulled out of Glastonbury over accusations the festival is under the “corporate control” of the BBC. The veteran singer said he and his new band The Chrome Hearts had been booked to play at Worthy Farm in Somerset this summer but are no longer, as the broadcaster “wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in”.

Famed singer-songwriter Neil Young has dropped out of the lineup for this summer's Glastonbury music festival.