Glastonbury fans convinced 70s band have signed up to play festival two years after performing with A-list star

GLASTONBURY fans are hopeful that an iconic set that wowed festival-goers successful 2023 has signed up for different stint connected Worthy Farm.

The speculation mill continues to churn up of the authoritative line-up merchandise and each mode of artists are successful the premix to marque the cut.

Among them are eccentric American duo Sparks, who played main enactment connected The Park signifier 2 years ago.

On that occasion, the eccentric genre-bending brothers (Ron and Russell Mael) were joined by nary different than Hollywood prima Cate Blanchett connected the workplace successful 2023 for the way This Girl is Crying successful her Latte.

Blanchett appeared successful the euphony video for the way and successful 2023 said of moving with the Mael brothers: "I emotion Russell and Ron.

“We were astatine the Cesar Awards unneurotic successful France and got connected truly well… and we conscionable stayed successful touch. And past Russell asked: Would I, connected my mobile phone, grounds conscionable maine mugging astir to their latest single? I said, sure… It was 1 of those benignant of brainsick nights and, astatine 3 o’clock successful the morning, I did something.

“But past I said, ‘You know, I’m gonna beryllium successful L.A.,’ and they said, ‘Come round.’ … It was truly quick. It was truthful overmuch fun.”

In the run-up to this year's festival the set is playing 2 nights astatine the Hammersmith Apollo and 2 nights astatine the O2 Apollo successful Manchester starring immoderate to judge it would beryllium the cleanable warm-up for different Glasto gig.

One instrumentality wrote: "Sparks connected circuit successful June. Glastonbury again? Hope so."

Another said: "They were portion of an awesome play a mates of years ago. So gladsome I saw them. Would emotion to spot them again.

A 3rd wrote: "They were my festival item erstwhile they headlined the Park Stage a mates of years ago."

The set is champion known for its 1974 deed This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us and has ever been amended received connected this broadside of the Atlantic than its autochthonal land.

In total, Sparks person had 4 UK apical 10 albums arsenic good arsenic a apical 20 grounds arsenic FFS, which was recorded with Scottish indie rockers Franz Ferdinand.

The 2 bands headlined Woodsies successful 2015 with a 16-song acceptable peppered with some bands' biggest hits.