After not playing a music festival in some 25 years, the band is going straight to the big leagues, announcing they will be headlining the world’s largest music festival in Glastonbury, England this summer.  After last year’s sold out crowd of 190,000, it is expected the festival will increase it’s capacity to 200,000 for this the 40th anniversary of the concert.

No matter the capacity, the festival doesn’t have a problem selling out.  When tickets went on sale last month (before the lineup had been announced), they sold out in less than 24 hours.   U2 is so far the only act officially booked, we will update when the list is updated.

This year’s festival will take place from 6/23- 6/27, right in the middle of U2′s US 360 Tour.  Last year’s festival was headlined by Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, and the British favorite Blur.