Glastonbury 2019: Janet Jackson 'promoted' in line-up poster

  • Published
Janet Jackson and the new poster versionImage source, Getty Images/Twitter

You may have thought The Killers and The Cure were headlining this year's Glastonbury Festival.

It was, after all, officially confirmed by organisers earlier this month that they would top the bill at Worthy Farm come June.

But Janet Jackson's Twitter feed tells a slightly different story.

The R&B star was added to the Glasto line-up on Friday - a bill which also features the likes of Stormzy and Kylie Minogue.

The version of the Glastonbury poster Jackson has tweeted, however, has seen her bumped up to the top slot.

It's unclear whether the singer's team asked for this version of the poster to be made or whether Glastonbury offered it (we've asked them both).

But we think it's unlikely Janet was up late one night on Photoshop doing it herself.

Here's the original Glastonbury poster:

This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post by Glastonbury Festival

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of twitter post by Glastonbury Festival

And here's the new version, posted by Janet Jackson:

This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post 2 by Janet Jackson

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of twitter post 2 by Janet Jackson

Jackson is making her Glastonbury debut this year, with her first UK date in eight years.

More than 60 acts are on the line-up so far, including George Ezra, Miley Cyrus, Anne-Marie and Liam Gallagher.

Image source, Getty Images / BBC
Image caption,

Some of the 2019 Glastonbury line-up (L-R): The Killers, Billie Eilish, Stormzy, Janelle Monae, The Cure

Some fans clearly felt that, if anything, Jackson should be promoted to an even higher slot:

This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post 3 by Jackson Davies

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of twitter post 3 by Jackson Davies

Many were just feeling the love for the apparent edit and having plenty of fun with it on Twitter:

This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post 4 by mmbaity

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of twitter post 4 by mmbaity
This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post 5 by Josh Delfin

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of twitter post 5 by Josh Delfin
This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post 6 by Ken Williams

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of twitter post 6 by Ken Williams
This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Skip twitter post 7 by Mark Richardson

Allow Twitter content?

This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
End of twitter post 7 by Mark Richardson
Image source, BBC Introducing

Glastonbury is expected to announce the rest of the bill closer to the festival itself.

The event sold out in just half an hour last October, but cancelled tickets will be put back on sale on Sunday, 28 April.

Organisers recently confirmed that The Prodigy had been booked to play prior to frontman Keith Flint's death earlier this month.

It's not the first time a line-up has been altered to bump an artist up the pecking order.

Last month, The Sherlocks admitted photoshopping the Y Not line-up poster so they appeared higher than The Amazons.

In the original, released by Y Not Festival, The Sherlocks featured on the fourth tier of acts. But in the one they shared they were in the third tier.

"We just thought we'd do it for a bit of a laugh. Now everyone's talking about it," the band's drummer Brandon told Newsbeat.

A spokesperson for Y Not said there was only one official poster.

Follow us on Facebook, external, on Twitter @BBCNewsEnts, external, or on Instagram at bbcnewsents, external. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk, external.