Fans have been abuzz with excitement ever since the lineup for Glastonbury 2025 was announced but we’re not done yet.
Example let slip that he’s still to be announced as organisers slowly reveal each stage lineup for the festival wihch runs from Wednesday, June 25 to June 29.
Worthy Farm has an epic legacy, which includes headlining artists like David Bowie, Sir Elton John, Beyonce, Adele, and Oasis.
Olivia Rodrigo, The 1975 and Neil Young are the headliners this year, while Sir Rod Stewart takes the much-loved Sunday Legend slot.
There’s plenty of brilliant artists on the line up from newcomers like English Teacher and Lola Young to established acts like The Libertines, Scissor Sisters and even Busta Rhymes.
However, fans are desperate for more so here’s all the most heavily speculated names that could still join the Glastonbury 2025 lineup.
Mika
Hot off a brilliant performance at Brighton Pride last year, iconic artist Mika appears to have a Glasto-shaped hole in his tour announcement.
At the end of March, the Grace Kelly legend shared that he would be visiting a variety of festivals around Europe this summer.
He will perform at Latitude in Suffolk later in July, as well as numerous festivals in France and Italy on his 15 Days of Summer Tour.
On June 26, Mika is at Festival De Nimes in France but he has nothing else lined up until July 3 where he is (somewhat helpfully) in Leeds at Millennium Square.
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Days later, he flies back to Europe, seemingly making a strange detour to the UK for one gig… just in time for Glastonbury.
Mika is an absolutely classic pick for a mid-afternoon Other Stage or Pyramid performer, with enough big hits to fill a set and keep the energy up ahead of the headliners.
The Lollipop hitmaker last played Worthy Farm in 2007, taking to The Other Stage on Sunday at 6pm, clashing with Paolo Nutini on Pyramid.
Haim
The trio are finally back. Haim have started to release new music with two songs out so far – Relationships and Everybody’s Trying to Figure Me Out.
There’s no tour revealed as of yet but new singles usually mean a new album, which almost always is followed by a tour.
With almost three months to go, Haim could announce the album before Glastonbury kicks off and debut some new tracks at Worthy Farm.
This might just be wishful thinking on our part but stranger things have happened at the beloved festival.
The sisters – Danielle, Este, and Alana – have performed three times at Glastonbury in the past decade (2014, 2017, and 2022).
Haim were also set to play in 2020, scheduled to take the stage the same week their critically acclaimed third album Women in Music Pt. III was released.
While they finally took to the stage two years later in what NME dubbed a ‘victory lap’, could The Wire hitmakers be looking to re-do their album rollout plan?
Sam Fender
In the lead up to Glastonbury’s announcement, Newcastle-born singer Sam Fender was heavily speculated as a headliner.
He has recently released a brand new album, People Watching, and is touring across Europe this summer.
Fans were surprised when he didn’t appear on the poster at all, but there’s still hope.
Sam, 30, will be performing at Neuhausen ob Eck on June 22 before coming back to the UK for the F1 – right in time for Glastonbury.
‘He’s playing at Silverstone for the British GP on the Thursday after Glastonbury, so it’s highly likely he’ll be there,’ wrote ldp17470 on X.
Sam won’t be headlining but with plenty of acts yet to be announced, fans could catch him in an evening slot on the Pyramid Stage.
The Wombats
Fans are convinced that hit 00s band The Wombats will also be playing a set after their latest album, Oh The Ocean, reached number four in the UK charts.
The Wombats formed in Liverpool in 2003, consisting of Matthew Murphy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Tord Øverland Knudsen (bass, backing vocals, keyboards), and Dan Haggis (drums, backing vocals, keyboards).
Perhaps best known for their song Let’s Dance to Joy Division, the band’s first full-length studio album, A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation, came out in conjunction with the single in 2007.
Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, The Wombats became a staple of the British indie scene, releasing studio albums This Modern Glitch (2011), Glitterbug (2015), and Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life (2018).
Their first number-one album – Fix Yourself, Not the World – came in 2022, topping the UK Albums Chart within a week of release.
User SpecificDentist3248 posted on Reddit: ‘Thought the Wombats would be a shoo-in with their new album and them touring (playing Liverpool June 19th), wonder if a band of this size could get announced later on?’
Character_Honey_653 thinks the odds look good for the band to appear, writing: ‘They announced a large chunk of the Woodsies line up later on in April last year, including some good additions like the Vaccines. So I’m also praying for a Wombats announcement! You’d think it’d be likely.’
rmackers-197 chimed in: ‘They would definitely pull a good crowd that’s for sure everyone loves the nostalgia vibes.’
Currently, the band has a nice gap in their tour between June 22 and July 10, so maybe Murph and the boys will be at Worthy Farm.
Paramore
Beloved rockers Paramore have just finished an epic tour, opening for Taylor Swift on the entire UK and European leg of the Eras Tour.
The long-time friends of the Cruel Summer hitmaker last released music in 2023 with hit album This Is Why, touring around the world that year.
Paramore – consisting of Hayley Williams, Taylor York, Zac Farro, plus touring members – have never played Worthy Farm despite being one of the biggest bands of the past two decades.
Lead singer Hayley has been teasing the possibility of finally embarking on her solo tour after Covid cancelled it, so could she take to a Glastonbury stage?
If the band were to perform, they’d likely be much higher up the billing, but Hayley’s solo music isn’t so well known and could suit Woodsies or Park Stage.
There’s always a secret set possibility, too, with speculation continuing to bubble after one Redditor said he had heard the Kerrang DJ accidentally confirm them ahead of the lineup announcement.
Other fans – and Metro – were unable to verify this and it was dismissed – but maybe Reddit user Rexydan24 simply had a vision.
Pulp
Pulp rumours simply won’t go away for Glastonbury 2025 as fans are utterly convinced they will be performing somewhere across the weekend.
The Britpop icons headlined the festival in 1995 after The Stone Roses pulled out, going down in history as one of the best performances.
Every year, rumours circulate that Pulp will return but since 1998 we’ve been left disappointed – except for some solo sets from Jarvis Cocker.
Made up of Jarvis, Candida Doyle, Nick Banks and Mark Webber, the Common People hitmakers revealed a summer arena tour in June.
Bassist Steve Mackey sadly died in 2023, age 56, after a three-month stay in hospital for an undisclosed illness.
Helpfully, Pulp’s string of dates wraps on June 21, with Pulp also signing a new record deal and rumoured to be recording new music.
‘Why do we play this game every year with Pulp? Just announce them already!!’ wrote icy_device6873 on Reddit.
‘Please come through Pulp,’ said Minimum-Following794 as MrsCozzyOneStop added: ‘Are they ever going to get Pulp?’
Come on Glastonbury organisers, give the people what they want!
FKA Twigs
Cast your mind back to 2020, a Glastonbury lineup with Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift headlining and Diana Ross as the legend.
The (absolutely insane) lineup also included FKA Twigs, who was returning for the first time since her debut at Worthy Farm in 2015.
Unfortunately, the festival was cancelled due to Covid and the Cellophane hitmaker hasn’t been back on the lineup since.
This year would mark 10 years since her debut, which she discussed with Vogue last year – sharing that her mum had made her outfit.
She said: ‘The routines were really intense: hip-hop to commercial dancing to contemporary to vogueing… there was only one person that I felt could really nail it, and that was my mum.’
Plus, FKA Twigs is on tour this summer with that all-important Glasto-gap, so the pieces seemed to be falling into place.
Many fans thought it was a done deal, prompting confusion when she wasn’t visible on the lineup.
‘Where is FKA Twigs?! :(‘ asked Spike9119 on Reddit as ajclbrt said on X: ‘no fka twigs at Glastonbury.’
Her techno sound might suit a headliner moment on the Levels stage but with a genre-defying tendency, she could crop up for a secret set somewhere.
She recently had to ditch her Coachella performance and US tour thanks to visa issues so a Glastonbury turn would be a worthy replacement.
McFly (vs Busted)
Pop-rock icons McFly could make an appearance at Worthy Farm – possibly bringing frenemies Busted with them.
The band – consisting of Danny Jones, Tom Fletcher, Harry Judd, and Dougie Poynter – last played Glastonbury in 2022.
The Avalon Stage proved far too small as crowds flocked to see big hits like Five Colours In Her Hair, Star Girl, or Obviously.
This year, they are touring, with a break from June 22 to July 9, putting them in the perfect position for a Glastonbury slot.
McFly are also running a series of gigs ‘vs’ Busted – James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson – their former chart rivals, known for Year 3000, Crashed the Wedding and 3am.
This kicks off in September with 14 dates; what better way to introduce the concept than with an afternoon slot on the Pyramid Stage?
We’re thinking a nice Friday or Saturday battle or the bands moment, as Glastonbury performers are known to bring guests on.
Who is headlining Glastonbury 2025?
Fans hope they’ll get to see as many of their favourite acts as possible after coughing up almost £400 to attend the iconic weekend.
As mentioned, The 1975 are headlining Friday, Neil Young is the Saturday headliner, and Olivia Rodrigo takes Sunday’s closing slot.
Sir Rod Stewart will take Sunday’s tea-time Legend slot, which last year was filled by Shania Twain.
Brit award-winning artist of the year Charli XCX is on the lineup for Saturday, confirmed to be headlining the Other Stage by Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac’s Sidetracked podcast after taking over Levels last year.
The Other Stage’s Friday headliner is Loyle Carner while Sunday is The Prodigy, returning as headliner for the first time since Keith Flint’s death.
Legendary DJ Annie also self-confirmed while on the podcast, despite not being on the initial lineup announcement.
The rest lineup is bursting with popular artists like Raye (on the Pyramid Stage), Biffy Clyro, Gracie Abrams, Doechii, Beabadoobee, and a debut Glasto performance from Noah Kahan.
Lola Young is performing but that’s no surprise after her accidental self-confirm at the Brit Awards, telling fans she was at Coachella and Glastonbury while on the red carpet.
Only time will tell if The Wombats, Pulp or anyone else will be added to this list as well.
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