‘They’re on’: Arctic Monkeys to play Glastonbury after laryngitis scare

Emily Eavis tells BBC that band will headline Pyramid stage on Friday despite earlier concerns over frontman Alex Turner

Arctic Monkeys will headline Glastonbury's Pyramid stage on Friday night, the festival has confirmed, after the performance was thrown into doubt because of illness.

The rock band announced on Monday that their frontman, Alex Turner, had acute laryngitis, which forced them to cancel their show in Marlay Park, Dublin on Wednesday.