With Glastonbury Festival officially less than two months away and the line-up confirmed, lucky ticketholders are vibrating with excitement.
Bucket hats will be bought, wellies will be worn in, and the outfit organisation shall commence.
The Worthy Farm festival, kicking off on June 25, has dropped all its headliners with Neil Young, The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo taking the top Pyramid Stage spots and Rod Stewart in the Sunday legend slot.
Elsewhere, Doechii, Charli XCX, Biffy Clyro, Alanis Morissette, Raye, The Prodigy and Noah Kahan are all billed on various stages, with legendary bands also casually peppered in the line-up like The Libertines, The Maccabees and The Scissor Sisters.
While most of the questions are answered, there’s a big one remaining: who will be performing a secret set this year?
Past secret set appearances include The Killers in 2017, Lady Gaga in 1009, the Foo Fighters in 2023 and Kasabian’s surprise Woodsies Stage performance was let slip hours before in 2024, sparking a rush of thousands of fans to see them.
What is a Glastonbury secret set?
Secret sets happen when a slots on the lineup are left intentionally empty, leaving fans wondering who the hell will fill them until the very last minute (except, it’s almost always worked out ahead of time…).
Mumford and Sons
Mumford and Sons are hot contenders for a secret Glastonbury set this year, after they announced a major UK tour for December 2025, including a big London O2 show.
Speculation also mounted when frontman Marcus Mumford acted somewhat shiftily when asked on The Chris Moyles Show whether they would be attending the festival this year.
‘I went last year. It was unbelievable. I had a really deeply spiritual experience that year of being in a field with that many people. I watched The National. And I went the year before because I watched Elton. I love Glastonbury. I’m not sure we’re there this year,’ he said, somewhat avoiding the question.
Bandmate Ben Lovett said, ‘Yeah, we’re in the States,’ to which Marcus added: ‘We’re gonna play some shows that we’re not allowed to tell you about. Wink wink.’
He joked: ‘They always roll us out when we’re not allowed to announce something. It’s brutal.’
The folk rockers headlined Glastonbury in 2013, closing the weekend on the Sunday night.
The Cure
Having headlined Glastonbury four times in 1986, 1990, 1995 and 2019, The Cure are a festival favourite.
Famed for hits including Just Like Heaven, Boys Don’t Cry and Lovecats, the band are still going strong almost five decades since they formed in 1976.
This year could easily see the rockers pull off a historic secret set, after they dropped their first new album in 16 years in November titled Songs of a Lost World.
There’s even more reason for an appearance as Four Tet – also known as Kieran Miles Hebden – is headlining the Woodsies stage this year.
The band recently enlisted Four Tet’s help for a 24-track remix collection of their new album called, Mixes Of A Lost World…
Sam Fender
Sam Fender is having quite the year, with his People Watching tour in full swing.
While Geordies will pack out St James’ Park in June for the local hero’s concert, many with Glastonbury tickets were also hoping to see him on the Pyramid Stage this year.
While some think the 17 Going Under hitmaker may be holding out for a headline call-up from Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis, he’s got a Worthy Farm-shaped gap in his otherwise jam-packed touring schedule.
A secret set is possible… Watch this space.
Green Day
Green Day were hotly tipped to be this year’s headliner, but fans were left disappointed after the lineup confirmed their absence. But all is not lost.
The American Idiot hitmakers, beloved for their throwback hits including Holiday and 21 Guns, would certainly make for an exciting secret set.
While they’ve never played Glastonbury, the US rockers are well-placed in Europe performing at various festivals either side of the June weekend, and currently have a free Friday and Sunday evening…
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