Radiohead have announced that they will not be playing Glastonbury this year because of ‘Environmental Issues’, stating that the band will only play in places where a public transport system is in operation, lessening the impact on the environment.

Thom Yorke was speaking in Brussels at the launch of the Friends of the Earth Big Ask campaign. The Sun reports the singer as saying:

“What we’re trying to do now is only play in areas that have a public transport infrastructure in place, So that rules out Glastonbury for this year. Maybe we can work out a plan for the future. They’re probably sick of the sight of us anyway.”

“One of the conditions of the band carrying on touring is that we do everything we can to minimise our impact on the environment. That has included buying two lots of equipment and keeping one in Europe and one in America so we never have to fly our kit around the world again.”