Secret Sets 2025

[Monty Pythagoras]

My last hope for Pulp to pop up at this point

[TheFieryFurnace18]

KOL would smash a secret set, hoping they pop up! Dream would be an arcade fire secret set like their coachella one few years ago 

[Euphoricape]

Consensus seems to be Haim and bloody Mumford and sons.. obviously hoping this is wrong information. Pulp and Underworld please.

[Dukey]

Not a secret set as such, but could Elton make an appearance with Brandi Carlile?

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, Dukey said:

Not a secret set as such, but could Elton make an appearance with Brandi Carlile?

just cant see him returning now , his ego is surely too big ? 

[goldfishboy]

Fred again again

[Badlands]

Don’t mind a Churnups style effort on the pyramid like Foos and Libertines but cannot be chewed chasing half rumours around smaller stages where I may not even get in. Too much going on to gamble a couple of hours away.

[Tranquility of Solitude]

18 minutes ago, Dukey said:

Not a secret set as such, but could Elton make an appearance with Brandi Carlile?

I was hoping for Joni Mitchell

[lendan]

I think it will be Mumford & sons, headlined previously. 

Chappell Roan? Or would that cost too much?

 

Would love Churnups 2 being nirvana, we know Dave Grohl loves the festival

 

Alternatively fender or pulp. 
 

[CR77]

10 hours ago, across97 said:

This is true, it's always seemed like speculation perhaps leaning towards "logic" for many people. I just think there must be a reason why either Glasto have not approached them, or Pulp have said no because I can't imagine why Glastonbury wouldn't have gone for them. But who knows!

 

I'm terribly guilty of almost trying to make a Pulp appearance happen through sheer will - LOL!!  Have made loads of logical arguments why this year was the year!

 

Still going over it in my head... there's just no way Pulp won't be appearing at Glastonbury ever again... so to me it's a question of when, not if.  Saving themselves for a big appearance at the end of a farewell tour many years down the line perhaps, like Elton?!

In terms of this year, I could absolutely see them doing a Churnups-style appearance, just for the fun of it, because of the speculation last time.  Plus, doing a surprise set creates a buzz and gives it more gravitas, than just being in a random place on the bill.  If they weren't being offered a Pyramid headline slot, and didn't want to headline The Other stage (preferring the Pyramid), and didn't want to be a "sub" for anyone... then it makes sense to do a late-afternoon slot and be a surprise act.  Can imagine the Friday being Alanis > Pulp > Sub > 1975.

 

 

[A Particular Grey Chihuahu]

9 hours ago, across97 said:

Still baffles me their grand return will be in Cardiff, keep convincing myself there's something else in the pipeline and that it is Glastonbury but day by day giving up on that thought! Was more in hope than expectation anyway...

 

All about the 💲💲💲 for those lads innit 

[FKA SOSOTWS]

Nick Cave solo in acoustic tent please.

[TheSheriff]

1 hour ago, Dukey said:

Not a secret set as such, but could Elton make an appearance with Brandi Carlile?

Hope not Brandi deserves not to have her set overshadowed even if it’s Elton or Joni. I worry her set will be full of disinterested people waiting for either Elton or Joni to turn up

[wro_lap]

Am I right in thinking there's never been a secret set by someone who's never played the festival before? Ie ruling out the Green Days of the world

[BlackZeppelin]

13 hours ago, OllieMadd said:

Jack White (again)

Secret set specialist

[incident]

38 minutes ago, wro_lap said:

Am I right in thinking there's never been a secret set by someone who's never played the festival before? Ie ruling out the Green Days of the world

 

The Libertines in 2015 was their debut. They had been booked for a previous festival but pulled out.

[Alvoram]

13 hours ago, across97 said:

I remember spending my whole 2022 trying to figure out if they're playing or not, SecretGlasto even sent a cryptic tweet on the Sunday and I was trying to figure out how to rush there. Would love this to happen 

So many people around us at Bastille swore blind it was Green Day, no matter how many times we tried to tell them it had pretty much been confirmed as Bastille. 

[Suprefan]

16 hours ago, DL50 said:

Green Day are in Europe and have gaps on the Friday and Sunday 👀

 

yawn

 

 

17 hours ago, across97 said:

Still baffles me their grand return will be in Cardiff, keep convincing myself there's something else in the pipeline and that it is Glastonbury but day by day giving up on that thought! Was more in hope than expectation anyway...

 

Theyll do a warm up even before Cardiff.

 

[Suprefan]

3 hours ago, Alvoram said:

So many people around us at Bastille swore blind it was Green Day, no matter how many times we tried to tell them it had pretty much been confirmed as Bastille. 

 

I spent that whole weekend telling everyone it wasnt Green Day at any secret slot cause nobody has a clue about looking at what was going on with the band. Just cause you got a day off doesnt mean youre gonna be there.

 

Green Day secret set that never surfaces is just as bad as Chris Martin volunteering and guesting every weekend. If the fest wanted to book them this bad they wouldve done it already. They obviously tour Europe almost every summer but somehow the bookers cant get a deal done so something is up.

[CantWaitForGlasto22]

Mumford & Sons just announced as last headliner at BBC Big Weekend, and for Dublin on 4 July. Sure 

they were meant to do a secret set in 2020. Does look like a reasonable chance it’ll be them 

[homesick]

15 hours ago, incident said:

 

The Libertines in 2015 was their debut. They had been booked for a previous festival but pulled out.

Technically that's true, but Babyshambles, Dirty Pretty things and Doherty solo had all played before

[nickkkw]

7 hours ago, CantWaitForGlasto22 said:

Mumford & Sons just announced as last headliner at BBC Big Weekend, and for Dublin on 4 July. Sure 

they were meant to do a secret set in 2020. Does look like a reasonable chance it’ll be them 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHGXmteKXZl/?utm_source=ig_embed < seems not.

[wro_lap]

22 hours ago, incident said:

 

The Libertines in 2015 was their debut. They had been booked for a previous festival but pulled out.

GREAT shout. According to setlist.fm they played in 2003 but without Pete Doherty so I'm guessing they were billed differently. Definitely still counts though

[Dg_vic]

8 minutes ago, wro_lap said:

GREAT shout. According to setlist.fm they played in 2003 but without Pete Doherty so I'm guessing they were billed differently. Definitely still counts though

They were billed as Libertines so technically 2015 was not the first (but was first with full line up). 

[Monty Pythagoras]

If Busta headlines WH, I'd say theres a Friday afternoon slot open for a TBA.

Mumford and Sons look to have nodded to there being a secret set somewhere on Chris Moyles show.

Haim heavily rumoured.

Be nice if Billy Joel's cover band appear somewhere - could be similar to Blossoms and Rick Astley the other year.