Madonna has sparked Glastonbury 2024 speculation.

By Molly Moss

Published: Thursday, 16 November 2023 at 16:22 PM


With Glastonbury 2024 tickets set to go on sale very soon, Pyramid Stage line-up rumours are swirling left, right and centre.

It hasn’t been confirmed who will headline Worthy Farm in 2024 yet, but that hasn’t stopped fans speculating.

Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis recently fuelled rumours when she revealed she was offered a “really big American artist” she hopes will headline the festival next year.

“I thought it was kind of taking shape, and then last week I just got a call, and this is what happens if you wait a little longer, because quite often we’ll be booked up from July. But this year we’re holding out for a little bit longer,” she said in a recent episode of Annie Macmanus and Nick Grimshaw’s podcast Sidetracked.

“And then last week I got a call from [a representative of] a really big American artist saying, ‘This person’s around next year’, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is incredible. Thank God we held the slot’,” she continued. 

Eavis previously shared her love for Madonna on Instagram, leading some fans to speculate that the singer could be set to perform at the Somerset event next year.

The co-organiser of Glastonbury Festival posted a photo from the artist’s first performance since her return to the UK, which took place at the O2 in London on Saturday 14th October.

The caption read: “She’s back! Incredible”, and fans were quick to point out that Eavis’s post could be a hint that the Queen of Pop could be at Glastonbury 2024.

So, who will headline Glastonbury in 2024 and when will the festival take place? Read on for everything we know so far.

Glastonbury 2024 dates

According to the official website, the festival will take place from the 26th to the 30th June in 2024.

Glastonbury 2024 tickets

Sir Elton John performing on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury 2023
Sir Elton John performing on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury 2023.
Samir Hussein/WireImage

Tickets plus coach travel will go on sale at 6pm on Thursday 16th November, after being delayed by two weeks due to an issue with registration.

Meanwhile, general admission tickets will go on sale at 9am on Sunday 19th November. 

Glastonbury 2024 headliners and line-up rumours

Madonna performs during opening night of The Celebration Tour at The O2 Arena on October 14, 2023 in London, England.
Madonna performs during opening night of The Celebration Tour at The O2 Arena.
Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation

As detailed above, Emily Eavis was present at the first show of Madonna’s residency at The O2 in London last weekend, where she shared a photo of the singer’s show on Instagram alongside the caption: “She’s back! Incredible.”

Naturally, Eavis’s post has fuelled speculation that Madonna could be in the frame to headline Glastonbury in 2024.

This would fall in line with comments Eavis made earlier this year when responding to criticism that the festival had booked three male headliners.

She said: “This year, we did have a female headliner, and she unfortunately had to pull out… It changes all the time.

“But next year it’s looking like we’ve got two female headliners, so fingers crossed.”

Of course, other headliner rumours have been swirling.

Back in July, The Sun reported that Coldplay are in “advanced talks” to headline Glastonbury for a fifth time in 2024, while Dua Lipa, Rihanna and Harry Styles also have some good odds as headliners.

Glastonbury Festival will take place from 26th until 30th June 2023 at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset.

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