Brian May says Queen will NEVER play Glastonbury because founder Michael Eavis supports badger cull
- Eavis, 84, who is also a dairy farmer, has called May a ‘danger’ over his opposition to the cull, which is aimed at curbing bovine tuberculosis
- May rubbished claims his band was booked to headline Glastonbury’s 50th anniversary next year
- The guitarist described the badger cull as an ‘unnecessary crime’
Brian May has said Queen will never play Glastonbury due to its founder’s support of the badger cull.
Michael Eavis, 84, who is also a dairy farmer, has called May a ‘danger’ over his opposition to the cull, which is aimed at curbing bovine tuberculosis.
May, 72, yesterday rubbished claims that his band had been booked to headline Glastonbury’s 50th anniversary next year, saying Mr Eavis had ‘frequently insulted’ him.
Brian May (left) has said Queen will never play Glastonbury due to its founder’s support of the badger cull. Michael Eavis (right), 84, who is also a dairy farmer, has called May a ‘danger’ over his opposition to the cull, which is aimed at curbing bovine tuberculosis.
May, 72, yesterday rubbished claims that his band had been booked to headline Glastonbury’s 50th anniversary next year, saying Mr Eavis had ‘frequently insulted’ him
The musician described the badger cull as an ‘unnecessary crime’.
In an interview with Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2, May said of Glastonbury: ‘There is a little bit of a schism there.’
He said he would not perform at the festival ‘unless things changed radically’.
Queen now tours with Adam Lambert, 37, as lead singer.
He rose to fame after appearing on the US version of Pop Idol.
The Queen guitarist described the badger cull as an ‘unnecessary crime’. (File image)
Queen now tours with Adam Lambert, 37, as lead singer. (The band, above, in North Carolina in August)
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