“I haven’t remotely got used to the idea, I'm incredibly grateful” Ros Atkins’ forthcoming DJ set at Glastonbury has caught a lot of people by surprise, so the BBC newsreader has explained how it all came about on X/Twitter. Atkins, who’s known for his ‘explainer’ videos, announced last month that he was “astonished” to be on the line-up for this year’s festival, and it seems as though he wasn’t the only one. “As I may have mentioned a couple of times, in an unlikely development, I’m going to be doing a drum’n’bass set at Glastonbury,” he began on Twitter/X.
“And, not at all unreasonably, quite a few people have asked me variations on ‘How did that happen?!’ Well, there’s a bit of a story here.” It started in 2022 , when he discussed his past DJ’ing in an interview. He was then asked by BBC Radio producer Matt Tasker if he’d like to do a set, while Soho venue The Social also asked him if he’d like to do a gig.
THREAD 1/15: As I may have mentioned a couple of times, in an unlikely development, I'm going to be doing a drum and bass set @Glastonbury . And, not at all unreasonably, quite a few people have asked me variations on ‘how did that happen?!’ Well, there's a bit of a story here. pic.
twitter.com/Po5lLsPXaU — Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) June 17, 2024 Some of his Atkins’ drum’n’bass “heroes” got in touch, too, including Ray Keith, who gave him a lesson. He said, alongside a photo of the two together, “For two .
