Who will be Glastonbury Festival's third headliner?

Glastonbury Festival 2015

Wednesday 24th to Sunday 28th June 2015
Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4AZ, England MAP
£220 (secured with a deposit) - SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 198,000

The Sun newspaper have published, (here), that they believe that Glastonbury Festival's Sunday night headlining act will be The Who, with support from Paul Weller, or Noel Gallagher.

They have written:

"GLASTONBURY already has two huge US acts booked to headline this summer but MICHAEL EAVIS has looked closer to home for the perfect band to close the festival....

I can reveal it will be THE WHO bringing the Worthy Farm event to an end with a spectacular Pyramid Stage performance.

Rock legends ROGER DALTREY and PETE TOWNSHEND have somehow kept the news under wraps . . . until now, with music fans struggling to crack the mystery of who Michael and daughter EMILY EAVIS would bag for the final slot.

PRINCE, FLEETWOOD MAC, MUSE, AC/DC, OASIS and BLUR have all been rumoured for the prestigious headline spot but it’s mod legends The Who who will take to the stage on June 28.

And they’re likely to have top-notch support from an artist they’ve influenced, with PAUL WELLER and NOEL GALLAGHER in the frame to play the set before.

A festival insider said: “The Who booking has been kept quiet because the band are also playing a Hyde Park gig for the British Summer Time festival so the announcement will be made in a few weeks.

“The band are still one of the best live groups and are currently on their 50th-anniversary tour, so it’s bound to be an amazing show.

“There’ll also be support from an artist like Paul Weller or Noel Gallagher. It will be a dream night for rock fans.”

Roger and Pete played a triumphant headline set in 2007 but are so desperate to play again they are rearranging a Paris show originally scheduled for that Sunday.

The booking means there’s something for all ages, with FOO FIGHTERS and KANYE WEST topping the bill on the Friday and Saturday.

And The Who’s show is sure to be a big hit with songs such as My Generation, Won’t Get Fooled Again, Baba O’Riley, Substitute and The Kids Are Alright echoing across the fields."

It looked as though The Who were out of the running with two shows in Paris slated, and the Sunday one already sold out. However the article does suggest the band who last headlined in 2007 will be rearranging a Paris show originally scheduled for that Sunday. This string of dates has been heavily reported as their last ever tour, and perhaps they really do want to make their final appearance in the UK at Glastonbury Festival.

We'll just have to wait for the official word from the Festival to find out if The Sun have got it right.

Acts confirmed so far include Friday headliner Foo Fighters, and Saturday headliner Kanye West, with Father John Misty, Courtney Barnett, Lionel Richie, Patti Smith & her band, Florence + The Machine, Pharrell Williams, Alt-J, Motorhead, Mary J Blige, Alabama Shakes, Paloma Faith, The Waterboys, The Fall, George Ezra, Rudimental, Deadmau5, The Vaccines, The Maccabees, Suede, The Chemical Brothers (live), Belle & Sebastian, Clean Bandit, Jungle, Jamie XX, Gregory Porter, Super Furry Animals, Jon Hopkins, Sharon Van Etten, Kate Tempest, Wolf Alice, Perfume Genius, Fat White Family, La Roux, Death Cab For Cutie, Kasai Allstars, FFS (Franz Ferdinand & Sparks), Modestep, Circa Waves, Peace, Young Fathers, The Moody Blues, Chronixx, Mavis Staples, FKA Twigs, Caribou, Goat, Future Islands, Run the Jewels, Hot Chip, Flying Lotus, Azealia Banks, Todd Terje, Ryan Adams, Spiritualized, Roy Ayers, The Mothership Returns: George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic & The Family Stone, Jamie T, Ben Howard, Mark Ronson, Ibeyi, Rae Morris, Enter Shikari, Lianne La Havas, Jessie Ware, Death From Above 1979, Years And Years, Sleaford Mods, Charli XCX, The Pop Group, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Ella Eyre, Hozier, and the entrants for the Emerging Talent competition Declan McKenna, Shields, K.O.G & the Zongo Brigade, MoD, Princess Slayer, Lucy Kitchen, Isaac Lee-Kronick, and Jakl.

This year's sold out Glastonbury Festival runs for five full days from Wednesday 24th until Sunday 28th June 2015 across over a 1,000 acres of beautiful countryside at Worthy Farm, Pilton in Somerset.

As ever, entry includes a free programme. Once again, the Festival will be raising more than £2 million in funds for Oxfam, Wateraid, Greenpeace and and hundreds of other worthy causes, both local and international.

The full complete line-up will not be announced until next month. Expect something like 2,000 performances at over 100 venues including music, cabaret, theatre, circus, a fantastic Kidz area, poetry, green crafts and information, site art, decor, and loads, loads more ... much more than just the music, so make sure you check it all out!

As usual eFestivals will bring you the very best-sourced rumours, allowing festival-goers to see who is playing long before the bands are formally announced - keep your eyes on the Glastonbury 2015 rumours, updated as we receive information.

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