Oscar-nominated actor 'to play Glastonbury set' after unveiling incredible vocals
Timothée Chalamet is reportedly set to play a secret set at Glastonbury Festival 025 following his incredible performance as Bob Dylan
Timothée Chalamet is reportedly set to play a secret set at Glastonbury 2025 following his incredible performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown.
After stepping into the iconic shoes of the music icon for a critically acclaimed biopic that stormed awards season, Timothée, 29, turned heads not only for his portrayal but for singing Dylan's classics himself rather than lip-syncing.
Now, rumors suggest that Chalamet will be bringing that same raw vocal energy to Glastonbury 2025 - specifically, to an unannounced set that's already buzzing with speculation.
The Sun reports that Chalamet is tipped to appear on the Acoustic Stage on Saturday, June 28, as part of the Dylan-inspired ensemble Not Completely Unknown.
The listing for the band on Glastonbury's official site hints at 'special guests,' further fueling the whispers.
If it happens, it would mark the first time Chalamet has taken his Dylan interpretations into a true live concert setting outside of film promotions.
Earlier this year, he performed a small collection of songs on Saturday Night Live with James Blake, kicking off with a full-band rendition of 'Outlaw Blues' (from Bringing It All Back Home, 1965).
He then sang 'Three Angels' from New Morning (1970), where Blake joined him, and he wrapped the set with a stripped-back acoustic version of 'Tomorrow Is A Long Time.'
This year's Glastonbury lineup boasts major names like The 1975, Neil Young, and Olivia Rodrigo.
Back in March, organisers confirmed their huge 2025 line-up. It came just hours after social media sleuths managed to find out who was performing and leak an unofficial poster.
Later this year, 210,000 music lovers will head to Worthy Farm in Somerset for five days, taking in all of the music as well as everything the festival site has to offer. This year, bosses have confirmed that Glastonbury will run from June 25 to June 29.
This year, tickets for Glastonbury sold out in just 35 minutes, despite nobody knowing who was performing.
2025 will be a year to remember for festival goers as bosses had previously confirmed that next year, the festival will take a rest for a fallow year.
This year, The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo will headline. Meanwhile, Sir Rod Stewart will play the legends slot, and was the first name to be announced as part of the huge line-up. Sir Rod follows in the footsteps of the likes of Shania Twain, Kylie Minogue and Diana Ross.
Previous names that had been speculated for Glastonbury included the likes of Rihanna, Basement Jaxx, Chappel Roan and Stevie Wonder. Organisers had already announced back in January that Neil would headline the Pyramid Stage.
He had previously said that he had pulled out of the festival, which he described as a "corporate turn-off". Days later though, Neil said that he would perform at Glastonbury, saying there had been "an error in the information received," and his involvement was also confirmed by organisers around the same time.
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