The secret sets at Glastonbury are a staple of the festival every year – whether it’s The Killers or Foo Fighters, they always steal the show with this year being no different.
There are at least four secret sets already pencilled into the line-up this year, including a mysterious band called ‘Patchwork’ taking to the Pyramid Stage on Saturday. This is reminiscent of 2023 when the Foo Fighters appeared as ‘The Churn-Ups’ to a massive crowd.
The rumours have been circulating ever since the line-up was released for the festival – which runs from June 25 to June 29 this year – as to who ‘Patchwork’ will be, with the bookies’ now suspending the odds on two acts to make an appearance.
Britpop icons Pulp seem to be the most likely – according to both the bookies’ and the famed Twitter account ‘SecretGlasto’ – after recently topping the album charts with their first full release in 24 years, ‘More’.
The Sheffield indie legends first headlined Glasto’ 30 years ago after replacing The Stone Roses who had to pull out due to injury. They then repeated that feat just three years later in 1998 before not playing the festival again until 2011.
Well, it now looks like they will be ending their 14-year hiatus later this month, with bookies’ pricing Pulp at 1/2 odds to appear at the festival. This comes after the Twitter account ‘SecretGlasto’ – which has shared reliable insight into the festival in the past – shared a tweet suggesting Pulp will appear on the main stage (see below).
— Secretglasto (@secretglasto) June 9, 2025
Pulp is not the only band anticipated to show up at Worthy Farm, with American indie sisters HAIM given a 4/9 chance by OddsChecker of playing the Park Stage. The LA trio release their fourth album, ‘I Quit’, on June 20 – just days before the festival kicks off.
The sisters added fuel to the fire last week, sharing their fondness of the Park Stage with BBC Radio 2: “We love the Park Stage, it is our favourite, cause that was like the first time we came to Glastonbury, we got to play The Park Stage. It felt like a movie… it’s the best festival in the world.”
A HAIM show would mark their fifth appearance at the festival following on from their previous outings in 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2022.
Kiwi pop sensation Lorde is another heavily rumoured name as she is gearing up to release her new album ‘Virgin’. The ‘Royals’ singer recently told Jo Whiley that she was eager to “pull some strings” to try and make a Glastonbury appearance, so that’s one to keep an eye on.
More big names are certain to show up, according to the bookies’. Ed Sheeran is placed at odds of 1/2 (66 per cent chance) of playing at Worthy Farm for the first time since his headline set in 2017.
Other names include Mumford & Suns placed at 4/7 (63.6 per cent chance), Lewis Capaldi at 1/1 (50 per cent) and Robbie Williams at 2/1 (33.3 per cent).
With just days to go until the festival gets underway, excitement is building. Friday night headliners, The 1975, recently shared that it will be their only show of 2025 as they prepare for a new album. Check out mxdwn’s coverage of it here.
