Glastonbury 'in talks' with music legend as another huge star lets slip they've signed a deal

Glastonbury Festival volition instrumentality adjacent summertime for different 5 days of euphony and it's rumoured that Stevie Wonder could articulation the likes of Rod Stewart and Nile Rodgers connected the line-up

An acclaimed planetary creator is rumoured to beryllium successful talks to execute astatine the adjacent instalment of Glastonbury Festival aft reportedly dropping retired of the line-up this year.

There's speculation this week that Stevie Wonder, 74, could header the Pyramid Stage during the five-day festival connected Worthy Farm adjacent year. It comes pursuing reports that the singer-songwriter almost did the festival implicit the summer.

It would people the archetypal clip that the Grammy Award victor has performed astatine Glastonbury successful implicit a decade. Stevie antecedently appeared arsenic a header enactment arsenic portion of the line-up for the festival's 40th day celebrations backmost successful 2010.

Teasing his imaginable return, a root told the Sun: "There is present the accidental helium could travel backmost adjacent summertime to header the Pyramid Stage. Talks are ongoing." They besides discussed reports that helium was owed to bash this year's festival.

The root said that organiser Emily Eavis, 45, had been "so close" to securing Stevie for the 2024 festival. They said his sanction was adjacent connected draught posters earlier the woody "fell apart" owed to his schedule. The root said it was a "nightmare for everyone" progressive and that instrumentalist Stevie was "gutted".

It has already been announced that Rod Stewart, 79, will execute astatine Glastonbury adjacent year. He's acceptable to instrumentality to the festival successful 2025 aft a much than 20 twelvemonth lack to execute successful the 'legends' slot connected the Sunday afternoon.

Sharing the news, Rod said successful a statement: "I'm perfectly thrilled to denote that I'll beryllium playing @glastofest 2025! After each these years, I'm arrogant and acceptable and much than capable to instrumentality the signifier again to pleasance and titillate my friends astatine Glastonbury successful June [next year]. I'll spot you there!"

More recently, Nile Rodgers, 72, announced astatine the Rolling Stone Awards successful the UK connected Thursday that he volition execute astatine the festival adjacent year too. The Chic subordinate picked up the Global Icon Award astatine the peculiar juncture successful London.

As reported by Metro, helium 'let gaffe the news' astatine the event, revealing that helium volition play the Pyramid Stage straight aft Rod's acceptable connected June 29. Nile commented astatine the time: "We're going to person a blast due to the fact that we travel him directly."

Nile is said to person laughed erstwhile it was pointed retired that his evident quality hadn't been announced by organisers yet. The outlet reports that helium responded: "Am I not expected to springiness that away? I ever accidental excessively much."

Rod is presently the lone enactment officially announced by organisers arsenic portion of the line-up for adjacent year's Glastonbury. There's been speculation implicit imaginable acts recently, with Eminem and Rihanna among the rumoured names.

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