{"id":39130,"date":"2023-11-05T12:48:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T11:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1920431"},"modified":"2023-11-06T10:46:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T09:46:06","slug":"glastonbury-organiser-denies-madonna-and-dua-lipa-confirmed-to-headline","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/glastonbury-organiser-denies-madonna-and-dua-lipa-confirmed-to-headline\/","title":{"rendered":"Glastonbury organiser denies Madonna and Dua Lipa confirmed to headline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> It had been reported that the festival was set to include two female headliners for the first time in its history. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 05 November 2023 at 11:48 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Emily Eavis, co-organiser of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/glastonbury-2024-dates-headliners-line-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glastonbury<\/a>, has denied reports that Madonna and Dua Lipa have been confirmed to headline the festival next summer.<\/p>\n<p>It had been claimed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-12710391\/Madonna-Dua-Lipa-Coldplay-headline-Glastonbury-year-two-female-artists-festival-bill-time-ever.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Mail on Sunday<\/a> that the Pyramid stage was set to be headlined by two female artists for the first time in the festival\u2019s history, with Coldplay also reported to be making their fifth appearance as headliners.<\/p>\n<p>But writing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CzQmTRCoyEp\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, Eavis said that these rumours aren\u2019t accurate and told fans to expect more concrete news in 2024.<\/p> <p>\u201cAs always, there is much speculation and excitement about who is playing at Glastonbury,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are working on the line-up day and night at the moment, but it\u2019s still changing every day. The story about our confirmed headliners is untrue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that the team behind the festival \u201clove your enthusiasm and guesswork\u201d but concluded that \u201cmore accurate news\u201d will not be revealed until some time in the new year.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the festival was headlined by Arctic Monkeys, Guns N\u2019 Roses and Elton John, while Yusuf \/ Cat Stevens performed in the legends slot \u2013 with the line-up attracting criticism due to the lack of women high on the bill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"heading-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/emily-eavis-glastonbury-2024-legend-female-newsupdate\/\">Emily Eavis confirms Glastonbury 2024 legend slot will be female<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/glastonbury-2024-dates-headliners-line-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glastonbury 2024: Dates, headliners and line-up rumours<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Eavis has already confirmed during an appearance on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/p0gfnxd9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sidetracked with Annie and Nick<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/emily-eavis-glastonbury-2024-legend-female-newsupdate\/\">next year\u2019s legend slot<\/a> will be filled by a woman, while she also said that there had been due to be a female headliner last year before she pulled out.<\/p>\n<p>She continued that she \u201calways\u201d tries to make the Glastonbury line-up \u201cthe most balanced, diverse bill\u201d, but admitted it can be hard at times because \u201cthere aren\u2019t enough headliners\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\" data-count=\"1078\" data-paragraphs-left=\"11\">Meanwhile, she also teased that one of next year\u2019s headliners could have changed at the last minute, explaining: \u201cLast week I got a call from a really big American artist saying this person\u2019s around next year, and I was like, \u2018Oh my God, this is incredible. Thank God we held the slot.&#8217;\u201d<\/div>\n<div data-count=\"1078\" data-paragraphs-left=\"11\"\/>\n<div data-count=\"1078\" data-paragraphs-left=\"11\"> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6339900434112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <\/div>\n<p><strong>Glastonbury Festival 2024 will take place from 26th until 30th June 2024 at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Check out more of our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/\"><strong>Entertainment<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\"><strong>Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWA5deac9f9-4ca9-9347-4ea9-60396cf0b814\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special issue of Radio Times. 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