Glastonbury 2024: headliners, line-up, rumours and secret sets

14 March 2024, 12:30

With 2024 headliners Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA confirmed, who else could be making a surprise appearance at Worthy Farm this June? Radio X takes a look at the evidence...

By Radio X

@RadioX

For Glastonbury 2024, Emily Eavis has made good on her promise of two female headliners, with Dua Lipa and SZA topping the bill and Coldplay taking up the third place. This year's Sunday Legends slot will be taken by Shania Twain.

As ever, the confirmed artists are only some of the story - Glastonbury is famous for hosting unscheduled and unexpected performances in "secret". Well, "secret" in an official sense, anyway, as rumours of special guests usually slip out in the months leading up to the festival, and over the weekend itself.

2023 saw Foo Fighters make an unannounced (but heavily rumoured) appearance on the Pyramid Stage on Friday night, while frontman Dave Grohl joined the Pretenders onstage for a surprise set on the Saturday.

Here are all confirmed artists for Glastonbury 2024, plus the latest rumours...

When does Glastonbury Festival 2024 take place?

According to their official website, Glastonbury 2024 will take place from the 26th to the 30th June 2024.

Who is confirmed to play Glastonbury 2024?

As of 14th March, the confirmed line-up for Glastonbury 2024 so far is:

• DUA LIPA - HEADLINER
• COLDPLAY - HEADLINER
• SZA - HEADLINER
• SHANIA TWAIN - SUNDAY LEGEND
• LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
• LITTLE SIMZ
• BURNA BOY
• PJ HARVEY
• CYNDI LAUPER
• ALVVAYS
• ANNE-MARIE
• ARLO PARKS
• AROOJ AFTAB
• ASHA PUTHLI
• AURORA
• AVRIL LAVIGNE
• AYRA STARR
• BAR ITALIA
• BARRY CAN’T SWIM
• BAXTER DURY
• BLACK PUMAS
• BLOC PARTY
• BLONDSHELL
• BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB
• THE BREEDERS
• BRITTANY HOWARD
• CAMILLA CABELLO
• CONFIDENCE MAN
• CORINNE BAILEY RAE
• DANNY BROWN
• D-BLOCK EUROPE
• DECLAN MCKENNA
• DEXYS
• DISCLOSURE
• FAT WHITE FAMILY
• FONTAINES D.C
• GHETTS
• GOSSIP
• HEADIE ONE
• HEILUNG
• HIGH VIS
• IDLES
• JAMES BLAKE
• JAMIE XX
• JANELLE MONAE
• JESSIE WARE
• JORDAN RAKEI
• JUNGLE
• JUSTICE
• KEANE
• KENYA GRACE
• KING KRULE
• KNEECAP
• LANKUM
• THE LAST DINNER PARTY
• LONDON GRAMMAR
• THE MARY WALLOPERS
• MASEGO
• MICHAEL KIWANUKA
• MANNEQUIN PUSSY
• MDOU MOCTAR
• MOUNT KIMBIE
• THE NATIONAL
• NEWDAD
• NIA ARCHIVES
• NITIN SAWHNEY
• NONAME
• NOTHING BUT THIEVES
• OLIVIA DEAN
• ORBITAL
• OTOBOKE BEAVER
• PALOMA FAITH
• PAUL HEATON
• PEGGY GOU
• REMI WOLF
• ROMY
• SAMPHA
• SEVENTEEN
• SLEAFORD MODS
• SOCCER MOMMY
• SOFIA KOURTESIS
• SQUID
• STEEL PULSE
• THE STREETS
• SUGABABES
• THIS IS THE KIT
• TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB
• YARD ACT
• HONEY DIJON
• DJ SPEN
• ELIZA ROSE
• BONOBO
• SKREAM & BENGA
• FAITHLESS
• FLOWEROVLOVE

When do Glastonbury 2024 tickets go on sale?

• Glastonbury tickets went on sale on Thursday 16th November and Sunday 19th November for coach and general admission tickets respectively. These tickets are now sold out.
• The next chance for everyone else to buy tickets will be in during the resales, which usually take place in April.

Read more:

• Glastonbury Festival ticket sale dates and costs for 2024
• Glastonbury 2024 registration: Everything you need to know

1. RUMOUR: The Killers

   Brandon Flowers and his crew have announced they will be touring their new greatest hits collection Rebel Diamonds in the UK next summer - they play Glasgow's OVO Hydro on Wednesday 26th June and their next show is at the O2 in London on Thursday, 4th July... which leaves a MASSIVE hole where the band are in the UK during Glastonbury weekend.

   It's only right that we give first dibs to the land that gave us our first big shot at doing what we do! Thank you and without further ado, here we go…
   
   Tickets for our UK/Ireland tour go on general sale at 9:30am GMT Friday, 8th December. Gain access to an exclusive presale… pic.twitter.com/7k9nf3IweY

   — The Killers (@thekillers) December 1, 2023

   Speaking to NME in recent interview when asked if they could make an appearance at Glastonbury, Brandon Flowers replied: "Yeah, sure!"

2. RUMOUR: Rihanna

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   The global superstar has just strongly hinted that she will be returning to the stage for dates, but only if she drops a new album, which will be her first since 2016's Anti.

   "Well, we’re always gonna go back on tour,” she told teased when quizzed on the red carpet. “[But] I feel I want to do a tour when there’s new music. We already know what that’s gonna be, with the songs that I’ve performed on my last tour. That was a long time ago."

   She added: "I feel like it’s only fair that my fans get what they’ve been waiting on, which is new music. After that, lets just like, blow everything up.”

3. RUMOUR: Foo Fighters

   

   Dave Grohl and his crew made a courageous comeback to the UK at Glastonbury 2023 when they made a "surprise" appearance on Friday evening as "The Churn-Ups". They're in the UK the week of Glastonbury for Stadium shows and now they've announced a headline set at France's HellFest on Sunday 29th June, but the Friday and Saturday are still clear.

   They could still play the festival, but how would Big Dave keep surprising us over the weekend if everyone already knows he's there?

4. RUMOUR: AC/DC

   

   The Mayor of Munich reportedly let slip that the Back In Black rockers are set to play Munich’s Olympiastadion on Wednesday 12th June 2024.

   This would place Brian Johnson and co in Europe around the time of the festival, so could they be announcing European tour dates AND making a pitstop at Glasto? The headline slots are filled, so where could this rock monster fit?

5. RULED OUT: Girls Aloud

   

   The noughties girl band - comprised of Cheryl, Kimberley Walsh, Nicola Roberts and Nadine Coyle - have announced that they will embark on reunion dates in honour of their late bandmate Sarah Harding.

   They've currently got a space to play Glasto, but asked if there was any possibility of them attending the festival, they told BBC: "Can I just be blunt here? Glastonbury haven't even asked us. I don't even know if they'd want us there."

   Kimberly added: "And I don't even know if it's feasible. I haven't even looked at the dates".

   Cheryl added: "I’m sure the Glastonbury lot are sitting there like 'Eh? Who asked Girls Aloud?!’

   The girlband went on to rubbish the claims on The One Show, telling presenters there wasn't enough time to do the festival and their tour and they hadn't been asked anyway.

6. VERY UNLIKELY: The Rolling Stones

   

   With the release of the band's first album of new material in nearly two decades this year, along with the critical acclaim for Hackney Diamonds, we seem to be in something of a Stones renaissance. They already headlined Glastonbury in 2013, leading us to think that they wouldn't do it again, but hey, they played Hyde Park more than once, right? Plus, quizzed on the subject, Ronnie Wood told NME: "“Me, I’d love it. I think it’s a must. If not next year, then… If not the Stones then the Faces."

   The band have since announced tour dates, which will put them in North America around the time of the festival. Although they could still technically get a jet to the UK to play Glastonbury, this would be extremely unlikely, especially as the headliners have now been confirmed.

   Ladies and Gentlemen…. The Rolling Stones! 👅
   Presale starts Weds 29 Nov, get access here: https://t.co/Qe7HyMaECj
   Tickets on sale Fri 01 Dec!https://t.co/cimRWrDSPF pic.twitter.com/B9Tg1Mo8m8

   — The Rolling Stones (@RollingStones) November 22, 2023

7. VERY UNLIKELY: P!nk

   

   The global icon has just announced UK and European dates, which will see her play two consecutive nights at Glasgow's Hampden Park on 28th and 29th June. This would only leave her free to headline Glastonbury on the Sunday night of the festival.

   Given she'd have to play three consecutive headline shows, Glasto is now looking pretty unlikely.

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8. VERY UNLIKELY: Madonna

   

   Emily Eavis was present at the first show of Madonna's residency at The O2 in London, saying of the superstar's Celebration 40th anniversary show: "She's back! Incredible." This has immediately been taken to mean that Madge is in the frame to headline Glastonbury in 2024, which would fall in line with Eavis Jr's commitment to having at least one female headliner soon. But with Dua Lipa and SZA confirmed, it's unlikely Madonna will find a place to fit at Glastonbury 2024.

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9. DENIED: Liam Gallagher

   

   Our Kid has announced UK dates for June 2024 in which he'll be playing the whole of the Oasis debut album Definitely Maybe in full, to mark the record's 30th anniversary. While all this activity aligned with Glastonbury weekend, the man himself has denied that he's playing the festival. Boo!

   I’m not playing it

   — Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 19, 2023

10. RUMOUR: Blur

    2023 was the year of the big Blur comeback with the release of The Ballad Of Darren and a number of high profile live shows across the summer. They're confirmed for Coachella in April, so could a surprise appearance be on the cards?

    

11. VERY UNLIKELY: Blink-182

    

    The reunited trio have been confirmed to headline Reading and Leeds Festival next year and while they still technically have Glasotnbury dates free, the festivals never share headliners on the same year.

    They’re BACK🔥@blink182 headlining Reading & Leeds 2024 🤯 #randl24 pic.twitter.com/KPuXwiT0wi

    — Reading & Leeds Fest (@OfficialRandL) November 23, 2023

12. UNLIKELY: Taylor Swift

    The Swifties did "the math" when the latest leg of the Eras Tour was announced and were crestfallen to see that Tay-Tay was due to play Dublin on all three nights of Glastonbury. However, the superstar will be in the UK that week, so she could always turn up and play a DJ set at the Rabbit Hole in Thursday night, yeah?

    

13. RUMOUR: Pulp

    2023 was also the year of the big Pulp reunion, with shows at London's Finsbury Park, Latitude and TRNSMT Festivals and a big Hogmanay set lined up for Edinburgh on New Year's Eve. They've recently confirmed another show in Amsterdam in May, so could Worthy Farm be graced with another surprise set?

    

14. RUMOUR: Harry Styles

    Time for our annual "Harry Styles will make a surprise appearance at Glastonbury" rumour - Hazza has no shows pencilled in for 2024 so what his plans are for next year are anyone's guess.