Message lists “coincidences” between Kurt Cobain, his cousins and Glastonbury? Fact Check

A message spreading on social media claims to list a number of coincidences surrounding the death of Kurt Cobain, the Glastonbury Festival and his two cousins, Ben Arrons and Emilia Howard.

FALSE

The text of the message is below.

The first ever performer booked at Glastonbury Festival in 1970 were a small pop duo called Pilton Pop, the two lead singers of Pilton Pop were two cousins called Ben Arrons and Emilia Howard. Both cousins of legendary grunge artist Kurt Cobain.

Ben Arrons and Emilia Howard were said to have been the last people to see Kurt before his infamous suicide using a sawed-off shotgun. Ben & Emilia later died in a car crash In Alabama, both 44 years old.

The model / make of the gun used by Kurt, was the Pilton BA-EH44.

(Pilton Pop – band name)
(BA – Ben Arrons)
(EH – Emilia Howard)
(44 – The age they died)

And the maddest thing ever..?

The postcode for Glastonbury festival is BA4 4EH…

The claims are false and appear to have been fabricated as a prank. One of the first instances of the message was posted by @jaack, a “YouTube personality”, from his Twitter account. The inaccuracies are listed below.

The first ever performer booked at Glastonbury Festival in 1970 were a small pop duo called Pilton Pop, the two lead singers of Pilton Pop were two cousins called Ben Arrons and Emilia Howard.

Incorrect. The first Glastonbury Festival was called The Pilton Pop, or rather, the Pilton Pop, Folk & Blues Festival. The first acts booked were The Kinks, Wayne Fontana and Duster Bennett. The first two acts would later pull out and be replaced.

There is no such group called Pilton Pop.

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Both cousins of legendary grunge artist Kurt Cobain.

There is no record of Kurt Cobain having any relatives by these names.

Ben Arrons and Emilia Howard were said to have been the last people to see Kurt before his infamous suicide using a sawed-off shotgun. Ben & Emilia later died in a car crash In Alabama, both 44 years old.

Again there is no record of this. While Cobain’s final days are subject to much speculation (and conspiracy theories) there is no record or accounts of anyone with those names having any interaction with Cobain. Additionally there is no record of two people with those names dying in a car crash in Alabama.

The model / make of the gun used by Kurt, was the Pilton BA-EH44.

Reports show the gun used by Kurt Cobain was the Remington 11 20-gauge shotgun. There is no such gun as a Pilton (or Pilton BA-EH44)

The postcode for Glastonbury festival is BA4 4EH…

There is no official postcode for Glastonbury Festival since it is set across a large number of fields in rural Somerset. However that postcode does point to a location near to where the festival is held. However since all the aforementioned “coincidences” have been fabricated, this point is rendered mute.