U2 Headlining Glastonbury 2010

It's hard to believe U2 have never headlined the Glastonbury Festival. They'll finally do that this coming June for the festival's 40th anniversary.

Well, at least three members of the band haven't played before. Bassist Adam Clayton played the 1989 Glastonbury Festival when he joined the Hothouse Flowers on stage for one song, according to BBC News, but that doesn't really count.

U2 will top the bill at Glastonbury on June 25 during its annual stand at Picton, England's Worthy Farm. 

"The 26-year-old rumour has finally come true," festival organizer Michael Eavis said in a statement. "At last, the biggest band in the world are going to play the best festival in the world.

"Nothing could be better for our 40th anniversary party. And there are even more surprises in the pipeline..."

U2 will perform without their "claw" 360 Tour stage set-up, which they'll leave back in North America. U2 will be in the middle of a North American summer tour during their Glastonbury gig, and will fly to England to make their appearance.

If you're looking to get tickets, good luck. They already sold out in 24 hours, and 177,500 people will attend the festival from June 25 to 27. The rest of the Glastonbury lineup will be announced at a later date.

U2 have these gigs lined up:

June 6-7 Anaheim, CA @ Angel Stadium
June 12 Denver, CO @ Invesco Field
June 16 Oakland, CA @ Oakland Coliseum
June 20 Seattle, WA @ Qwest Field
June 23 Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium
June 25 Picton, England @ Worthy Farm (Glastonbury Festival)
June 27 Minneapolis, MN @ TCF Bank Stadium
June 30 East Lansing, MI @ Spartan Stadium
July 3 Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre
July 6 Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
July 9 Miami, FL @ Land Shark Stadium
July 12 Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field
July 16-17 Montreal, QC @ Montreal Hippodrome
July 19 New York, NY @ New Meadowlands Stadium
Aug. 10 Frankfurt, Germany @ Commerzbank Arena
Aug. 12 Hannover, Germany @ AWD Stadium
Aug. 15-16 Horsens, Denmark @ Casa Arena
Aug. 20-21 Helsinki, Finland @ Olympic Stadium
Aug. 25 Moscow, Russia @ Luzhniki
Aug. 30 Vienna, Austria @ Ernst Happel Stadium
Sept. 3 Athens, GA @ Olympic Stadium
Sept. 6 Istanbul, Turkey @ Ataturk Olympic Stadium
Sept. 15 Munich, Germany @ Olympic Stadium
Sept. 18 Paris, France @ Stade De France
Sept. 22-23 Brussels, Belgium @ Stade Roi Boudoin
Sept. 29 Seville, Spain @ Olympic Stadium
Oct. 2 Coimbra, Portugal @ Estadio Cidade Coimbra