Brit superstar tipped to ‘headline Glastonbury 2025’ and NOT Oasis despite reunion tour
A BRITISH superstar has been tipped to headline Glastonbury 2025 instead of Oasis, despite their reunion tour.
The bookies have released a list of singers and their rankings to be headliners at the highly anticipated festival.
Bookmaker Coral has predicted that Ed Sheeran is likely to headline Glastonbury 2025.
Ed Sheeran is the favourite with odds of 1-2, while Adele is also likely at 4-5.
Madonna was rumoured to headline in 2024, but it didn’t happen for the American superstar.
The pop queen now has 5-4 odds to headline next year, while Olivia Rodrigo is at 6-4 to be one of the acts.
Foo Fighters have odds at 2-1 whilst Harry Styles has odds at 9-4.
Eminem has also been added to the list. with odds at 5-2 and Oasis at 7-2.
Coral’s John Hill said: “Some might say Oasis have ruled themselves out of Glastonbury in 2025 and as a result, we now make Ed Sheeran the odds-on favourite to be one of the headline acts at Worthy Farm next year.
“Adele and Madonna are also at the top end of the betting to headline in 2025 in what could be a strong line-up.”
Last week, Oasis’ Liam and Noel announced plans for a major comeback tour.
They secretly arranged a series of UK concerts for next summer, which is expected to be the most in-demand tour in British concert history.
A music industry insider revealed that the comeback tour would be massive.
The insider said: “Oasis’s comeback tour is going to be absolutely massive and next summer they’re going to be taking over the country.
“They will announce four shows at Wembley Stadium today, along with a load more dates across the whole of the UK — including in Manchester, which will be incredibly poignant for them.
“Live Nation and SJM have joined up on the project because it’s so enormous. In short, today there are going to be a ton of tickets available – Noel and Liam want everyone to have the chance to see them.”
The official announcement is expected soon, potentially coinciding with the 15th anniversary of Noel’s departure from the band.
Venues like Manchester’s Heaton Park and London’s Wembley Stadium are being considered for the concerts.
The Sun confirmed that the reunion will be highly lucrative, with the shows projected to generate £400 million.
Glastonbury backlashes
Glastonbury Festival has been going for 54 trailblazing years - but at times it has been a stormy ride Here, we look at the biggest backlashes to hit the iconic music event.
The Smiths (1984): One of the first bands to divide the early Glastonbury purists were Manchester indie stars The Smiths. The band’s set even sparked a full scale stage invasion as they introduced the crowd to their guitar-driven, post-punk romanticism music. Guitarist Johnny Marr described their usual fanbase as “cup final supporters”, adding: “Eventually, I did manage to instigate a stage invasion, which raised a few eyebrows. One fan was trying to climb on stage, I helped pull him up, and then a few more people followed, and all of a sudden we’d managed to turn it into a Smiths gig.”
The Fence (2002): It wasn’t a band or musician that sparked controversy in 2002… it was a fence. Organiser Michael Eavis came under fire when he organised the erection of a £1million fence around the site. The ring of steel was brought in to protect ticket holders and those who might inadvertently endanger themselves by breaking in. Diehard Glasto fans, however, felt it was at odds with the event’s hippy ethos of peace and love. Eavis and co refused to back down, though, and the fence remains in place today.
JAY-Z (2008): Despite its long history, Glastonbury had never welcomed a rapper for a headline set – until 2008. Jay-Z’s top bill booking was met with a flurry of digs, including some from Oasis’s Noel Gallagher, who claimed hip hop had no place at the festival. In a perfect clap-back, Jay-Z walked out to a version of Wonderwall before launching into his powerful hit 99 problems. Seven years later, his pal Kanye West followed in his Glastonbury footsteps and topped the bill.
Metallica (2014): Thrash metal rockers Metallica were met with raised eyebrows when they were announced as Glastonbury headliners. Some critics claimed they lacked mainstream appeal, while others felt they were past their prime. However, frontman James Hetfield managed to quickly win the crowd round thanks to his good humour and polite manners.
Adele (2016): Although Adele wowed both festival goers and music fans at home with her headliner set, the British songstress did cause a stir by turning the air blue. She warned the crowd about her “potty mouth” but not everyone was impressed with with the 30 plus expletives she dropped on the stage during her headline set, which aired on the BBC.