Guardian Music — Exclusive: Damon Albarn's band step in after U2 pull out, saying: 'It was us or The Beatles, and they split up years ago'In the middle of Blur's triumphant performance at Glastonbury last year, Damon Albarn fell to his knees in tears after singing th... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Apparatjik is a supergroup that consists of Guy Berryman from Coldplay, Jonas Bjerre of Mew, Magne Furuholmen from a-ha, and producer Martin Terefe. They formed in 2008 but surprisingly, I haven’t heard about the group until now. They are going to ... more info

Pitchfork — Artist: ApparatjikAlbum: We Are HereRelease Date: June 15Label: Metamerge Un Ltd Tracklist: 01 Deadbeat02 Datascroller 03 Snow Crystals04 Supersonic Sound05 Arrow and Bow06 In a Quiet Corner07 Josie08 Antlers09 Electric Eye10 Look Kids11 Quiz Sh... more info

Guardian Music — Injured U2 singer's withdrawal from 40th anniversary event sparks speculation about who will take over headline spotSpeculation over who will headline the Friday night slot of the Glastonbury festival is feverish, after U2 were forced to pull out of ... more info

NME — Fans speculate over who will take Bono and co's place more info

Guardian Music — The band have pulled out due to Bono's injured back - so who should take their place on the Pyramid stage?Glastonbury festival confirmed today that U2's headline slot has been cancelled. The news follows the postponement of numerous tour dates while ... more info

411 Mania — The band is considering it... more info

Perez Hilton — Possibly! With Bono of U2 having to undergo back surgery, the band will be unable to headline the Glastonbury Festival in the UK as planned. Festival organizers are now scrambling to find a replacement and it seems that Coldplay could be the answer!... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Rockers Coldplay have reportedly been approached to take over U2's headlining slot at the famed Glastonbury festival - after frontman Bono underwent emergency spinal surgery on Friday. more info

ContactMusic — Rockers COLDPLAY have reportedly been approached to take over U2's headlining slot at the famed Glastonbury festival - after frontman BONO underwent emergency spinal surgery... more info