Becky Hill has come very close to confirming she’ll be playing at Glastonbury this summer.

In an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain, she said: “I’m the first-ever female resident at Ibiza Rocks so that’s so cool. I’m currently working on my new album. All the music is written, we’re just getting it ready to release now. And I’m really hoping to be seen at Glastonbury this year, so fingers crossed”. You can watch the interview for yourself on ITVX.

Creamfields South, TRNSMT, Tramlines, Leeds and Reading have confirmed that Becky will perform this year. Despite countless major festival appearances over the last decade, she’s never appeared on the Glastonbury line-up – though some social media users think she might have made brief guest appearances in other artist’s sets in years gone by, including with Rudimental on the Sonic Stage in 2013.

Becky shot to fame on the debut series of The Voice UK back in 2012, wowing the judges with her rendition of John Legend’s Ordinary People. During the series, she was selected to appear on the BBC Introducing stage at Nozstock with her band Shaking Trees. Fast forward to 2022, she’s a Brit Award winner, snagging the Best Dance Act trophy and getting a nod for British Song of the Year for her hit with David Guetta, Remember.

The 28-year-old singer, who has been making music since the age of 14, remains the only The Voice UK contestant to score a UK number one with the song Gecko (Overdrive) ft Oliver Heldens.

In other news, Guns N’ Roses basis Duff McKagan appears to have confirmed the band will be playing at Glastonbury after months of strong rumours they’ll be headlining the Pyramid Stage. With only Elton John officially confirmed, the bookies now have the banned pegged as joint-favourites for the two remaining headline slots, along with Arctic Monkeys.

Glasto organiser Emily Eavis told Metal Hammer in 2021: “We had Napalm Death in 2017, and it doesn’t get much heavier than that! But I think Guns N’ Roses need to play here at some point don’t they?”

And back in January 2020, The Sunday Times said: “Guns’n’Roses headlining Friday night Glastonbury [is] looking increasingly likely” – just weeks before almost all of that summer’s festivals were forced to cancel when the pandemic broke out.

In other news, former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora told media there’s a chance of a reunion gig at Glastonbury 2023 – and Britpop legends Blur were widely rumoured for a slot on the line-up after announcing a show at Wembley Stadium a couple of weeks later – though they’ve now said publicly they haven’t been asked to play this year.

And in a similar, more hopeful scenario, The 1975 are rumoured to appear after the long-expected band confirmed tour dates which leave them free over the weekend of the festival. It would be The 1975’s fourth time at Worthy Farm, having previously played sets in 2013, 2014 and 2016, and while they’ve been rumoured most years since they now haven’t been on the line-up for five years, despite countless comments from band members and crew that they want to return.

Pulp are also strongly rumoured to appear on the Glastonbury 2023 line-up after announcing details of a reunion tour next summer – which includes space for a potential Glasto slot. The band were already deemed a likely contender by bookmakers, who in September were offering odds of 9/1 on Pulp headlining the iconic Pyramid Stage.

Meanwhile, Victoria Beckham has ruled out a Worthy Farm appearance as part of a Spice Girls reunion in a US TV interview – following years of speculation fuelled by her former band mates.

She told Watch What Happens Live: “I had so much fun being in the Spice Girls – but now, with everything else that I have got going on with my fashion and my beauty line, four children, I couldn’t commit to that. love the girls. I really, really enjoy singing Spice Girls when I’m doing karaoke, but I think I’d better leave it there.”

Arctic Monkeys were also rumoured to have signed a deal to headline Glastonbury 2023 when their UK tour sold out in minutes last year. A source told The Sun: “‘Alex Turner and the band are coming back to Glastonbury, and this time their set is going to be even bigger and better.

“The lads have signed on the dotted line and will return to the Pyramid Stage next June. It is really special for them to be doing a hat trick on that stage and it is something they have wanted to do for a while.”

Glastonbury 2023 takes place from Wednesday 21st to Sunday 25th June 2023. Tickets sold out earlier late last year, but resales of cancelled tickets will take place later this spring.

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