The Chemical Brothers have confirmed that their scheduled DJ set at Glastonbury Festival tonight (June 24) will no longer be taking place. The duo - Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons - had been due to play at Arcadia between 11pm and 1am.
However, the pair revealed on Twitter that they have pulled out of the set as Tom is continuing to recover from having Covid. They said they were disappointed at not being able to do their set, with Bonobo and Groove Armada stepping in to fill the slot.
A statement from the duo said: "We are very sorry to announce that we won't be DJing at Arcadia this evening at Glastonbury. We were so excited to be back in the fields and to celebrate the return of the festival as we were to be playing in Cork on Thursday night.
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"We were hoping that more days rest would allow Tom to recover from Covid - this hasn't so far been the case. We are hoping that Tom will recover in time to play the scheduled Castle Howard show in York on Sunday and will update with progress as soon as possible via our socials.
"We share the disappointment and frustration at not being able to do what we do with all of you. Love is all. Tom and Ed."
In response, a tweet from Arcadia said: "Absolutey gutted – the Chemical Brothers won’t be able to play tonight owing to Covid. Love and support to them – can’t wait to see them back and we’ll be sending up a giant burst of flame for them. Massive thanks to Bonobo and Groove Armada for stepping in 11 – 1 tonight."
Over the years, The Chemical Brothers have been regulars at Glastonbury. They even headlined the Pyramid Stage on the Friday of 2000's festival.
Along with this, the duo have made several appearances on various stages and venues at Worthy Farm. This includes headline the Other Stage in the past.
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