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I’m a snooker legend once dubbed ‘most boring player in the world’ – now I play Glasto and with Blur at Wembley

SNOOKER legend Steve Davis was once dubbed the "most boring player in the world" - but now DJs at Glastonbury.

Davis will also be on stage alongside Britpop icons Blur at Wembley Stadium next month.

Snooker legend Steve Davis was once dubbed the 'most boring player in the world'
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Snooker legend Steve Davis was once dubbed the 'most boring player in the world'Credit: 2016 Samir Hussein
Steve Davis now DJs at Glastonbury festival
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Steve Davis now DJs at Glastonbury festivalCredit: 2016 Samir Hussein

The former world number one was a six-time world snooker champion during his illustrious career before retiring in 2016.

However, the relentless winning machine was often seen as "boring" for his style of play, before venturing into commentary after retiring.

Davis' move into the music scene has been more of a surprise, though, with even the man himself finding it "bizarre".

He joked in 2018: "The bizarreness of it all now is that at weekends if I am out DJing, I'm partying until 2am or 3am.

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"And Jimmy White, who is still on the main tour, is in bed and ready for practice at 8am.

"The roles have reserved. Who'd have thought that? The irony is me rolling in at 6am as Jimmy is getting up.

"He is still practising hard and remains an amazing character but who would have thought the most boring player in the world would have become a DJ? It is bizarre."

David formed the band The Utopia Strong after retiring and has since played at Glastonbury twice with the techno group.

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Steve Davis turned to DJing after retiring from snooker in 2016
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Steve Davis turned to DJing after retiring from snooker in 2016Credit: Getty
Steve Davis has performed at Glastonbury twice before
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Steve Davis has performed at Glastonbury twice beforeCredit: Getty

He even released an album in 2019 and has been a producer on several other projects.

His new career path has caught him by surprise, with Davis telling : "I didn’t know my life would turn out like this. You haven’t got a clue... it’s ridiculous."

He also added: "My life seems to have gone in reverse.

"I started off as a snooker player ­practising for eight hours a day in a dark room, and I ended up at Glastonbury DJing.

"You just don’t know what is going to happen."

As for the switch from snooker to DJing, he explained: "I come from another world.

"The snooker world is not that way so it passed me by. Music is my drug of choice. I’ll be having a few beers though, the legal ones."

Davis will make his third Glastonbury appearance at this year's festival, which begins on Wednesday, with a DJ set scheduled for Friday.

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Steve Davis will perform a set at Glastonbury on Friday
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Steve Davis will perform a set at Glastonbury on FridayCredit: Redferns
Steve Davis will take to the stage with Blur at Wembley Stadium in July
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Steve Davis will take to the stage with Blur at Wembley Stadium in JulyCredit: 2016 Samir Hussein

He will also take to the stage in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley next month.

Davis has been booked to support Blur for two shows in July as part of a star-studded weekend line-up.

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