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Spinal Tap confirm Glastonbury show

Published Sunday, May 10 2009, 15:30 BST | By Mayer Nissim
Spinal Tap confirm Glastonbury show
Spinal Tap have revealed that they will perform live at this year's Glastonbury Festival.

Christopher Guest, otherwise known as the band's lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel, told the Philadelphia Daily News that as well as an 'Unwigged' US tour, the spoof rock band would play an electric show at the event in Pilton.

Guest said: "We originally thought about doing a full-blown Tap tour this year to mark the 25th anniversary of the film's release.

"But that would have been a very big deal in terms of show production, requiring a lot of effects, two 18-wheelers full of equipment, a tour bus."

He added: "To be honest, we couldn't get that together. But we will do a couple of Tap shows in Britain, at Wembley Arena and the Glastonbury Festival."

Spinal Tap release new studio album Back From The Dead on June 16.

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