Glastonbury 2013: Rolling Stones demand broadcasting 'blackout' The Rolling Stones will make their Glastonbury debut this summer, headlining the festival's famous Pyramid Stage on Saturday June 27. However, despite Glastonbury's media partnership with the BBC, the band's performance may not be televised at the Rolling Stones' request. The BBC have been promising "its biggest and best Glastonbury coverage to date" and "plans to make this the most digital Glastonbury ever" for the millions of people who were unable to get tickets to the festival, with over 120 performances and 250 hours of live broadcasting from the six main music stages. However, last night Mark Cooper, the BBC's head of music television, was in discussions with the band to organise coverage. According to The Independent the BBC was told by the band that only the opening four songs of their set could be televised. Viewers would then be told that the band had demanded a "blackout" of the rest of their peformance. The Stones charged $40 (£26) for a pay-per-view deal to fans who were unable to attend their New York show last summer, however the dispute isn't necessarily about money. According to the source, frontman Mick Jagger has said "he didn't sign up for a TV show" and the band are concerned about factors beyond their control affecting a performance which could be streamed worldwide on the night. The source said: "If there's torrential rain it will play havoc with their performance and they want to sound and look at their best." Mr Cooper said that he understood that the coverage "was a risk" for the band and would expose them to "not their natural audience," but that there was potential for the heritage rockers to attract "a whole new, broader audience."