Rolling Stones and Michael Eavis close to Glastonbury decision The organisers of the Glastonbury festival have said that the option of the Rolling Stones playing at this year's festival is "now in the band's court" after formally offering the band a slot late last week. The Sun has reported a source from the Somerset festival saying, "It wasn't an option previously but in the last seven days things have moved quickly." They said the decision was now for the band to make. Speculation over the Rolling Stones playing at the festival has been rife since October, when Michael Eavis was reported as being "desperate to get the band confirmed" and had apparently made contact with them regarding it. The Rolling Stones expressed interest at the same time, with Keith Richards saying he'd "love to." In an interview with NME, Mick Jagger discussed the festival saying he was looking through possible future performance dates. He said, "There are other things in the world, you know, apart from Glastonbury! But then again, Glastonbury is very important. It seems to be very important to my children - highlight of their year! He added: "But is it going to be rainy on the Sunday? Isn't it nearly always rainy on the Sunday?" regarding the rumoured Glastonbury closing headline slot. If the band does play, it will be the first time since the festival's creation in 1970. The Stones went on tour for the first time in five years to play two 50th anniversary shows last November, followed by two gigs in New Jersey. 2013 sees the band up for a Brit award for the first time in 17 years, for best live act, and there is speculation that they will be playing at the award ceremony in February. All the tickets which have been released so far for Glastonbury 2013 have sold out, although another batch are being released in April. The festival will be returning this year, after a year off in 2012.