Kylie Minogue has been confirmed for Glastonbury Festival (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Kylie Minogue has been confirmed for Glastonbury Festival (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Kylie Minogue has been confirmed for Glastonbury Festival (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Kylie Minogue has been confirmed for Glastonbury Festival (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

Kylie Minogue confirmed for Glastonbury Festival 2019


Sophie Prideaux
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Fourteen years after she was forced to abandon her headline slot due to breast cancer, Kylie Minogue will finally get her Glastonbury moment.

The Australian songstress has been announced for the Sunday afternoon legend slot at the Somerset music festival, which is set to return to Worthy Farm in June following a year off.

The festival officially confirmed the booking on Wednesday following months of speculation Minogue would play. Organiser Emily Eavis had already confirmed the slot had been given to a “non-British female”.

“We are delighted to announce that Kylie is finally bringing her show to Glastonbury,” says a tweet from the official Glastonbury account. “She'll play the legendary Sunday afternoon slot at next year's festival. And we cannot wait.”

Minogue also shared the news, saying:  “I’m so thrilled to announce that I’ll be playing the ‘Legend slot’ on Sunday 30th June at @GlastoFest 2019. It will be 14 years since I was originally meant to appear there and so much has happened up to now. I can’t wait to see you all there to share this special show.”

She is only the second act to be confirmed for the 2019 festival, after UK grime star Stormzy was named as first headliner, to mixed reaction.

The full line up is set to be released in the spring.

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1970

October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar. 

December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.

1971

March 1:  Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.

July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.

July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.

August 6:  The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.

August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.

September 3: Qatar becomes independent.

November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.

November 29:  At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.

November 30: Despite  a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa. 

November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties

December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.

December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.