Radiohead explain Glastonbury snub

Radiohead turned down an opportunity to perform at Glastonbury because they did not wish to be seen as the festival's "house band".

Though Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis asked the group to play at this year's festival, frontman Thom Yorke decided to concentrate on performing at last night's Glasgow Green gig.

"We could have slotted it in. But we didn't want to," guitarist Ed O'Brien told the Daily Record. "Thom's spoken to Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis. The reason we didn't do it was because we did it on Hail To the Thief tour.

"We felt it wasn't appropriate to do it this year because we didn't want to be the Glastonbury house band. It's such a special gig, it's almost like you have to wait your turn."

Yorke previously denied claims that he pulled out of this year's festival on environmental grounds.