 | | Lizzie Massey |
Fourteen-year-old Lizzie Massey will be leaving her Slough hometown on Thursday 21 June to head over to the world famous Glastonbury festival. | "This is the best thing that's ever happened to me." | | Lizzie Massey |
But she's not just a lucky punter who bagged a ticket. She'll be performing. Lizzie will be fronting a band, put together by a talent search contest, that will be playing in between sets from Billy Bragg and Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. "The only word I can use to describe how I feel is AMAZING!" she gushes. "This is the best thing that's ever happened to me and I am so excited about playing in a band." She adds: "I've never been to a big music festival before so I can only go by the pictures I've seen of it. It looks brilliant!" __________________________________________ Read a full interview with Lizzie here: __________________________________________ Lizzie is a solo artist who entered the Build A Band search, organised by the charity Youth Music, to find young musicians to form a band. "I thought it sounded such an amazing opportunity, so I sent in one of my songs, Teenage Mind." She was at school when she found out she'd won - when her mum sent her a text . "I rang her when we had a break. I was just overwhelmed - especially when I found out I had been chosen as the lead singer and guitarist!" Five winners were selected from hundreds of entrants, and they will meet for the first time on Thursday 21 June at the Glastonbury site and then race to prepare for their performance on Sunday 24 June. They'll be playing on the Left Field stage, traditionally associated with music that makes a difference. And if meeting just three days before their debut wasn't enough of a challenge, the band also have to compose a modern-day protest song on site. Luckily, the band will receive mentoring from Billy Bragg, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, and Jerry Dammers. "I'm just so excited about playing with a band and working with amazing songwriters." She adds: "I'll be writing some new songs and music for Glastonbury and I will be practising my singing and guitar playing," says Lizzie. "I'm going to see Muse at Wembley the week before, so I'm going to try and learn from them!" Lizzie is no stranger to performing, despite her young years. Among other accolades, she reached the final of the 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which was watched by two million people at home. Lizzie knows that playing before a live crowd a whole different kettle of fish, but she's not fazed. "The biggest live crowd I've ever played to is about 250 people so Glastonbury will just be fantastic." So if you're heading to Glastonbury, make sure you catch Lizzie and give her and the band a huge cheer. | 
