Tiësto has hinted at a possible performance at Glastonbury 2025 in a recent interview.
Speaking to Capital UK‘s Evening Show With Jimmy Hill this week (Wednesday, 5th February), the Dutch DJ and producer was asked whether he had any plans to return to the UK later this summer for festival season.
“I’m working on it now actually, so I haven’t really made the plans yet,” he replied, while adding: “But maybe Creamfields maybe Glastonbury, you know, I’m talking to all of these guys, so we’ll see. Trying to find the balance in life!”
Despite appearing on the Creamfields bill multiple times in the past, the Grammy-winning trance artist has yet to perform at the Pilton-held Festival in the past — so if the Glastonbury talks do come to fruition, this year could very well see the Dutch DJ finally make his Worthy Farm debut.
Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of electronic dance music (EDM), Tiësto’s career spans over two decades and includes numerous accolades, including a Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording.
Known for hits like “Red Lights” and “The Business,” Tiësto has played at major festivals like Tomorrowlan, Ultra Music Festival, and last headlined the Creamfields festival in 2023.
Last year [2024], Tiësto was scheduled to appear as the Super Bowl’s first-ever in-game DJ in Las Vegas, but was forced to pull out due to a “personal family emergency” and was subsequently replaced by Kaskade.
You can view the full interview with Tiësto on Capital UK in the video below, with specific Glastonbury-talk starting around 2 minutes and 50 seconds into the clip.
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
