Best secret set of all time?

[EFC1996]

So let’s get excited. What’s been your favourite secret set over the years at Glastonbury and where was the set played? I’m a sucker for a fatboy secret set and I seen him at Stonebrige under the name ‘The Ox’ he came out dressed as a penguin it was brilliant. 

[Sawdusty surfer]

Madness in Lost Vagueness Big Top. 

The band clearly loved it and the crowd went absolutely mental! 

[a6l6e6x]

Killers for me but I'd say that's the only big one I've physically been at 

[Gacheezbo]

The atmosphere at The Killers one was 10/10

[CaledonianGonzo]

Pulp in the Park was pretty joyous.

[EFC1996]

Ah I tried to get to the killers but people were being turned away

[Somto Unigwe Raphael]

Muse John Peel Saturday 2022

[WStoner]

Elbow on Park Stage in 2017.  I'm not an Elbow fan and don't listen to their albums etc. but like some singles.  They played just as the sun was going down on Saturday(?) and it was just magical for some reason! 

[Simsy]

6 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Pulp in the Park was pretty joyous.

This ☝️

[Jacksamthompson]

Not at glasto but Greenday midday in the Nme tent at Reading 2012 is my fave set ever. Would be great if they came and did a quick set this year at glasto as they are in the country. 

[Tommy101]

Elbow at the Park was great, but I'd throw Lianne La Havas in the Avalon into the ring too. Both felt quite special.

[EFC1996]

There’s somethin about a secret set that makes it feel different 

[Gnomicide]

Another for The Killers, incredible atmosphere. Same year as the Elbow one too which I also loved. 

 

[Gingerfish79]

Thom and Jonny in 2010 at The Park in the sun. The lads from Vampire Weekend plus god knows who else were perched on the fence watching. A mass sing-along on the walk down the hill. Glorious stuff.

[Chazeboy]

22 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Pulp in the Park was pretty joyous.

Absolutely paraphrasing Jarvis “you didn’t think we’d leave you out did you”

[Deaf Nobby Burton]

This will be unpopular… but The Libertines in 2015. It was my first Glastonbury and we hadn’t really looked at who it might be, so just turned up and when that curtain dropped to reveal their name it was magical. 

[Wanderlei]

28 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Pulp in the Park was pretty joyous.

Definitely my favourite, although it wasn't very secret.

[Hotchilidog]

I enjoyed Frank Turner's many additional sets in 2019, I managed 3 of the 4 that he did. Of the bigger 'secret sets' I enjoyed the Biffy one in the Park. Had a decent vantage point from up the hill and the sound was loud enough to carry. Was a beautifully sunny day too.

[Scotdy]

Pulp in The Park. Jarvis rambling on about Twix's and going into Common People was amazing!

[vintagelaureate]

The Killers in 2017. 

The entire afternoon there was a blast. King Gizzard, then onto Frank Carter who got the tent bouncing, the the Killers. Immense. 

[Quark]

6 minutes ago, Hotchilidog said:

Of the bigger 'secret sets' I enjoyed the Biffy one in the Park. Had a decent vantage point from up the hill and the sound was loud enough to carry. Was a beautifully sunny day too.

The only secret set I've seen. And that was only because I went up on the hill for a doze and woke up to Biffy kicking off and people streaming into the field

[zero000]

19 minutes ago, Gingerfish79 said:

Thom and Jonny in 2010 at The Park in the sun. The lads from Vampire Weekend plus god knows who else were perched on the fence watching. A mass sing-along on the walk down the hill. Glorious stuff.

+1 for this it was incredible. How often do just Thom and Jonny perform together? Was really special to hear some absolute classics stripped back to the core. Made me truly appreciate what great songs they were.

 

Also much better than the Radiohead set the following year which was middling. 

[nikkic]

+1 for Pulp.

Also really enjoyed Vampire Weekend on The Park in 2019.

Killers atmosphere was great but we were so far outside the tent we couldn't see a thing.

[Simsy]

Was there one year Franz Ferdinand did a secret set in the Park and they were handing out flyers cos they thought nobody would turn up? That must have been before everyone had smartphones and could check Twitter for secret sets 

[gigpusher]

31 minutes ago, Gingerfish79 said:

Thom and Jonny in 2010 at The Park in the sun. The lads from Vampire Weekend plus god knows who else were perched on the fence watching. A mass sing-along on the walk down the hill. Glorious stuff.

Yep that was fab. I could only hear and not see but was still so glad I hadn't missed it. 

Really enjoyed Django Django in Williams Green on the Thursday one year as well. Think they were the start of the secret sets on Thursday time.