{"id":2095978,"date":"2026-08-14T20:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2095978"},"modified":"2026-08-14T20:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:35:09","slug":"emily-eavis-confirms-glastonbury-2027-headliners-booked-as-she-responds-to-madonna-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2095978","title":{"rendered":"Emily Eavis confirms Glastonbury 2027 headliners booked as she responds to Madonna rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/madonna_live_2026.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Emily Eavis confirms Glastonbury 2027 headliners booked as she responds to Madonna rumours<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;Pretty much 95 per cent of the stories you read are not true&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-14T21:35:09+01:00\">14th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/madonna_live_2026-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Celebrity Sightings In New York City - June 04, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Madonna performs during a surprise concert in Times Square on June 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Santiago Felipe\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Glastonbury\u00a0organiser\u00a0Emily Eavis\u00a0has confirmed that all three 2027 headliners have been booked,\u00a0while addressing\u00a0rumours\u00a0linking\u00a0Madonna\u00a0to the\u00a0festival.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1313\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Madonna \u2013 \u2018Confessions II\u2019 review: Queen\u00a0Of\u00a0Pop digs deep on thrilling return to the dancefloor<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The festival had a fallow year in 2026 to allow the ground at Worthy Farm to rest,\u00a0but it is returning next summer between Wednesday June 23 and Sunday June 27.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As usual for the festival, they have not announced any names for next year\u00a0as of yet, but Madonna has been strongly\u00a0rumoured\u00a0to be a\u00a0possible headliner, after the\u00a0release of her new album \u2018Confessions II\u2018.<\/p>\n<p>Eavis appeared on BBC Radio 4\u2019s\u00a0<i>PM\u00a0<\/i>programme\u00a0earlier today (August 14) and she was asked directly whether Madonna would be topping the Glastonbury 2027 bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, it\u2019s definitely not Madonna, I\u2019ll tell you that,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cBut we have got three headliners and we\u2019re very excited about it \u2013 it\u2019s all coming together really well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She was also asked whether\u00a0Taylor Swift\u00a0was one of the three headliners, to which Eavis simply laughed and declined to discuss the subject any further.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaLFdvkK0X6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cPretty much 95 per cent of the stories [about Glastonbury] you read are not true, and\u00a0rumours\u00a0are pretty much always wrong,\u201d she said. \u201cBut the good news is that we\u2019ve got our headliners and we\u2019re cracking on, and we just can\u2019t wait to get back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speculation around Madonna making her Glastonbury debut next year peaked during her appearance on\u00a0<i>The Graham Norton Show\u00a0<\/i>in June, when\u00a0she said she planned to undertake promotional tours before doing \u201csomething bigger\u201d next summer.<\/p>\n<p>When Norton asked whether the larger event would take place in the UK, she replied: \u201cIt could be. Why do I have to tell you\u00a0everything?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Madonna was also widely\u00a0rumoured\u00a0for Glastonbury in 2024, but negotiations\u00a0reportedly fell\u00a0apart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Early bookies\u2019\u00a0favourites\u00a0for the Pyramid Stage next summer\u00a0included the likes of Sam Fender, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Little Simz. Other rumoured names for topping the bill include Harry Styles, Radiohead, Fontaines D.C., Muse and The Rolling Stones.<\/p>\n<p>More recent speculation has centred on The Stones, with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards both suggesting that the band could return to touring in 2027. They headlined Glastonbury for the only time in 2013.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Robbie Williams\u2019 announcement of two outdoor shows in the week\u00a0immediately\u00a0after the festival\u00a0also prompted\u00a0rumours\u00a0that he could appear at Worthy Farm, potentially in the Sunday Legends Slot.\u00a0Williams had previously said he would \u201cslaughter it\u201d if offered that booking.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere,\u00a0Duran Duran have said they would only play Glastonbury if they were allowed to headline, while\u00a0Brian May has ruled out Queen appearing, as Michael Eavis\u00a0\u201clikes killing badgers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s instalment of the Worthy Farm festival\u00a0saw\u00a0The 1975,\u00a0Neil Young\u00a0and\u00a0Olivia Rodrigo\u00a0headline the iconic Pyramid Stage. Other performances came from the likes of\u00a0Charli XCX,\u00a0Wolf Alice,\u00a0Rod Stewart,\u00a0Doechii\u00a0and\u00a0Kneecap.<\/p>\n<p>In a four-star review of \u2018Confessions II\u2019,\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>wrote: \u201cBy drawing from her past, both personally and musically, Madonna has made her most vital album in over two decades. 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after-party<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Glastonbury\u00a0organiser\u00a0Emily Eavis\u00a0has confirmed that all three 2027 headliners have been booked,\u00a0while addressing\u00a0rumours\u00a0linking\u00a0Madonna\u00a0to the\u00a0festival.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1313\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Madonna \u2013 \u2018Confessions II\u2019 review: Queen\u00a0Of\u00a0Pop digs deep on thrilling return to the dancefloor<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The festival had a fallow year in 2026 to allow the ground at Worthy Farm to rest,\u00a0but it is returning next summer between Wednesday June 23 and Sunday June 27.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As usual for the festival, they have not announced any names for next year\u00a0as of yet, but Madonna has been strongly\u00a0rumoured\u00a0to be a\u00a0possible headliner, after the\u00a0release of her new album \u2018Confessions II\u2018.<\/p>\n<p>Eavis appeared on BBC Radio 4\u2019s\u00a0<i>PM\u00a0<\/i>programme\u00a0earlier today (August 14) and she was asked directly whether Madonna would be topping the Glastonbury 2027 bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, it\u2019s definitely not Madonna, I\u2019ll tell you that,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cBut we have got three headliners and we\u2019re very excited about it \u2013 it\u2019s all coming together really well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She was also asked whether\u00a0Taylor Swift\u00a0was one of the three headliners, to which Eavis simply laughed and declined to discuss the subject any further.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaLFdvkK0X6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cPretty much 95 per cent of the stories [about Glastonbury] you read are not true, and\u00a0rumours\u00a0are pretty much always wrong,\u201d she said. \u201cBut the good news is that we\u2019ve got our headliners and we\u2019re cracking on, and we just can\u2019t wait to get back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speculation around Madonna making her Glastonbury debut next year peaked during her appearance on\u00a0<i>The Graham Norton Show\u00a0<\/i>in June, when\u00a0she said she planned to undertake promotional tours before doing \u201csomething bigger\u201d next summer.<\/p>\n<p>When Norton asked whether the larger event would take place in the UK, she replied: \u201cIt could be. Why do I have to tell you\u00a0everything?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Madonna was also widely\u00a0rumoured\u00a0for Glastonbury in 2024, but negotiations\u00a0reportedly fell\u00a0apart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Early bookies\u2019\u00a0favourites\u00a0for the Pyramid Stage next summer\u00a0included the likes of Sam Fender, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Little Simz. Other rumoured names for topping the bill include Harry Styles, Radiohead, Fontaines D.C., Muse and The Rolling Stones.<\/p>\n<p>More recent speculation has centred on The Stones, with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards both suggesting that the band could return to touring in 2027. They headlined Glastonbury for the only time in 2013.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Robbie Williams\u2019 announcement of two outdoor shows in the week\u00a0immediately\u00a0after the festival\u00a0also prompted\u00a0rumours\u00a0that he could appear at Worthy Farm, potentially in the Sunday Legends Slot.\u00a0Williams had previously said he would \u201cslaughter it\u201d if offered that booking.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere,\u00a0Duran Duran have said they would only play Glastonbury if they were allowed to headline, while\u00a0Brian May has ruled out Queen appearing, as Michael Eavis\u00a0\u201clikes killing badgers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s instalment of the Worthy Farm festival\u00a0saw\u00a0The 1975,\u00a0Neil Young\u00a0and\u00a0Olivia Rodrigo\u00a0headline the iconic Pyramid Stage. Other performances came from the likes of\u00a0Charli XCX,\u00a0Wolf Alice,\u00a0Rod Stewart,\u00a0Doechii\u00a0and\u00a0Kneecap.<\/p>\n<p>In a four-star review of \u2018Confessions II\u2019,\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>wrote: \u201cBy drawing from her past, both personally and musically, Madonna has made her most vital album in over two decades. This grande dame still knows how to make us move.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/emily-eavis-confirms-glastonbury-2027-headliners-booked-as-she-responds-to-madonna-rumours-3962795&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/madonna_live_2026.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Emily Eavis confirms Glastonbury 2027 headliners booked as she responds to Madonna rumours &#8220;Pretty much 95 per cent of the stories you read are not true&#8221; By Max Pilley 14th August 2026 Madonna performs during a surprise concert in Times Square on June 04, 2026 in New York City. 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