Eagled-eyed Glastonbury followers predict the competition to disclose the identification of the thriller secret band The Churnups shortly.
It’s only one week till Glasto kicks off, with Arctic Monkeys, Weapons N’ Roses and Elton John headlining the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in Pilton from June 21 to June 25. When the total line-up with stage occasions have been revealed final month, a lot hypothesis arose round an unknown band referred to as The Churnups showing on the invoice at 6.15pm on the Friday of the competition, taking part in on the Pyramid Stage earlier than Royal Blood.
The commonest theories have been that it might be Foo Fighters, or returning Britpop veterans Pulp. The hearsay mill then appeared to spin in favour of Foos, after Dave Grohl teased followers with a message that talked about “churning up” feelings.
Now, followers predict the announcement to be made imminently – after a poster calling for consideration with the phrases “Hey net cam!” appeared this morning (Thursday June 15) on the competition’s official reside webcam on the BBC. Many consider this to be a part of a much bigger reveal to return. See a nonetheless of the poster under.
This comes after feedback from Lauren Laverne on her BBC 6 Music radio present this morning sparked hypothesis that an announcement was imminent.
“Proper now, a band who – will they be there, who is aware of? I’m wondering,” stated Laverne, talking of the band and waiting for the competition. “‘However Right here We Are‘ is definitely the identify of their new album. Foo Fighters on 6 Music, that is out on RCA… Getting all churned up, as they could publish on their social media feed…”
Some notice that this may very well be resulting in an artist reveal just like that of Radiohead in 2017, when the band’s iconic ‘bear face’ brand was noticed on the webcam being drawn onto the grass. Nevertheless, posters that merely appear to be teasing the competition kicking off quickly have been noticed on the webcam earlier this week.
In the meantime, dependable Glastonbury shock set hearsay supply Secret Glasto are additionally anticipating Grohl and co. to be revealed quickly
I *love* that somebody at @glastonbury has considered placing posters up for the @bbcglasto webcam to see! Very nice contact! Properly executed you! #Glastonbury2023 pic.twitter.com/dDllP7ZFJz
— MartinC (@MartinCurtis01) June 9, 2023
Hey.. pic.twitter.com/cR6kVyjacA
— Secretglasto (@secretglasto) June 15, 2023
We’ve obtained one other confession to make, you’d definitely be FOOlish to overlook The Churnups
— Secretglasto (@secretglasto) June 15, 2023
Foo Fighters lately kicked off their 2023 comeback tour, that includes Josh Freese as their new reside drummer, whereas additionally teasing particulars of “soon-to-be-announced” UK dates.
The return of Foos to Worthy Farm would come after Grohl made a shock cameo throughout Paul McCartney’s headline set final 12 months, and follows on from the band topping the invoice on the Pyramid Stage in 2017.
Pulp, in the meantime, lately kicked off their run of comeback reveals in Bridlington, earlier than final week reuniting with Richard Hawley to carry out ‘Widespread Individuals’. They’ll be headlining Isle Of Wight Competition this weekend, earlier than their 2023 UK tour continues.
The band additionally added three extra gigs to their comeback run – taking part in an enormous outside present at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl on Tuesday July 4 and two intimate gigs at London’s Eventim Apollo Hammersmith on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 July. Head right here for tickets and extra data.
In the meantime, the climate forecast for Glastonbury 2023 additionally seems to vow combined situations of sunny and moist situations.
