BBC News presenter Ros Atkins has explained the incredible backstory behind his shock inclusion on the Glastonbury 2024 line-up . Ros, 50, has been with the BBC since 2001 and is best known for being the channel’s ‘explainer in chief’, giving many memorable broadcasts in his time. But before he was informing the nation about things such as Partygate, Ros had a former life as a drum and bass DJ , where played live sets at raves in Cornwall.
And it appears he’s ready to get back on the wheels of steel after securing a spot on the Glastonbury line-up – this year the festival runs from June 26 to June 30. On Twitter, he said: ‘In an unlikely development, I’m going to be doing a drum and bass set at Glastonbury. And, not at all unreasonably, quite a few people have asked me variations on “How did that happen?!”‘ He then explained that, in 2022, after doing an interview about his days as a DJ, contacts at the BBC and at a Soho nightclub asked Ros if he’d fancy doing a live set for them.
That resulted in Ros being taught new ways of DJing, moving away from vinyl records and onto digital equipment, learning new techniques from some of his biggest drum and bass idols. And now he’s lined up to grace the The Park as part of its now legendary The Stonebridge event, where organisers promise ‘debauched beats’ and ‘back-to-back anthems’. Ros tweeted earlier this year: ‘It’s frankly incomprehensible that I’m tweeting this – but here’s the line-up for.
