Glastonbury organisers have played down comments by Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft that festival founder Michael Eavis opposed the band's headline slot.
Eavis's daughter Emily rebuffed the claim, saying "that's not true at all". "We've liked The Verve for ages and we were really pleased to have them on," she told the BBC News website, adding that the group "really pulled it off."
The Verve closed the festival on Sunday night with the anthemic Bittersweet Symphony and new single Love Is Noise.
Addressing the crowd in front of the Pyramid stage, Ashcroft said: "I want to thank Emily Eavis for inviting us to play Glastonbury.
"I hope her dad realises why she booked us now. I think he was a bit worried we wouldn't be as good as Keane or something."
But Emily Eavis, who co-organises the event, refused to respond to the jibe, saying it was "not a big deal".
"I'm not sure where the Keane thing came from because Keane were never an option this year."
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