The band announced the news during a homecoming gig, which also saw them bring out Patti Smith
"T.Rex, David Bowie, Slade, Mott The Hoople, The Alex Harvey Band — their influence was enormous. And they try to write that all off and wrap it around Patti Smith. It’s so wrong!”
"I had tears in my eyes when I met her," Smith said of the climate activist
The festival returns from September 15-16 with The National headlining both nights
"If I want something, I’ll ask for it myself"
Smith was among a host of musical legends paying tribute to the Beatle at a special New York gig this week
Riley Keough and Sam Claflin star in the rock band series
Guests are set to include Rick Rubin, Thundercat and Patti Smith
The band also played 'She’s In Fashion' and 'The Only Way I Can Love You'
"As I watched Tom play, I thought, Had I been a boy, I would’ve been him"