The Rumour mills have been grinding for weeks now, with some bands and artists announcing they are playing while even the tabloids are pumping out the usual bull****, so having a look at what is going on, the festi itself has produced a tongue in cheek list of possible's, which is code for 'not telling you, wishlist and trying to negotiate'! continuing with last years format of bands for grandparents and their grand children, don't expect any serious in your face rock bands this year.
Artists who have made public statements about definatly going are the following:
Blur - Self confirmed in The Mirror
Bruce Springsteen - Confirmed to headline Pyramid Stage on the Saturday
Bon Iver - Exclusively Confirmed By Virtual Festivals.
Crosby Stills and Nash - Self confirmed on
Crosby, Stills and Nash
Dj Yoda - Virtual festivals
Doves - Confirmed by E. Eavis
Emiliana Torrini - Confirmed by E. Eavis
Fleet Foxes - Officially confirmed by M. Eavis
Florence and The Machine - Confirmed by E. Eavis
Franz Ferdinand - Self Confirmed on their Myspace and Official website.
Lily Allen - Self Confirmed
Madness - Suggs confirms rumours on Radio 2
Major Major - Won “Rockstar Bands” competition.
Neil Young - Confirmed By Glastonbury Organisers
Rolf Harris - Self Confirmed on BBC Radio
Then we have strong rumours of possible's
BabaJack
BB King
Billy Nasty
Biggles Wartime Band
Bloc Party
Boat Band
Keane
Kanye West
Kaiser Chiefs
Elbow
Lily Allen
Oasis - New Material
Orbital
Arctic Monkeys - New Material
The Coral - eFestivals
Fatboy Slim - eFestivals
The Blockheads - eFestivals
Bodger and Badger - eFestivals
Squeeze
Scouting for Girls
Tom Jones
The Summits
and the week rumours (very)
AC/DC
Anvil
Beyonce
Courteeners, The
Daft Punk
Dire Straits
Depeche Mode
Doves
Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Grace Jones
Kanye West
Kasabian
Killers
Madonna
Muse
Pink Floyd (David Gilmore)
Sonic Youth
Strokes
Radiohead
Foo Fighters
Ting Tings
Franz Ferdinand
Razorlight
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Wrens, The