Glastonbury 2023 secret sets list: times, artists, rumours and confirmations

Since the full Glastonbury line-up was revealed a few weeks ago, the inclusion of 25 TBA timeslots (plus whoever The Churnups might be…) means we’ve known exactly when and where loads of secret sets will take place across the weekend – we just don’t know who’ll be playing. It’s also possible some surprise appearances will happen outside of these slots.

We’ve listed every known TBA (to be announced) slot below, along with which artists are rumoured or confirmed for each one. Where possible, we’ve linked to the evidence to support it.

Secret sets day-by-day

Wednesday

We heard something is happening on the roof of one of the bars Wednesday night. We don’t know when, or even which one, but the Brothers Bar is probably a good shout – not many have a solid roof! Source link.

Thursday

There are no TBA slots on the Thursday line-up this year. There was quite major overcrowding for a massive ‘surprise’ set by Bastille on the Thursday night of Glastonbury 2022, so maybe crowd management is one of the reasons there aren’t any listed for this year. However, some acts not featured on the main line-up have been revealed on the day from signs around the site and social media.

• BBC Music Introducing: Radio 1 Dance Takeover
  • 18:00 – Jasper Tygner
  • 18:40 – Carly Wilford
  • 19:20 – Arielle Free b2b Monki
  • 20:00 – Danny Howard b2b Lala
  • 21:00 – Sarah Story b2b Chloe Caillet
  • 22:00 – Jeremiah Asiamah b2b Me4e
  • 23:00 – Jaguar b2b Flava D
• Crow’s Nest
  • 19:00 – 20:00: DJ HMS Buckfast
  • 20:00 – 20:30: Sydney Minsky Sargeant from Working Men’s Club
  • 21:00 – 21:30: Katy J Pearson
  • 22:00 – 22:30: Tyson
  • 22:30 – 01:00: Crow’s Nest DJs
• ‘Platform 23 3/4’
  • 21:00 – Skream secret rave
  • With Plastician, Prospa, Tia Cousins and more
  • Follow the dinosaur and wear face paint to get in

Friday

• Croissant Neuf Bandstand 12:00 (duration unknown)
• The Gateway 12:40 – 13:10
• Pyramid Stage 18:15 – 19:20
  • Billed as ‘The Churnups’, widely expected to be Foo Fighters
• Woodsies 19:35 – 20:35
  • Hozier, confirmed on official social media
• The Levels 00:00 – 01:30
  • Fatboy Slim, confirmed by SecretGlasto
• Mavericks 00:00 – 03:00

Saturday

• The Gateway 12:35 – 13:05
• BBC Music Introducing 17:30 – 17:55
  • Raye, confirmed by SecretGlasto
• Woodsies 18:00 – 19:00
  • Blossoms and Rick Astley, confirmed by SecretGlasto
  • Rumoured to be playing covers of The Smiths
  • The Sun claimed this was Pulp
• The Park Stage 19:45 – 20:45
  • The Pretenders – confirmed – source
• Strummerville 21:00 – 21:45
  • The Murder Capital – now shown on Glastonbury app
• Platform 23 00:00 – 01:00
  • Elkka B2B TBA, part of the Village Underground takeover
• The Temple 00:00 – 01:30
• Mavericks 00:00 – 03:00
• The Crow’s Nest 00:00 – Unknown
  • Lynks – confirmed by SecretGlasto
• The Rabbit Hole 01:00 – 02:00
• Truth Stage 01:30 – 02:15
• The Temple 03:00 – 04:30
  • Mella Dee b2b Tasha – now shown on Glastonbury app
• Platform 23 03:30 – 04:30
  • Part of the Village Underground takeover

Sunday

• The Gateway 12:35 – 13:05
• Cabaret 15:25 – 16:20
• Greenpeace 14:30 – 15:30
  • Beans on Toast – confirmed on his official social media
• Greenpeace 15:30 – 17:00
  • Confirmed to be Fatboy Slim – but SecretGlasto has heard concerns it might not happen
• Bimble Inn 15:45 – 16:30
• BBC Music Introducing 17:00 – 17:30
• Pyramid Stage (Elton John’s guests)
  • 21:00 – 23:05
  • Elton has confirmed he’s got a number of top-secret guests.
  • We don’t know who, but expect big names – we’ve listed some rumours below.
• Nowhere 00:00 – 01:00
• Mavericks 00:00 – 03:00
• Nowhere 01:00 – 02:00

Artists (A-Z)

Confirmed (or almost)

• Beans on Toast
  • Greenpeace
  • Sunday, 14:30 – 15:30
  • Confirmed on his official social media
• Blossoms & Rick Astley
  • Woodsies
  • Saturday, 18:00 – 19:00
  • Rumoured to be playing covers of The Smiths
  • Confirmed by SecretGlasto
• Fatboy Slim
  • The Levels
  • Friday night, 00:00 – 01:30
  • Confirmed by SecretGlasto
• Fatboy Slim
  • Greenpeace
  • Sunday, 15:30 – 17:00
  • Confirmed, but concerns on Sunday morning it may be cancelled
• Foo Fighters
  • Pyramid Stage
  • Friday, 18:15 – 19:15
  • Billed as ‘The Churnups’
• Hozier
  • Woodsies
  • Friday, 19:35 – 20:35
  • Confirmed on official social media
• The Murder Capital
  • Strummerville
  • Saturday, 21:00 – 21:45
  • Now showing on Glastonbury app
• The Pretenders
  • The Park Stage
  • Saturday, 19:45 – 20:45
  • Officially confirmed in the printed programme and on social media
• Raye
  • BBC Music Introducing
  • Saturday, 17:30 – 17:55
  • Confirmed by SecretGlasto

Rumoured

• Beans on Toast
  • He normally pops up in a few places in addition to any announced sets
  • Now confirmed, see above
• Britney Spears
  • Loosely rumoured as a guest during Elton John’s set
  • Elton has confirmed he’s bringing secret guests
  • Britney will be in the UK during Glasto, saying it’s a shopping trip
• Eminem
  • Loosely rumoured as a guest during Elton John’s set
  • Elton has confirmed he’s bringing secret guests
  • Elton and Eminem are close friends with Elton being Eminem’s AA sponsor
  • They’ve performed live together multiple times
• Fatboy Slim
  • He normally pops up in a few places in addition to any announced sets
  • He said he’ll be playing “up a tree” on Sunday, widely expected to mean the Rave Tree at the Greenpeace Stage, which has a 15:30 to 17:00 TBA slot confirmed.
  • Confirmed by SecretGlasto for The Levels, Friday night, 00:00 – 01:30
• Foo Fighters
  • Pretty much everyone thinks they’re the Friday night Pyramid Stage slot billed as The Churnups. 18:15 to 19:20.
• Harry Styles
  • Often rumoured and has a gap in his tour schedule during Glasto
• Pulp
  • You can never be certain, but we’re now pretty sure Pulp won’t be appearing.
  • Some think Pulp are The Churnups, not Foo Fighters
  • “If you churn something up, you get pulp”
  • With The Churnups now widely expected to be Foo Fighters, many expect Pulp to take one of the other TBA slots from the largest stages
  • The band are free the week of Glasto and have dropped hints on social media

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Anna Barclay
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