Speculation ahoy for this summer's big festival blowout.
The Christmas tree is officially down, the last pigs in blankets have been gobbled up, and there’s just one tin of chocolates left. You know what that means? It’s nearly festival announcement season! But just who will be joining Radiohead at the top of Glastonbury’s bill? We’ve put a list of candidates together who would be pretty swell…
First up, we have
Foo Fighters Grohl & co. have been announcing festivals across Europe and with their new record set to be recorded this year, what better time to make their first headline appearance at Worthy Farm? After the disappointment of their cancellation in 2015 after Grohl broke his leg on stage in Sweden, this could be the perfect opportunity to make up for it.
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? They’ve headlined Reading twice, Sonisphere, their native T in the Park and have nabbed themselves a headline slot at Download this year. Undoubtedly, they can do it – alongside the multiple festival headlines they only finished their sold out UK arena tour last month. Could this be the year we see Worthy Farm bellow along to ‘Mountains?’
are also in with a shout. It’s hard to deny that they’re pretty massive now with 2 sold out nights at the O2 as well as selling out the rest of the tour across the country. It’s no secret that Matt Healy & co want to headline Glastonbury someday so why not off the back of the success of 2016’s longest album title?
? The Sun certainly seems to think so, and considering we haven’t heard much off him since his 3 sold out nights at Wembley Stadium and with new music coming this week – it could be the time he takes his crown at the very top of British music with a Glastonbury headline slot?