Duran Duran have said they will not play at Glastonbury unless they are one of the headliners.

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The new wave synthpop band have sold over 100 million records, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and won Grammy and Brit Awards, but they have never played at the Worthy Farm festival.

In a new interview with The Sunday Times , frontman Simon Le Bon has discussed the reason that they have never played on the Pyramid Stage or on any of the other Glastonbury stages.

“Well, we want to – but not in a disco tent at 3pm, which is what we were offered,” he said. “We want the right slot… We shouldn’t be below anybody on the bill. So, we’ll hold out because we’re a headline act – that’s all there is to it.”

In 2023, the band expressed similar sentiments when speaking to NME about the chances of them playing Glastonbury .…