{"id":2097202,"date":"2026-08-17T10:24:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2097202"},"modified":"2026-08-17T10:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:24:18","slug":"glastonbury-2027-potential-headliners-ranked-who-could-lead-next-years-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2097202","title":{"rendered":"Glastonbury 2027 Potential Headliners Ranked: Who Could Lead Next Year\u2019s Festival?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P104EOAD-e1772331582684.jpg?w=1024&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"\n\t\t\t\ta-content lrv-a-floated-parent lrv-a-glue-parent a-font-body-m\n\t\t\t\tu-font-size-19 u-max-width-690 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto pmc_list pmc-paywall\n\t\t\t\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFelt the Glastonbury-shaped hole in your summer this year? Missed the massive sets and that one-of-a-kind Worthy Farm magic? Us too. After taking a fallow year in 2026, the U.K.\u2019s festival crown jewel is calling once more \u2013 and gearing up for a blockbuster return in 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe festival, which welcomes more than 200,000 fans to Somerset, south west England each June, remains one of the world\u2019s defining stages for music\u2019s biggest names. In 2025, headliners The 1975, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts and Olivia Rodrigo performed on a bill that spanned pop (Charli xcx, Lorde), indie (Wet Leg, Wolf Alice), hip-hop (Doechii, Loyle Carner), electronic (Four Tet, Maribou State) and beyond, showcasing the extraordinary breadth of sounds and stars that make Glastonbury unlike any other festival on the planet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGlastonbury\u2019s periodic fallow years \u2013 the last one took place in 2018, prior to enforced breaks in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic \u2013 allow the dairy farm on which the festival sits a chance to recover from the footprint of its enormous scale, while also giving organizers a rare window to recharge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBut the downtime also fuels many Glastonbury obsessives\u2019 favorite pastime: speculation over who will take to the Pyramid Stage when the festival returns. The two-year gap between editions this time around has made it more intriguing than most; in the time since the festival last swung open its gates, a host of stars\u2019 careers have accelerated or bounced back into the cultural conversation, meaning the pool of plausible headliners has grown considerably.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWith that in mind, here are some of the acts who could potentially headline Glastonbury 2027, ranked from least to most likely.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"pmc-gallery-vertical\">\n<div class=\"c-gallery-vertical-loader u-gallery-app-shell-loader\">\n<ul class=\"pmc-fallback-list-items lrv-a-unstyle-list lrv-u-margin-t-2\">\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Rosal\u00eda<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGiven that Rosal\u00eda has spent the past decade growing into one of the most acclaimed live performers of her generation, few artists might bring as much intrigue to the Pyramid Stage as she would. 2025\u2019s creatively fearless <em>Lux <\/em>LP cemented the Spanish star\u2019s title as a true pop innovator, and a subsequent global arena tour has earned a wealth of five-star reviews. Glastonbury itself encompasses a expansive arts and culture program, incorporating dance and theatrical mediums across the site, and Rosal\u00eda would certainly fit in with the wider bill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Taylor Swift<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn 2020, Swift was announced to headline that year\u2019s edition of Glastonbury before it was called off due to the pandemic. Her fellow headliners, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar, both made their way to Worthy Farm when the festival returned in 2022, while Swift\u2019s appearance was left as a \u2018what if\u2019. The superstar has since embarked on <em>The Eras Tour<\/em>, performing the biggest shows of her career, and released a further two albums (alongside four re-recordings), though any potential Glastonbury ambitions remain unresolved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Bad Bunny<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBad Bunny\u2019s electrifying, emotional stadium run, which hit London in June, was built around an elaborate production set-up, suggesting he would have little trouble commanding the Pyramid Stage. The Puerto Rican superstar has already achieved the kind of global dominance few contemporary artists can match, becoming a Super Bowl halftime show headliner this past February and scooping the Grammy award for album of the year with <em>Deb\u00ed Tirar M\u00e1s Fotos<\/em>. Bringing him to Worthy Farm would be a declaration of the festival\u2019s evolving identity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Jay-Z<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe first hip-hop artist to headline the festival in its history (2008), Jay-Z paved the way for other rappers to thrive at Glastonbury, with future headliners including Kanye West, Stormzy and Kendrick Lamar. He answered critics (including Noel Gallagher) with a tongue-in-cheek rendition of \u201cWonderwall,\u201d and delivered the hits with a full live band, making for one of the most iconic Glastonbury sets of all time. With a run of London and Los Angeles stadium shows in the pipeline, 2027 presents an opportunity for Jay-Z to return to the fields and further cement his legacy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Sabrina Carpenter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGlastonbury took something of a big swing with picking Carpenter\u2019s former Disney co-star, Olivia Rodrigo, as a 2025 headliner; a booking that reflected the festival\u2019s growing embrace of younger pop stars and its willingness to hand slots to artists whose careers are still relatively early.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCarpenter feels like a surefire next bet. Ever since 2024\u2019s record-smashing <em>Short n\u2019 Sweet<\/em> album lifted her to a new level of stardom, the 27-year-old has become an increasingly compelling candidate to top the bill, building the type of commercial pull and catalogue to suit another changing-of-the-guard booking. She performed two sold-out nights at London\u2019s 70,000-capacity BST Hyde Park last summer, and has since released seventh LP <em>Man\u2019s Best Friend<\/em>, yet there still feels like room for her U.K. ascent to continue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Charli xcx<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt\u2019s been one of contemporary British music\u2019s most compelling \u2013 and, arguably, romantic \u2013 success stories: Charli xcx\u2019s journey from underdog to one of pop\u2019s defining figures. The singer\u2019s 2025 Other Stage headline slot was one of the busiest of the weekend, a fitting reflection of the impact that her sixth studio album <em>Brat <\/em>had, earning Charli a long-awaited commercial breakthrough after a decade releasing boundary-pushing material without ever fully receiving mainstream recognition. <em>Music, Fashion, Film<\/em>, released last month, will be supported by a Reading &amp; Leeds headline slot, as well as North American arena dates. From then on, Charli\u2019s touring plans remain open-ended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>The Rolling Stones<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\u201cIt\u2019s a must to headline Glastonbury again,\u201d the Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood told <em>NME<\/em> in 2023, spurring chatter that the legendary rockers could eventually hit the fields once more. The band\u2019s first appearance at the event in 2013 remains one of Glastonbury\u2019s most talked-about headline sets, as the Stones brought their decades-spanning catalogue to the Pyramid Stage. On the recent press tour for new LP <em>Foreign Tongues<\/em>, singer Mick Jagger talked at length about the band\u2019s desire to tour again in the future, leaving fans to wonder whether the festival could be part of those plans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Fred again..<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBeyond delivering a magnetic Other Stage set in 2023, for which the crowd spilled out over into the adjoining fields, Fred again\u2026 has never been shy about being seen as a Glastonbury stan. He\u2019s made surprise appearances at dozens of other DJ and producers\u2019 sets in recent years, joined Kurupt FM on stage for a fleeting reload and even popped up on the secluded Strummerville stage to perform repertoire of unreleased ambient music.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIt is that genuine affection for the festival that would make a potential future headline slot feel so fitting, even more so given that electronic headliners are rare at Glastonbury: Basement Jaxx were the last such act, back in 2005.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Olivia Dean<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHolding court during a mid-afternoon Pyramid Stage slot in 2024, wearing a custom jeweled vest top featuring a heart-shaped portrait of her grandmother in tribute to the Windrush generation, Dean looked every inch a future headliner. The performance came before the Londoner had even begun her stratospherically successful <em>The Art of Loving <\/em>campaign, which has since elevated her profile light-years beyond where it stood just two years earlier, delivering six sold-out nights at The O2 and her first Grammy (best new artist). \u201cI will headline Glastonbury one day,\u201d she confidently told <em>The Independent<\/em> in 2023. That dream now feels within reach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Oasis<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Gallagher brothers have been heavily rumoured in the past, having headlined Glastonbury previously in 2004, although that appearance was considered something of a let down. Liam\u2019s vocal issues and a somewhat detached performance left many fans feeling underwhelmed, and the band later acknowledged the set was not among their strongest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPerhaps, then, another headline slot would represent unfinished business. Both brothers have remained closely linked with Glastonbury over the years, with Noel in particular known to attend each summer as a fan. Now, with the band\u2019s long-awaited reunion now underway, with the gargantuan Live \u201825 Tour last year and an accompanying film due for September, the prospect of the brothers returning to Worthy Farm together has inevitably become one of the festival\u2019s most tantalizing possibilities, fueled in part by Liam\u2019s own social media hints. For now, the rumors remain just that \u2013 but few bookings would generate quite the same level of anticipation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Madonna<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe U.K. has played a central role in the pop icon\u2019s triumphant comeback campaign over the past few years. Madonna\u2019s legacy-affirming <em>Celebration<\/em> tour kicked off at The O2 Arena in London in 2023, while she returned to the capital on the eve of her recent record <em>Confessions II <\/em>for an extravagant DJ set performed alongside longtime collaborator Stuart Price. Speaking in a filmed <em>BBC<\/em> special with Graham Norton last month, Madge teased that she has \u201csomething bigger\u201d in the pipeline for \u201cnext summer\u201d \u2013 a hint that has only intensified speculation that she could finally make her long-awaited Glastonbury debut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn Aug. 14, however, Glastonbury boss Emily Eavis scotched rumours by saying that three headliners had already been booked and the Queen of Pop wasn\u2019t one of them. \u201cNo, it\u2019s definitely not Madonna, I\u2019ll tell you that,\u201d she told BBC Radio 4. Whether that remains true come lineup announcement is yet to be seen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Sam Fender<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAlmost a decade after he emerged with the moody, searching 2017 debut single \u201cPlay God,\u201d Fender has become one of the nation\u2019s most beloved and decorated artists, collecting four BRIT Awards to date and taking home the Mercury Prize for last year\u2019s <em>People Watching<\/em> LP. The record\u2019s standout track, \u201cRein Me In,\u201d recently made chart history and became the longest running U.K. No. 1 single of all time, spending 19 weeks at the top spot via a new version with Olivia Dean. Will this momentum carry him to Glastonbury headliner status? If his celebrated 2022 set is anything to go by, that possibility wouldn\u2019t be off the table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Harry Styles<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCould 2027 finally be the year Mr. Styles heads to Worthy Farm? Despite becoming one of the biggest pop stars on the planet, the former One Direction member has never played the festival. Since his transformation into a global powerhouse with 2022 LP <em>Harry\u2019s House<\/em> \u2013 which spawned the Hot 100 No. 1 smash \u201cAs It Was\u201d \u2013 a Glastonbury headline slot has felt like the obvious missing piece in his stunning solo career arc.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tA Glastonbury-goer himself, he\u2019s previously been spotted letting loose at Block9, the \u2018naughty corner\u2019 of the site, and dancing at Jamie xx\u2019s Woodsies headline slot last year. And, following this summer\u2019s huge <em>Together, Together<\/em> global stadium tour, the 32-year-old\u2019s name has well and truly entered the rumour mill \u2013 and with a rare gap in his schedule for next summer, the smart money may be on Styles finally making a home on the Pyramid Stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/glastonbury-2027-festival-potential-headliners-line-up\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/P104EOAD-e1772331582684.jpg?w=1024&#8243;] Felt the Glastonbury-shaped hole in your summer this year? Missed the massive sets and that one-of-a-kind Worthy Farm magic? Us too. After taking a fallow year in 2026, the U.K.\u2019s festival crown jewel is calling once more \u2013 and gearing up for a blockbuster return in 2027. 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