They have been one of the biggest bands in the world for nearly 50 years, and now it finally looks as though the Rolling Stones will be able to add the Glastonbury festival to their list of accomplishments as they look set to headline this year's festival.
Whether you think they're the best thing since sliced bread or the most out-dated thing since the wireless, it is impossible to deny their appeal - an appeal which has seen them riding high as one of the world's biggest bands for 50 years. Quite an achievement indeed.
The band have already confirmed that they will be playing two one-off shows - one in London and one in New York - as part of their birthday celebrations, and Glastonbury boss Michael Eavis is desperate to add them to this year's line-up.
"Michael Eavis is desperate to get the band confirmed and has made initial contact with their people" a source told The Sun, adding that "It would be a massive coup to get the band playing at Glastonbury on what could be their last round of live dates".
The past few months have proven to be busy ones for the aged rockers, with the release of their intriguingly titled, latest, greatest hits album 'GRRR' at the end of 2012. They have also just released a new single in January 2013 called 'Doom and Gloom' which many critics have hailed as one of the best releases in many years.
The tickets for Glastonbury 2013 went on sale last Sunday morning at 9am, and immediately all customers who had previously pre-registered for the opportunity to purchase a ticket jammed the phone lines until all tickets were sold out in just 1 hour and 40 minutes - a record time for the festival.
And it is easy to forget that all of this excitement and clamoring for tickets is before any acts for the festival have been confirmed - a quite unbelievable achievement. Michael and his daughter Emily released a statement following the sell out, stating that they were 'genuinely humbled by the sheer number of people wanting to attend'.
Regardless as to whether or not the band are confirmed as this year's headliners, the public have once again shown that the appeal of the festival has little to do with who the main acts are - a truly unique position to be in, and one which all other festivals would die for.
Whether you think they're the best thing since sliced bread or the most out-dated thing since the wireless, it is impossible to deny their appeal - an appeal which has seen them riding high as one of the world's biggest bands for 50 years. Quite an achievement indeed.
The band have already confirmed that they will be playing two one-off shows - one in London and one in New York - as part of their birthday celebrations, and Glastonbury boss Michael Eavis is desperate to add them to this year's line-up.
"Michael Eavis is desperate to get the band confirmed and has made initial contact with their people" a source told The Sun, adding that "It would be a massive coup to get the band playing at Glastonbury on what could be their last round of live dates".
The past few months have proven to be busy ones for the aged rockers, with the release of their intriguingly titled, latest, greatest hits album 'GRRR' at the end of 2012. They have also just released a new single in January 2013 called 'Doom and Gloom' which many critics have hailed as one of the best releases in many years.
The tickets for Glastonbury 2013 went on sale last Sunday morning at 9am, and immediately all customers who had previously pre-registered for the opportunity to purchase a ticket jammed the phone lines until all tickets were sold out in just 1 hour and 40 minutes - a record time for the festival.
And it is easy to forget that all of this excitement and clamoring for tickets is before any acts for the festival have been confirmed - a quite unbelievable achievement. Michael and his daughter Emily released a statement following the sell out, stating that they were 'genuinely humbled by the sheer number of people wanting to attend'.
Regardless as to whether or not the band are confirmed as this year's headliners, the public have once again shown that the appeal of the festival has little to do with who the main acts are - a truly unique position to be in, and one which all other festivals would die for.
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