The 81-year-old will take to the stage on Sunday along with a new backing band – and the world can hardly wait
Yoko Ono has admitted she can’t wait to get muddy performing at Glastonbury – and is convinced John Lennon would have loved being at the festival.
The 81-year-old is planning a spectacular appearance on stage on Sunday along with a new backing band made up of American indie group Yo La Tengo.
Asked if she thought Beatle Lennon would have been a fan of the festival, she told the Mirror: “Yes, he would have loved it, I’m sure. Because the music is great but its about so much more than the music.“The giant which Michael and Emily Eavis are creating for the world is so big, it cannot be called a music show only. I respect what they have done tremendously. I would not have thought of the possibility of me crawling in the mud with four limbs, unless I had so much respect for this event.
“I have never been to Glastonbury. Obviously I’ve heard lots about it
and I know lots of other musicians who have played, but this is a first
for me.“I like doing new things, though I am always very scared to make that new step.”
Yoko warmed up for her Glastonbury appearance playing a secret gig in Brooklyn New York earlier in the week.
She wants to explore but won’t camp on site. She said: “No, I’m staying in a hotel. I will have just flown in from New York and I heard it might be muddy so I want to be able to put everything into my performance and I think that might be tough if I just crawled out of a tent. A tent would have been cooler, probably. But I’m not vain.
“I’m looking forward to say hello to my old friends. Also I want to explore all the different areas.
“I’ve got some wish trees around the site where people can put their wishes on the tree and then they are all eventually sent to the Imagine peace Tower in Reyjkavik via me.”
Yoko, who was married to John Lennon when he was shot dead in 1980, continues to tour the world making music and art.
For Sunday’s performance her rider request for her dressing room consists of just “tea, water and lots of coffee” because she doesn’t drink alcohol.
“Often the best shows I’ve done have been in really small venues where they don’t even have a dressing room!” she said.
Asked how she defies feeling old, Yoko said: “I simply ignore age! Just be myself, instead of following terrible conventions about age in our society.”
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band played The Park Stage at Glastonbury Festival 29 June 2014.
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