Glastonbury Festival fans convinced legendary band are ‘nailed on’ for this year’s show

Fans of the Gloucester Festival are hoping to find a band who can “nailed on” at Worthy Farm.
Fans have been rumor-tagging each other online about who might make the lineup despite only being confirmed for Neil Young, Rod Stewart, Nile Rodgers, and Chic.
After some people convinced themselves that the band would headline the festival in the next two years, a legendary Sheffield band might be playing this year.
Users on the Reddit thread for the GlastonburyFestival were surprised to learn that Pulp hasn’t performed at the festival since their 2011 reunion, which has raised hopes for a headline slot this time.
One Redditor wrote: “Pulp in the mix? A lot of UK dates in the run-up to Glastonbury, including a big one in Sheffield on the 25th? Over the weekend, I’d like to see them. Make it happen, I say”.
Fans were unwavering in their support for Pulp, the band’s creators of songs like Common People and Do You Remember the First Time. One wrote: “I’d bloody love a bit of Pulp me”.
Another, slightly less certain but still holding out hope, commented: “If it was any other band, I’d think they’re 100% on the lineup, but I thought they’d be nailed on for the last two years as well! Hopefully, they’ll return someday.
Jarvis Cocker and his other band, Jarv Is, last performed on the festival stage in 2022. For their “Evermore” tour that ran through 2023 and 2024, band members Adam Betts, Andrew McKinney, and Emma Smith were present.
Some fans are hoping that the “more” announcement Pulp posted next to their 2018 tour dates makes an appearance at Glastonbury concerts, while others think it might serve as a teaser for a new album. Late last year, the band and Rough Trade Records made several new songs for the North American leg of their tour.
One fan speculated: “Reckon the ‘ More ‘ is an album – but you’d have to believe they’ve been talked to about Glastonbury. None on next year, do it Jarvis”! Another chimed in: “Pulp SO SO GOOD live. A secret gig at Park Stage was the last time I saw them.
One of Pulp’s first reunion performances in 2011 was reportedly a secret gig that one performer admits they sadly slept through.
They shared: “I missed this by minutes. One of my biggest ever Glasto regrets. It was my first one, in fairness, but I’d been awake from 6am Tuesday to 3pm Thursday (bad move! For the next few days, my body and brain were covered in the gaff. had set a alarm before playing Pulp until midnight.
Some people think Pulp are “nailed on” playing the festival, despite having previously performed on the Pyramid Stage twice, once in 1995 as a last-minute replacement for The Stone Roses and once more in 1998.
One wrote: “Yeah I think they are nailed on to be honest. It’s obvious Glasto-goers want to see them, it just didn’t stack the last two years due to other commitments. They will want to be there this year, according to me as the fallow year approaches.