The 1975, Neil Young, and Olivia Rodrigo are all scheduled to headline the Glastoonbury Festival this year, but there is still a mystery act on the bill.
Has Glastonbury Festival’s secret act accidentally been revealed? Music fans certainly think so. An American rock legend arriving in London just days ahead of things kicking off at Worthy Farm has people convinced the singer’s band is set to play the hush-hush set.
The iconic music festival is returning on Wednesday, with British pop band The 1975, folk star Neil Young and his band the Chrome Hearts, and US pop singer Olivia Rodrigo topping the bill.
Glastonbury is running from June 25 to June 29 this year with performances from the likes of US rapper Doechii, UK singer Raye and veteran rocker Sir Rod Stewart, who will be playing during the coveted legends slot. Also performing is Irish rap trio Kneecap, US star Gracie Abrams and alternative pop singer Charli XCX.
A mysterious act called Patchwork, who will take to the Pyramid Stage on Saturday, will be among the acts listed as TBA.
Organizer Emily Eavis recently stated, “I’ve been working on Patchwork for a long time, so I’m careful not to speculate about who the act might be.” She also acknowledged that, for “logistical” reasons, preparation for their appearance had taken about a year.
Fans are convinced Patchwork are in fact The Foo Fighters, thanks to Dave Grohl being spotted in London recently. The rocker, who last year announced he had become a father again after an extramarital affair, was seen backstage at the Yeah Yeah Yeahs gig at the Royal Albert Hall.
Grohl, who posed for a photo with American singer Amanda Palmer at the performance, is not a stranger to surprise Glastonbury sets. His band played their first major UK performance since Taylor Hawkins’ death in 2022 at the Somerset festival under the name The Churn Ups.
And Glastonbury fans are convinced a similar thing will be happening again this year. “Dave Grohl is in London, likely will be at the festival,” one Reddit user penned as the pictures of Grohl hit social media. “Has done bits with John Fogerty in the past and other acts. Surely will be popping up at places this year?”
One more phrase read, “100% he will be milling about; I’d say a few guest appearances are a safe bet.” Perhaps Neil Young or Alanis for an encore?
Emily Eavis, the festival’s organiser, reported earlier this month that Glastonbury Festival has sold “a few thousand less tickets” this year to prevent overcrowding.
Eavis, 45, described the changes made this year’s festival in an interview on the Sidetracked podcast, saying that Shangri-La’s music area is “going full trees and green space,” which is “completely the opposite of what they’ve done in the past.”
She also made it known that the festival will be able to purchase some land that will be used for crew members. It will be interesting to see how the dynamics on the site are affected by the fact that we also sold a few thousand less tickets.
Last November, the first group of tickets for the event sold out in less than 40 minutes, while the second lot did so in less than 40. According to Evans, “there were times when you just couldn’t sell out, you just couldn’t give them (the tickets) away.”
Also at the festival, presenters Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw will take to the BBC Introducing stage on June 26 for a live episode of Sidetracked.
