When the total line-up for this weekend’s Glastonbury competition was introduced firstly of the month, it did not take lengthy for eagle-eyed music followers to identify {that a} beforehand unknown artist named Patchwork had a suspiciously excessive profile slot on the positioning’s Pyramid Stage on the night of Saturday, June 28, taking part in at 6:15pm, after former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman John Fogerty and earlier than south London R&B celebrity Raye.
It is common for the competition to host artists who maintain their true identification hidden till the eleventh hour – simply two years in the past the truth that Foo Fighters can be taking part in the competition billed as The Churnups was the world’s worst-kept secret – however with festival-goers already pitching their tents on Worthy Farm, the truth that no-one has but formally cracked the identification of this yr’s largest thriller guess is inflicting all method of feverish guesswork.
In latest weeks, the good cash was being positioned on Patchwork being revealed as both Pulp, or Haim.
Jarvis Cocker’s Btitpop misfits are a real band of the individuals, Glastonbury legends because of their 1995 headline efficiency, and their latest return with Extra, their first new album in 24 years has been rapturously acquired. On condition that the band had a six-date enviornment tour booked for June this yr, it could make sense that they would not want to damage their very own ticket gross sales by concurrently asserting their presence on this yr’s Glasto invoice, plus they’ve earlier kind relating to secret reveals, having made a ‘shock’ look on the competition’s Park stage again in 2011.
Nevertheless, members of the band have sought to quash the rumours in latest weeks, with keyboard participant Candida Doyle telling BBC 6 Music that the Sheffield group “needed to” to play, however however that competition bookers “weren’t “. Jarvis Cocker, in the meantime, has said that the band would solely be at Glastonbury this weekend in a “life or dying scenario”.
The case for Haim taking part in appeared extra logical, to some. On-line sleuths found that there is a e book titled Patchwork written by one Susan Haim, and concluded that this should imply that the thriller band are Este, Danielle, and Alana Haim. The LA band launched a brand new album, I Give up, final week, and so they’re booked to play a one-off British present at Dreamland Margate on Friday, June 27, that means that they’d, theoretically, be free on the twenty eighth. Chatting with Radio 2 DJ Jo Whiley not too long ago, the sisters admitted that they’d be “within the space” this weekend, however then expressed their love for the competition’s Park Stage..,. which occurs to have a TBA slot on Saturday night time too.
Hmmmm…
The waters have additionally been muddied this week by a cryptic on-line put up by US pop tremendous star Chappell Roan.
The star has already carried out at quite a few European festivals this summer time, however has a niche in her touring schedule this coming weekend. So when the Missouri-born star posted a throwback {photograph} of herself as a toddler holding a patchwork blanket, the web had a mini-meltdown, because the web does. Some observers additionally identified that the singer wore a patchwork go well with at this yr’s Met Gala.
The plot thickens.
Dave Grohl’s presence within the UK has additionally muddied the waters. The Foo Fighters frontman made a shock look onstage together with his previous pal Kim Deal in London final week to carry out Pixies traditional Gigantic, resulting in hypothesis as as to if a return to Glastonbury may additionally be on the playing cards. On condition that the Foos not too long ago sacked drummer Josh Freese, debuting a brand new line-up at Worthy Farm can be a daring transfer, however what if Patchwork is a coded reference for a (partial) Nirvana reformation, or certainly for a one-off ‘patched collectively’ rock supergroup? Has anybody checked on the whereabouts of Josh Homme, Brian Might and Lars Ulrich?
Different names have been talked about with reference to Patchwork. Lewis Capaldi. Mumford and Sons. Oasis. Robbie Williams. Dying Fetus. Okay, that final one is a lie, however forgive us, our heads are spinning at this level…
Frankly, Saturday night cannot come quickly sufficient.
And if you cannot be at Glastonbury this weekend, this is how one can watch all the joy unfold from the consolation of your individual house.