Goldie has confirmed he’ll be returning to Worthy Farm for a performance at Glastonbury 2025 this June.
While joining Nick Grimshaw yesterday morning (27 February) on BBC Radio 6 Music for a chat about his new music, Goldie revealed he’ll be back at Glastonbury Festival this summer with his live show for a performance at The Glade — after performing on that very stage just last year [2024].
The revelation came after Grimshaw asked Goldie about his experience of working with Noel Gallagher on his upcoming album. In response, Goldie shared an interesting anecdote, saying, “He [Noel] came to the Glade [in 2024] with about fifteen people, […] and said that the live show with the band is incredible.”
Spawned from its roots in the Field of Avalon and the Experimental Soundfield of 1992, The Glade has been around and kicking since the year 2000.
Located at the heart of the Festival, the Glade is the perfect meeting hub to recharge while taking in eclectic grooves, fancy beats, reggae, dub, disco, pints, and cocktails at the Spike Wishing Tree – all on the backdrop of a setting sun through magical trees.
This morning (28 February), Nick Grimshaw once again strongly reaffirmed that Goldie had announced his Glastonbury performance on the show the previous day, mentioning that a lot of people had been asking about it in their DMs.
One of DnB’s defining figures, Goldie, whose real name is Clifford Joseph Price, is set to release new music as his alter ego Rufige Kru while underlining his commitment to breakbeat-enabled futurism. The new album ‘Alpha Omega’ lands on the 16th of May via London Records — who first released Goldie some 30 years ago.
You can listen to the full interview with Goldie on BBC Sounds (for the next 28 days) — with Noel Gallagher and Glastonbury talk starting at around the 2:19:50 time mark.
Line-up and rumours
Last month, Neil Young was announced as the first headliner for Glastonbury 2025 after he initially pulled out of the festival due to it being “a corporate turn-off”. The Canadian-born singer, songwriter icon said: “We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in.”
However, Young then backtracked on these remarks shortly afterwards, acknowledging that there had been “an error in the information received”. “Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary and we look forward to playing! Hope to see you there!” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Rod Stewart was announced for this year’s coveted Legend Slot late last year, while Nile Rodgers accidentally let it slip that he and Chic are set for a performance at Glastonbury 2025.
Although no other acts have been announced as of this moment in time, speculation about who might play the legendary festival is always very high, and with the summer’s event fast approaching, the Glasto Rumour Mill is already spinning in full force.
The first line-up poster is usually revealed around the beginning of March, followed by the full line-up announcement sometime at the end of May (and a string of individual area line-up announcements in between). That said, many artists ‘self-confirm’ before the official announcements by divulging the news via interviews, social media or website listings to accompany the ever-growing rumours.
Some potential prominent headliner names currently making the rumour rounds include Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Fender and The 1975, to name a few — View our daily updated list of acts confirmed, rumoured and unlikely to perform at Glastonbury 2025 so far, by clicking here.
Ticket Opportunities
The Glastonbury 2025 Autumn ticket sales took place last November with the introduction of a new queueing system, which saw Ticket Plus Coach Travel packages and General Admission tickets sell out within 32 minutes and 40 minutes, respectively.
In addition to the upcoming ticket re-sales (expected to go on sale in the spring), some other opportunities for getting to Glastonbury include volunteering and working at the Festival, as well as entering competitions (once those options make themselves available).
Some past chances for winning tickets in previous years included opportunities from Brothers Cider, The Guardian, Vodafone, Time Out, White Claw, Tony’s Chocolonely & Oxfam, Chilly’s, Hunter Boots, Barbour & Oxfam, Co-op & Brooklyn Pilsner, and more.
The sold-out Glastonbury Festival is set to return this summer and will run from the 25th to the 29th of June 2025 in Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset.
⚠️ Bogus Operators
Glastonbury Festival would very much like fans to be aware that there are people out there who will try and sell fake Glastonbury tickets to unsuspecting, willing and innocent potential purchasers. Although Glasto-veterans who have been going to the Festival for quite some time may recognise these scams for what they are, newcomers might not.
Please do not risk falling victim to touts, bogus operators or fake promotions / contests. If you have doubts about any company offering tickets, accommodation or competitions to access Glastonbury Festival, please get in touch with the Festival office – And as always, remember that tickets are sold only on one site, which is glastonbury.seetickets.com
