Rumours continue to bounce around the Glastonbury campsites that Green Day are in line for a secret set at some point this weekend.
And the hype comes as no surprise, with mainstream media outlets touting them as favourites for a secret appearance the band playing two headline shows in London on Friday and Saturday before a suspicious-looking gap on the Sunday of their tour schedule.
Just yesterday, Bristol Live reported that a leaked secret set schedule had Green Day down to appear on the BBC Introducing Stage – though it also claimed Harry Styles would join Billie Eilish during her headline Pyramid Stage set last night, which he did not.
The constantly updated list of Glastonbury 2022’s secret sets still has plenty of empty slots during Sunday, where we know the stage and time but not who the artist will be – including the BBC Introducing Stage, Strummerville and The Bimble Inn – so you could have a look at Sunday’s list and have a guess at which is most likely. Or just keep them in mind in case you happen to be nearby.
Meanwhile, we still don’t know what’s happening with the John Peel Stage secret set at 2pm tomorrow. We thought the surprise Sunday slot was pretty much confirmed to be George Ezra after we saw signs had been made with the name of his recent album ‘Gold Rush Kid‘ – but on Thursday he revealed he’s got laryngitis and cancelled shows for at least 48 hours of recovery while his supposed Glasto’ appearance hangs in the balance.
Earlier today, we found out Lily Allen is making her way into Glastonbury, according to an Instagram story she shared this afternoon.
In posted videos of her family in the car with her, the acclaimed artist asks Marnie Rose, her daughter, Rose if she’s “ready for Glastonbury?” – then in a subsequent snap, shown above, she writes: “She thinks she’s embarrassed now… wait till I hit that stage later”.
We don’t know where or when she might be appearing. It looks like she could be heading for a guest appearance in another artist’s performance – but we do still have a few unknown secret sets on the list for today.
Lily Allen last appeared at Glastonbury in 2014 when her Pyramid Stage set was cut short by a delay caused when a thunderstorm over the site led to a power outage. Even so, The Guardian said her: “potty mouth and raw charisma added up to an irresistible show.”
She was previously featured on the Pyramid Stage line-ups for Glastonbury 2007 and 2009.
On Thursday night, Bastille played a not-so-secret set to a packed William’s Green tent – with stewards having the close the area hours before as crowds descended and filled it to capacity. The band appeared with Old Dirty Brasstards and played a set of their classics reworked with the brass band.
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