Worthy Farm Whispers: Glastonbury 2025’s Secret Sets and the ‘Patchwork’ Puzzle

The full line-up, including stage times for Glastonbury 2025, has landed, and excitement is reaching fever pitch as fans pore over the schedule, spotting a staggering 56 ‘To Be Announced’ slots and a mysterious act named “Patchwork” on the iconic Pyramid Stage.

Unveiled at 10am on Tuesday (3 June), via the festival’s social media channels, organisers confirmed more than 3,000 performances across dozens of stages, giving ticket-holders a chance to start plotting their routes around the vast Worthy Farm site — and helping fans at home plan what to watch and listen to via the BBC’s extensive coverage.

Set to take place at Worthy Farm in Somerset Wednesday 25 to Sunday 29 June — ahead of its schedules fallow year in 2026 — this year’s festival promises a whirlwind of music, surprises, and speculation, with headliners The 1975, Neil Young, Olivia Rodrigo set to light up the Pyramid Stage, along with Rod Stewart, who will take to the coveted Sunday Teatime Legends Slot.

While headline acts dominate the posters, a big buzz this year lies in the details of 56 slots across the schedule are marked simply “TBA”, hinting at a full slate of secret sets scattered across the weekend.

Who could be behind these unannounced performances? Let’s dive into the rumours, the clues, and the tantalising gaps in the schedule that have fans buzzing with anticipation.

🔎 The Secret Set Frenzy: What We Know (and Don’t)

Glastonbury’s history of surprise appearances — think Foo Fighters masquerading as “The Churnups” in 2023 — has festivalgoers on high alert. This year, a prominent ‘TBA’ slot on the Pyramid Stage on Friday, 27 June, from 16:55 to 17:30 (just before Alanis Morissette), is a prime candidate for a big reveal. Another mystery slot pops up early Friday at Woodsies from 11:30 to 12:15, while The Park Stage has a gap on Saturday, 28 June, between 19:30 and 20:30, nestled between Gary Numan and Beth Gibbons. Could these be the moments for a surprise legend to step into the spotlight?

Elsewhere, the Shangri-La Stage has a late-night gap on Saturday, 28 June, from 00:00 to 00:45, just before Fatboy Slim. Rumours point to Kneecap, who were initially listed for an extra set at Shangri-La alongside their confirmed West Holts appearance, but have since vanished from the line-up. Other intriguing TBAs include the Stonebridge Bar on Friday after Erol Alkan’s B2B with Fall Forward, two slots at the Scissors stage on Saturday, and three at BBC Introducing, including a mystery headliner on Sunday, 29 June, from 20:30 to 21:00.

Last year, secret sets stole the show — Kasabian’s explosive Woodsies performance caused such a crowd surge that the stage was briefly shut down, while Fred Again.. delivered an intimate, ambient set at Strummerville — With 56 TBAs this time, the possibilities feel endless.

🧩 The ‘Patchwork’ Puzzle

All that said, the biggest enigma so far is “Patchwork,” billed on the Pyramid Stage for Saturday, 28 June, from 18:15 to 19:15, and following the Foo Fighters’ 2023 disguise, speculation is rife.

Could it be Haim? The US sister trio has a one-off show in Margate on 27 June and kicks off their ‘I Quit’ tour in September. Fans have dug up clues: “Patchwork” ties to a 2011 novel by Sylvia Haim (no relation) and a 2015 film about three young women — eerily mirroring the three Haim sisters.

Other contenders include Pulp, fresh off their first album in 24 years, ‘More,’ released 6 June, 2025. Their UK tour schedule has a Glasto-sized gap, and keyboardist Candida Doyle recently mentioned her patchwork hobby on BBC Radio 2. Despite an official denial, could this be a clever bluff?

Sam Fender’s summer schedule also has a suspicious break, while Robbie Williams, gearing up for his ‘BRITPOP’ album release, might nod to his iconic 1995 Glastonbury set with a surprise return.

Mumford & Sons, 2013 headliners, are also in the mix, though some fans worry they’d be a less thrilling reveal.

🌟 More Rumoured Stars

The speculation doesn’t stop there — Lorde, whose new album ‘Virgin’ drops on 27 June, hinted at her keenness to return during a BBC Radio 2 interview on 5 June, 2025. “I’m pretty keen, honestly,” she told Jo Whiley, noting the album’s timing and her friends’ performances, like Charli XCX headlining the Other Stage on Saturday. Lorde’s past Glasto sets — 2017’s moody Other Stage gig and 2022’s massive Pyramid show — left her “shooketh” and eager to return, perhaps for the Friday TBA slot.

You can hear Lorde talking Glastonbury in the clip below, or listen to the full interview (available for the next 28 days) on BBC Sounds.

Elsewhere, Yungblud, hot off headlining BludFest the week before and releasing the first half of his “fucking rock opera double album” ‘Idols,’ is another name floating around. Lana Del Rey, whose 2023 set was cut short by curfew, has free days on Friday and Sunday, while Lewis Capaldi, after a tentative comeback last month, could perhaps pick up where he left off after his performance back in 2023. Even Lady Gaga, absent from Glasto since 2009, teased “not much” would be needed to lure her back.

📱 Glastonbury 2025 App by Vodafone

Earlier this month, Glastonbury released its 2025 app, powered by Vodafone and “packed full of even more exciting features to help you plan your ultimate Festival experience”.

This year’s headline addition is live location sharing, allowing users to track and reunite with friends across the busy site — whether they’ve snagged a great spot for Dua Lipa at the Pyramid Stage or wandered off for a legendary vegan burger.

Another standout feature is step count tracking, now built into the popular ‘My Highlights’ post-Festival wrap. Festival-goers can compare their steps to see who covered the most ground—or who danced the longest—over the long weekend.

But the innovation doesn’t stop at convenience. Vodafone has tied this new feature to a meaningful initiative: for every average step count logged by attendees, the company will match it with a donation through its everyone.connected campaign — up to a generous 75,000 donations. These contributions will help provide connectivity, devices and digital skills to underserved communities across the UK.

The application, created by Vodafone – and which can be downloaded from both the App Store and Google Play Store – is the only official app for the event and gives music fans the chance to stay connected with the latest live Festival updates, while navigating their way around the 1000-acre site and creating their own personalised line-ups to share and more.

🔨 Live Site Build: Watch Glasto Rise

The site build traditionally kicks off with work on the iconic Pyramid Stage, and this year was no different:

🎥 Watch the build as Glastonbury Festival gets ready for 2025 »

🗺️ New 2025 Festival Map Released

On 17th May, the first public version of the Glastonbury 2025 map dropped on the official website, complete with updates and changes for this year’s edition.

Some of the changes include more space for the Other Stage field, which means a scale back for the adjoining Oxylers campsite. Elsewhere, public camping space has decreased in Bushy Ground, South Park 2, and Pennards — unlike Pylon Ground, where it has increased. The reduction has made way for more staff camping in Bushy and South Park 2, as well as expanded family camping in Wicket and Cockmill fields.

📖 Read our full breakdown of changes »

⛺ Camping Guide

When camping at Glastonbury Festival, remember, each campsite has its pluses and minuses, and every person has their varied wants and needs — it’s not a “one size fits all” scenario.

Your Glastonbury ticket price includes access to all the camping fields, which means you can choose to pitch your tent anywhere within the designated camping zones that reside throughout the Festival fields, spanning from right next to the Pyramid Stage, to more tranquil areas on the outskirts of the Festival.

Click here to view our comprehensive guide to choosing the best place for you to camp at Glastonbury Festival.

🎒 Packing List

The backpack room is tight, and that space is at a premium – If you can’t carry or wheel it in, it’s not coming in, and therefore, preparation is key.

There’s far more to surviving a Glastonbury than just tossing up the tent and placing down the sleeping bag, it’s the minute details that will help you survive the weekend.

So, as you begin to pack your bags, click here to view our ultimate Glastonbury packing list, containing things you absolutely must bring (and maybe more importantly, not bring) with you to Worthy Farm for Glastonbury 2025.

🎟️ Ticket Opportunities

Although all tickets have already sold out, there is currently still one competition running for the chance of winning Glastonbury 2025 tickets from Tony’s Chocolonely ticket competition.

The final batch of General Admission tickets for the 2025 Glastonbury Festival sold out in just 19 minutes last month, after going on sale at 9am on Sunday, 27th April.

Keeping with tradition, only pre-registered buyers could access the online sales as part of Glastonbury’s continued drive against ticket touting.

Hundreds of thousands of Glasto-fans were up bright and early, ready at their computer screens in the second of two ticket resales for the chance of buying tickets for Glastonbury 2025 — after tickets completely sold out when they originally went up for sale last November.

Last November saw the first main wave of tickets, which included tickets packaged with coach travel selling out in just 32 minutes, before General Admission tickets were all snapped up in 35 minutes.

Click here to view our daily updated list of all the competitions for the chance of winning tickets to this year’s Glastonbury Festival.