'My muscular dystrophy didn't stop me being part of the youngest band to ever play Glastonbury'

A sixteen-year-old boy with muscular dystrophy is one a member of the youngest band to ever perform at Glastonbury. The group of lads, who only finished their GCSEs last week, were spotted by a record label boss after they performed at their school talent show.

The frontman of teen band Askew, Eli Crossley, has Duchenne muscular dystrophy - a progressive muscle wasting disease which means he's been using a wheelchair since last year. Before their performance at the UK’s biggest music festival on Friday (June 23), the biggest gig the band played was at their "local pub in front of a few parents.”

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"It's a crazy experience. We were very nervous with the excitement of playing on a Glastonbury stage when we haven't really done a proper gig before.

"The biggest we've done is in a pub in front of parents so this is a big step up. Being the youngest band to play Glastonbury is crazy. It's unexpected and I never in a million years thought this would happen.

"We only finished exams last week so it's been pretty hectic. It's really special and I hope we can show people what we're about as a band,” Eli said.

The band formed six years ago in Chiswick, London and includes four other members - Alfie Lewis, 15, Freddie Wormleighton, 16, Jay Guru-Murthy, 16 and Will Ponds, 16. The boys got their spot on the Rabbit Hole stage after an Island Records boss saw them play at their school talent show, and got in touch with someone who knew Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis.

Their road to Glastonbury began earlier this year when Eli appeared on BBC Breakfast alongside his mum Emily Reuben, 49, to discuss his condition. The teen was