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Cliff Richard: ‘I don’t want to play Glastonbury anymore’
03 January 2023
Sir Cliff Richard has admitted he has changed his mind about performing at the iconic Glastonbury Music Festival.
He was once tipped to be a headliner, however, he recently said: “Do you know, I have always wanted to be at Glastonbury.
“But when I saw a couple of shows with a couple of very famous people - I shall not mention them - to me their voices did not sound like the record.
“All you hear was the: ‘Boom, boom’ and everybody bouncing on the front row. So I decided I did not want to do that.”
Sir Cliff’s latest offering ‘Christmas With Cliff’ reached number 2 in the final Christmas album charts, with Taylor Swift at number 1.
The ‘Living Doll’ singer was beaten by Stormzy in the previous weeks chart, with the rapper at number 1 and Cliff at number 2.
Chatting to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Loose Ends’ about battling it out with Stormzy, he said:
“I keep thinking to myself that I have been singing next year for 65 years. There should have been somebody else competing with him - but no. I am competing with him.”
The 82-year old will embark on a tour next year called ‘The Blue Sapphire Tour 2023’ with six nights in London, with other dates in Glasgow and Blackpool.
He was once tipped to be a headliner, however, he recently said: “Do you know, I have always wanted to be at Glastonbury.
“All you hear was the: ‘Boom, boom’ and everybody bouncing on the front row. So I decided I did not want to do that.”
Sir Cliff’s latest offering ‘Christmas With Cliff’ reached number 2 in the final Christmas album charts, with Taylor Swift at number 1.
The ‘Living Doll’ singer was beaten by Stormzy in the previous weeks chart, with the rapper at number 1 and Cliff at number 2.
Chatting to BBC Radio 4’s ‘Loose Ends’ about battling it out with Stormzy, he said:
The 82-year old will embark on a tour next year called ‘The Blue Sapphire Tour 2023’ with six nights in London, with other dates in Glasgow and Blackpool.
