American group confirm secret Glastonbury set as they tease fans with big clue
HAIM have finally confirmed they are one of the secret acts at Glastonbury Festival.
The American sister trio will be hitting the Park Stage at Worthy Farm tonight at 7.30pm after weeks of speculation.
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HAIM will be appearing on the Park Stage today
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The sisters will appear on the Park Stage at 7.30pm
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As well as the BBC posting a photograph confirming the news, the sisters – Alana, Este and Danielle – shared a video of them getting ready for the weekend, donning sunglasses and wellingtons.
The band has long been considered a glaring omission from the Glastonbury line-up, particularly considering their new album, I Quit, dropped this week.
They were also already confirmed to be in the UK in time for the festival, performing a headline show at Margate's Dreamland on Friday.
As a result fans had been speculating for weeks that they would make an appearance in some form.
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It was initially believed they were the band 'Patchwork' that will be appearing on the Pyramid Stage at 6.15pm – with the name being the title of a book by novelist Sylvia Haim.
However, that is now widely believed to be Pulp in a comeback after more than a decade away from the festival – and nearly 20 years since they were on the Pyramid Stage.
Secret Sets have become a Glastonbury staple, and as the festival prepares to take a "fallow" year next year, they are making sure 2025 is one to remember with more than 42 'TBA' slots on their line-up.
So far,
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Celebrating the launch of her album, Virgin, the New Zealand singer played the record in its entirety to the crowd.
Lewis Capaldi also left fans in tears when he was confirmed to be the mysterious "TBA" set on the main Pyramid stage, returning two years since his last performance saw him remove himself from the spotlight completely.
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Franz Ferdinand couldn't resist playfully jabbing at Lewis's return, with the
Sets have also been forced to change at the last minute – with Deftones announcing that, due to illness,
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In their place, grime star Skepta was pulled in at the eleventh hour to take to the stage, and will be going on at 9pm, with Ezra Collective slightly extending their set as well to fill the time left behind by Deftones.
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The girls were initially rumoured to be the band 'Patchwork'
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The sisters arrived in the UK earlier this week
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