Beyoncé fans think the international superstar could be in line to headline the Friday night of Glastonbury 2023 after she announced a world tour which leaves her free over the weekend of the festival.
Glasto takes place from Wednesday 21st to Sunday 25th June, with the main music line-up getting underway from the Friday. As it stands, Beyoncé is appearing in Frankfurt on the Saturday of the festival but has no gigs planned for the Friday or Sunday – however, we already know Elton John will be headlining the Sunday night. The rest of the line-up is yet to be announced.
Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour includes five dates in the UK which take place in May, taking in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Sunderland and two dates at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. This means she would have to fly back over for any potential Glasto slot, though with a date in Paris coming between the Sunderland and London gigs, it could happen.
Tickets for the UK tour dates will go on sale at 10am on Tuesday 7th February from the official Ticketmaster page here. Presales can also be accessed via the same link.
Glastonbury tickets sold out back in November, though resales of cancelled tickets will take place in a few months’ time – usually after the line-up has been revealed. There will also be plenty of Glasto ticket competitions running in the weeks before the festival.
Beyoncé previously appeared at Glastonbury in 2011 when she headlined the Pyramid Stage on the Sunday night. The next day, she told Piers Morgan: “I’m still walking on the clouds. I’m still kind of shocked. I can’t believe what happened to me happened yesterday. And I think it’s because I’ve seen Glastonbury in photographs, and I’ve seen it when I’ve travelled here and on television. And only amazing rock stars perform. And it’s just the coolest festival. And I was able to see my husband perform there a couple of years ago. And it was one of the most exciting nights.
““”It’s the mud. It’s all the beautiful people. I loved it. It’s not about fashion. It’s not about trying to be cool. Everyone just is cool. That’s what I love about it. It’s not about your production. It’s not about how many hits you have.
“It’s about good music and everything coming from the inside, and everyone has so much love and appreciation for a good performance. And I love when I can not have to think about all the other things that are not as interesting and I can just belt out the songs and dance from the heart and I know that it’s appreciated.”
In other news, 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”.
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.
However, despite earlier rumours of Britpop legends Blur being on the line-up this summer, it’s now looking unlikely the band will be there after drummer Dave Rowntree said: “No one, as far as I know, from Glastonbury has approached us.”
Former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora told media there’s a chance of a reunion gig at Glastonbury 2023 and 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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