It's official - Stormzy will be the first headliner at next year's Glastonbury festival.
Organiser Emily Eavis confirmed the news after GlastonburyFree Press posters put up in two Oxfam stores revealed the grime artist and rapper had been booked to perform on the world-famous Pyramid stage.
"Very happy to confirm Stormzyas our first headliner for next year," she said. "He's one of the most exciting British artists to come along in years and after seeing him play here in 2017 we knew next time he had to come back and headline the Pyramid."
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Stormzy will close the stage on the Friday night of the Somerset festival, which takes place from 26 to 30 June 2019.
He has also posted pictures confirming the news on his Instagram account, saying: "THE HEADLINE ACT - GLASTONBURY 2019."
It will be his third Glastonbury appearance, following performances in the Sonic tent in 2016 and on the Other Stage in 2017.
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Social media had been rife with rumours earlier in the day after the posters were spotted at Oxfam stores in Glastonbury and Streatham, southwest London, close to where Stormzy grew up.
Sky News spoke to a member of staff at the charity's store in Glastonbury, who confirmed the poster was up and would be staying up, but would not say where it had come from.
Image:Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage is one of the most famous music stages in the world
As always with Glastonbury announcements, the news was met with delight from some...
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Glastonbury tickets sold out in just 36 minutes when they went on sale last month.
After unprecedented demand, festival organisers said they had been "truly humbled by the enormous number of people from around the world who hoped to come to next year's festival, with demand significantly outstripping supply".
Earlier this year, Stormzy announced he would be funding a scholarship scheme for two black students to study at Cambridge University.
Announcing the scheme, the rapper said: "If you're academically brilliant, don't think because you come from a certain community that studying at one of the highest education institutions in the world isn't possible.
"I was always reminded by my teachers that I was destined, if I wanted, to go down that road and study at one of the top universities."
