A Fallow Year Always Raises the Stakes

Glastonbury Festival doesn’t do quiet returns.  

After a fallow year in 2026 the world’s greatest music and arts festival is coming back to Worthy Farm from Wednesday 23rd June – Sunday 27th June 2027. 

The expectation surrounding this world-renowned festival is already immense. Over 200,000 people will make the pilgrimage to Pilton, Somerset and millions more will watch at home.  

Emily Eavis has likely already made the calls that determine who closes the Pyramid Stage on Sunday evening in front of the largest festival crowd on earth. 

Whilst a fallow year may feel like an eternity to festivalgoers, it raises the stakes for Glastonbury organisers.  

The lineup can’t just be good, it must feel ‘worth the wait’. History suggests it usually is. 

With 2027 shaping up as one of the most anticipated returns in the festival’s history, the names being linked to the Pyramid Stage read like a wish list rather than a lineup. 

Who’s in the conversation? Here’s what we know so far. 

When will the Glastonbury Lineup Be Announced?

Whilst the lineup release date varies from year to year, Glastonbury Festival typically announces its first lineup poster in March of the same year. 

However, some individual headliners are announced much further out from the festival. 

Elton John was confirmed for 2023 in December 2022, for example. With the main lineup poster dropping in March. The full bill tends to fill out through April and May, ahead of the festival itself. 

For 2027, that means we could be hearing the first official confirmations as early as winter 2026.  

Until then, the bookmakers’ odds are the closest thing we have to a steer. Let’s look at the 10 most rumoured acts for Glastonbury Festival 2027. 

The 10 Most Rumoured Acts for Glastonbury 2027

Harry Styles

Harry Styles has been the name circling the Pyramid Stage for years.  

The solo artist has graduated from pop phenomenon to a genuine Glastonbury Festival headline option.  

His name has topped multiple betting markets for 2027, and with a hit new album, the timing could align perfectly.  

If there’s one artist who feels like a Glastonbury Festival headliner waiting to happen, it’s him. 

Sam Fender

The Geordie singer-songwriter has been building towards this moment for years, and is co-favourite for a headliner spot.  

His anthemic, honest, and working-class storytelling would resonate with a Worthy Farm crowd.  

He came very close to a headline billing at Glastonbury 2022, playing just before Friday’s headliner.  

The festival’s 2027 return could make an ideal setting for his moment on the Pyramid Stage. 

Oasis 

No name in the 2027 market generates quite the same noise as Oasis.  

The Gallagher brothers’ record-breaking reunion tour has ignited a rumour that is yet to die.  

Oasis headlined Worthy Farm in 1994 and 2004, and a third appearance would be one of the great Glastonbury Festival moments.  

Whether Liam’s well-documented feelings about the Pyramid Stage have softened remains to be seen. 

Taylor Swift

Remarkably, Taylor Swift has never played Glastonbury Festival.  

Her 2020 headline slot was cancelled due to the global pandemic, and that unfinished tension between Swift and Glastonbury has only grown in the years since.  

She is, by almost any measure, the biggest artist on the planet right now and Emily Eavis will be acutely aware of that fact.  

Taylor Swift headlining Glastonbury Festival 2027 would be nothing short of an iconic cultural event. 

The question is not whether it is the right fit, it is whether the schedules align. 

Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran closed Glastonbury Festival back in 2017, attracting one of the largest crowds in the festival’s history.  

A return in 2027 would mark the tenth anniversary of that performance. Sheeran has deep roots at Worthy Farm, having played the tiny Croissant Neuf stage before his debut album even came out in 2011.  

Anyone who has seen him live will know how well he fits the Glastonbury stage naturally. This would be both a sentimental and a brilliant booking. 

Beyoncé

Beyoncé headlined Glastonbury Festival in 2011, putting on one of the defining sets in the festival’s modern era.  

After years of extraordinary stadium tours, a headline performance in 2027 would be a grand proposition.  

If Emily Eavis can make it happen, this would be the headline of the decade. 

Eminem 

Eminem is one of the few artists who could headline any festival, anywhere in the world, and still feel like an event. Despite this characteristic, he has never taken to the Glastonbury stage.  

Eminem’s name has circled Glastonbury Festival for years without ever materialising. 

His music catalogue spans generations and decades. His live show is powerful, and Worthy Farm has a history of delivering the sets nobody quite expected. 

Chappell Roan

A distinctive artist defining the modern pop era. Chappell Roan’s rise over the past two years has been one of the great stories.  

Her ability to hold the spotlight would be matched perfectly with the Pyramid Stage.  

If there’s an act that could arrive as an unexpected headline name, appealing to the younger generation of music fans, it’s her. 

Arctic Monkeys

Headlining Glastonbury Festival 2027 would be no surprise to this band.  

Arctic Monkeys have headlined the Worthy Farm festival three times; in 2007, 2013 and 2023. 

Each appearance has been met with overwhelming positivity. With rumours of a new album, the prospect of a fourth Pyramid Stage headline is not out of the question.  

Few bands carry the same relationship with the festival or command a crowd of 200,000 quite so naturally. 

Adele 

Adele is the kind of booking that Glastonbury Festival reaches for when it wants to strike a chord.  

The fallow-year return of the world’s greatest festival, headlined by one of the greatest voices of her generation, almost writes itself.  

Adele last released music in 2021 and has been linked to the Pyramid Stage numerous times since her appearance in 2016.  

With the context of 2027 being a landmark return, don’t entirely dismiss the prospect of Adele announcing herself back into the limelight at Glastonbury Festival 2027. 

The Wait Is Part of It

Glastonbury Festival 2027 is still a distance away. The poster won’t drop for months, and the speculation will evolve considerably between now and then.  

But with a two-year absence, we know the festival will return with something to prove. The headliners will reflect that, and that’s why the momentum is already starting to build. 

The experience of being there in the right place, with the right access, and the right hospitality will be worth every moment of the wait. 

If you’re already thinking about how you’d want to experience Glastonbury Festival 2027 hospitality, we’d love to have that conversation.