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- The Irish Sun
Huge rock band forced to pull out of Glastonbury at last minute – as rapper steps in
THE Glastonbury line-up has changed at the last minute after a band were forced to pull out.
American metal band Deftones has cancelled their performance tonight at 8.30pm due to illness.
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The Deftones will no longer be playing Glastonbury
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Skepta will be stepping in and taking to the stage
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Rapper Skepta has now stepped in and will be filling the slot.
A social media post said: "Deftones have been forced to cancel tonight's 8.30pm Other Stage performance due to illness in the band.
"Skepta will kindly step-in, taking the stage at 9pm.
"He says: 'Let's go!!! No crew, no production but am ready to shut Glastonbury down. Victory lap time. Pre-Big Smoke 2025!'"
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Mercury Prize-winning jazz quintet Ezra Collective, who were due for a 6.45pm performance on the same stage will now play from 7pm to 8.15pm.
