Posts Tagged ‘stevie wonder’

In today’s Soundbites we look at a disappointing weekend for Amy Winehouse, one of the many highlights from the 2010 Glastonbury festival, how The National nearly closed down an airport, and there’s the latest news from Laura Marling, Pulp, The Libertines and Mystery Jets.

Stevie Wonder brought the 40th anniversary of the Glastonbury festival to a close last night with an acclaimed performance which included a short duet with the festival’s organiser Michael Eavis on the track ‘Happy Birthday‘.

As thousands of festival-goers settle in for the start of Glastonbury’s 40^th anniversary tomorrow, a clutch of this year’s performers have been speaking of their plans, with special guests promised for two of the acts.

Damon Albarn has revealed Blur’s reunion gigs last summer helped to heal old wounds following Graham Coxon’s departure from the band in 2003.

Speaking to the Radio Times, Albarn said the shows “healed a very deep wound for all four of us”, but also insisted they have no immediate plans for Blur at this point, stating “that’s that for the moment.”