{"id":4787,"date":"2025-04-08T09:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/4787\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T09:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T09:07:09","slug":"pop-icon-accidentally-reveals-hes-playing-glastonbury-after-leaking-news-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/4787\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop icon accidentally reveals he&#8217;s playing Glastonbury after leaking news online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEC_246677500-f829.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22866024\" alt=\"A compilation image of Example in silhouette in front of the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tThe Glastonbury lineup just got even bigger (Pictures: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>A huge British artist has accidentally confirmed they are performing at <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/glastonbury-festival\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glastonbury<\/a> Festival in a <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/social-media\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> post.<\/p>\n<p>Example \u2013 real name Elliot Gleave \u2013 shared a list of upcoming shows on his <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/instagram\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> page, including one pixelated date on June 27, which just so happens to coincide with Glastonbury.<\/p>\n<p>The annual festival takes place this year from June 25 to 29 at Worthy Farm with <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/06\/glastonbury-20-times-2025-best-line-up-22681557\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">headline acts<\/a> <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/olivia-rodrigo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olivia Rodrigo<\/a>, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/07\/matty-healys-problematic-past-overshadowing-1975s-glastonbury-glory-22687255\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 1975<\/a>, and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/neil-young\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neil Young<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Adding fuel to the fire, the Kickstarts hitmaker, 42, shared a list of milestones achieved going into 2025, including his first show in Japan and first <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/reading-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reading and Leeds performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He also pixelated somewhere that he would be performing for the ninth time, with fans pointing out he has performed at Glastonbury eight times previously.<\/p>\n<p>The musician first performed at the iconic festival in 2013, and last hit the Glade Stage in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246679649-bae0.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22866099\" alt=\"Pop icon accidentally reveals he's playing Glastonbury after leaking news online\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tExample shared a 2025 tour poster on Instagram with a very telling date blurred out (Picture: Instagram\/Example)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246679568-e97a.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22866102\" alt=\"Pop icon accidentally reveals he's playing Glastonbury after leaking news online\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tHe also shared a list of 2025 milestones that seemed to hint at a Glastonbury set (Picture: Instagram\/Example)<\/p>\n<p>He also teased new music in the post, typing a number of eyeball emojis next to the potential milestone, possibly signalling something is in the works.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the cryptic poster on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/glastonbury_festival\/comments\/1jszvg0\/example_self_confirm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reddit<\/a>, Alexthomas16 wrote: \u2018Pretty sure that says Shangri La Friday 27th Glastonbury \ud83d\udd7a.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s not the only artist to let slip his appearance with US band <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/21\/us-band-confirm-glastonbury-despite-no-official-announcement-festival-22767214\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Infinity Song<\/a>announcing their set as part of their world tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re happy to announce WORLD TOUR II,\u2019 the band wrote on Instagram. \u2018It\u2019ll be our first time in Asia, first time at Glastonbury in the UK.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tWin two tickets to Polygon Live, the UK&#8217;s first immersive music festival\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_237786221_7b5f01.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22760494\" alt=\"Polygon Live\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tPolygon Live is a 360 immersive music experience (Picture: Marc de Groot)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Metro <\/strong>has teamed up to give away 20 pairs of tickets to <strong><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/30\/buy-tickets-new-cutting-edge-immersive-uk-festival-polygon-live-22451051\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polygon Live LDN<\/a><\/strong>, a unique new festival taking place in London\u2019s Crystal Palace Park from<strong> 2-4 May 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Blending light and spatial sound, the 360\u00ba immersive festival has a stellar lineup 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Good luck!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>*Open to GB (excluding N. Ireland) residents aged 18 or over. Promotion open from 12:01 on 02\/04\/2025 and closes at 23:59 on 18\/04\/2025. 1 entry per person. 20 prizes of 2x General Admission Single Day tickets to attend 1 day of Polygon Live LDN 2025 at Crystal Palace Park, valid for either Friday 2 May 2025, Saturday 3 May 2025 or Sunday 4 May 2025. 1 entry per person.<br \/>Full T&amp;Cs apply, see <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/02\/inside-polygon-live-uks-newest-immersive-festival-win-tickets-22836227\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. Full Polygon T&amp;Cs apply to entry and attendance, see <a href=\"https:\/\/polygon-productions.live\/polygon-live-ldn-terms-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Their tour poster, which includes stops in Europe, the US, and Canada, included a clearly marked Glastonbury slot on June 28.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2149337877.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22767598\" alt=\"GRAMMY U Showcase\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tInfinity Song also let slip they\u2019d be performing (Picture: Rob Kim\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/p>\n<p>They added: \u2018Most importantly, we\u2019ll play our favourite songs, in some of our favourite places, for some of the best fans on earth. We cannot wait to sing for you.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/21\/us-band-confirm-glastonbury-despite-no-official-announcement-festival-22767214\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Headliner Young also accidentally revealed his attendance<\/a>, saying he would be performing after Sir Rod Stewart\u2019s legends slot.<\/p>\n<p>In January, the\u00a079-year-old Canadian-American singer announced he\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/02\/artists-refuse-play-glastonbury-neil-young-pulls-22281348\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">would not be playing Worthy Farm\u00a0<\/a>after a disagreement with the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>He then\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/03\/neil-young-announces-play-glastonbury-error-information-caused-drop-22289645\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made another U-turn\u00a0<\/a>and confirmed he would indeed be headlining the festival, weeks before the poster made it official.<\/p>\n<p>Metro has contacted representatives for Glastonbury Festival for comment<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/07\/gareth-gates-shares-rare-photo-daughter-16-celebrates-milestone-birthday-22865613\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gareth Gates shares rare photo of daughter, 16, as she celebrates milestone birthday<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/05\/original-oasis-drummer-buries-hatchet-emotional-shout-out-25-years-suing-band-22857131\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Original Oasis member wants to join reunion tour \u2014 after suing band for \u00a318,000,000<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/05\/iconic-uk-band-bow-heartbreaking-final-message-20-years-together-22856769\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rock frontman \u2018throwing up\u2019 hours before final ever concert<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Glastonbury lineup just got even bigger (Pictures: Getty) A huge British artist has accidentally confirmed they are&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4788,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[2708,77,2709,269,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-4787","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-british-musicians","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-glastonbury-festival","11":"tag-music","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114301556678944932","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}