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Q 288 – Featuring U2 vs. Muse, Glastonbury Special including the 50 Acts You Must See at Glastonbury, starring Stevie Wonder, Vampire Weekend, Snoop Dogg, The National, Corinne Bailey Rae, LCD Soundsystem …
Special double cover issue - preview them both: U2 / Muse.
+ A free New To Q CD (and if you're lucky a Glastonbury Golden Ticket)
Out May 25, 2010.
U2 vs. MUSE
The Friday and Saturday Pyramid Stage headliners:
In the blue corner....
"We'll be the first band in space."
In a turn up for the books Matt Bellamy is no longer their most bonkers member. Top of your list of queries for the Teignmouth trio in this Cash For Questions special: Alien abduction, getting jiggy with Lily Allen and what we can expect from their Glastonbury set. Assuming the "Little Goblins" don't get them first...
In the red corner....
"We're still more potent than is legal."
It's the big one: U2's debut Glastonbury. To mark the occasion, the band look back on their pivotal live shows from Dublin 1978, Live Aid, shutting down the streets of LA '87 with Where The Streets Have No Name, to 1997's Popmart and right bang up to date with Obama's inauguration and the groundbreaking 360° Tour - all in their own words.
Plus we press Adam Clayton, Wayne Coyne, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Bacon and others for their prediction on who will steal the show. "What about us?" We hear you say... U2 and Muse fans fear not, you will also get to help decide this head to head clash next week via Qthemusic.com.
50 ACTS TO SEE AT GLASTONBURY
Be you proud ticket holder or armchair viewer, allow us to mark your card on the essentials of this year's Glastonbury. The half-century of folk you hsve to see at the 40th anniversary of the World's Greatest Festival. Apologies in advance to Lightning Seeds fans...
HIGHER GROUND - STEVIE WONDER
Glastonbury's Sunday night headliner had an eventful '70s. This is how Stevie Wonder survived a near-fatal car crash to make a string of visionary records that reshaped music.
THIS IS ENGLAND - 40 YEARS OF GLASTONBURY
“I lost £1500 on the first festival. I thought I'd lose the farm." - Michael Eavis
Forty years. Ten thousand bands. Two million people. And one confused Bob Dylan. This is the story of the greatest festival of them all...
THE Q INTERVIEW - MICK JAGGER
“Everyone had their drug habits which they weren't necessarily sharing with everyone else.”
For fans, the just re-issued Exile On Main St. was The Rolling Stones' masterpiece. For Mick Jagger, it evokes memories of a burglary, an exploding kitchen and the odd disputed tennis match with Keef.
CORINNE BAILEY RAE
“I love the tripping out-ness of performing. It's one of the few times I can escape.”
Two years ago Corinne Bailey Rae's life was torn apart by her husband's death. On the eve of Glastonbury, she's ready to face the world once more. Portrait photos shot exclusively for Q by Bryan Adams.
PLAN B - THE HARDER THEY COME
From hooligan rapper to sharp-suited soul sensation, the reinvention of Plan B is the surprise success story of the year. But you really wouldn't want to spill his pint.
Qthemusic.com extra: Plan B - Video interview / The Defamation of Strickland Banks - Video track-by-track
THE NATIONAL - GREATEST BAND IN AMERICA
America's newest cult heroes have got Bruce Springsteen and - oh yes - Barack Obama in their corner. Next stop for them: winning over Glastonbury - exclusive interview with the Brooklyn-based quintet.
CHRISTINA AGUILERA - LAST REQUESTS
"I'm really into fetish gear. Latex makes a strong statement."
Christina Aguilera submits to Last Requests quizzing, telling us amongst other things, the last time she did something illegal, the last time she thought about death and the last time she used public transport.
Q 288 – Featuring U2 vs. Muse, Glastonbury Special including the 50 Acts You Must See at Glastonbury, starring Stevie Wonder, Vampire Weekend, Snoop Dogg, The National, Corinne Bailey Rae, LCD Soundsystem …
+ A free New To Q CD
Out May 25, 2010.