Duran Duran Would Only Play Glastonbury Festival as Headliners

Duran Duran has standards, and they’re not slipping anytime soon.

The British new wave legends were, for the first half of the 1980s, the most popular band on earth, with the noisiest fans, and hits. One after the next. The awards came, including two Grammys, two Ivor Novellos, the Brit Awards’ Lifetime Achievement, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2022, their career was saluted with induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

One item the band hasn’t ticked off is a session at Glastonbury Festival, the grandaddy of the U.K.’s camping festival circuit. Speaking with The Times of London,