Ashcroft wants Glastonbury headline slot

Richard Ashcroft has said that he wants The Verve to headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2008.

The singer believes it would be a "travesty" if they weren't given the slot and claims his band have the ability to turn the gig into something special.

Speaking to XFM, he said: "I think it would be a travesty if we didn’t.

"Because I think what’s missing from a lot of the headliners is we’re one of the few bands that can jam without sounding like Lynyrd Skynyrd on a bad night, so we can actually take people on a proper journey, rock 'n' roll-wise.

"I think that’s what’s great. If you can do that on the big stage, the big tunes can get 60,000 people singing but you’ve also got the capacity to change a standard rock gig into something else.

"I suppose that’s what's been exciting about playing and we’ll be excited about playing then."