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Metro
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
All the clues and theories about who Glastonbury's mystery Patchwork band is
Metro confirmed recently Patchwork – billed to perform at this year's Glastonbury Festival – is not a 'geriatric' band from South London of the same name… You're welcome. So the question remains: who the hell is it? For the uninitiated, the Glastonbury 2025 line-up with all the stage times dropped yesterday, three weeks before the Worthy Farm opens its gates for another year for headline shows by The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo. Listed in the primetime slot of 6.15pm on Saturday June 28 on the coveted Pyramid Stage – between global superstar Raye and John Fogerty – is a mysterious band no one has ever heard of called Patchwork. This is Glastonbury organisers' idea of a funny tease, which will end up being a famous band or musician's surprise set. The same happened in 2023 when The Churn Ups turned out to be The Foo Fighters, who rocked out on the Pyramid Stage in what was an undisputed festival highlight. But Patchwork is not just a random word: it's a riddle. This is clear if The Churn Ups moniker was anything to go by; prior to Glastonbury 2023 fans linked it to the Foo Fighters, as lead singer Dave Grohl was in a band called Churn when he was a teenager. An X account also started dropping Foo Fighters references in the lead up to the festival. Now, an X account for Patchwork has also cropped up, so keep your eyes peeled for any hints in the coming weeks. But for now, fans have their own ideas about who Patchwork could be… Some fans think Harry Styles could be Patchwork, because, er, he wore a colourful patchwork cardigan once that everyone became obsessed with. The As It Was hitmaker, 31, sparked a TikTok trend of fans recreating his colourful jumper, which he wore in February 2020 while rehearsing. Tenuous, but possible… Just like the Foo Fighters teased they were behind The Churn Ups mystery in June 2023 on their socials, Candida Doyle from Pulp mysteriously talked about her love of patchwork in a recent interview with Jo Whiley, which seems kinda' random. 'I used to do patchwork when I was on tour and I made a really nice bit of patchwork, that's all I can think of right now,' she said… While it seems Pulp are rumoured most years for a Glastonbury surprise set, this year does seem feasible, as the Common People hitmakers have returned with their eighth studio album, More, scheduled to be released on June 6. Before Patchwork was mentioned, US sisters Haim were rumoured to be heading for a secret set at Glastonbury this year, after BBC Radio star Lauren Laverne hinted as much in her BBC Radio show. With their fourth album I Quit dropping in June after Women in Music Pt. II was released five years ago, it seems like a good time for Haim to descend on Worthy Farm. The band has a long history with the festival, having first played in 2013, before slots in 2014, 2017 and 2022. 'They've got summer shows coming up, one is Dreamland Summer Series in Margate on June 27,' Lauren noted on BBC6 Music, before adding: 'What else is happening that weekend? It's a long way to come to go to Margate, not that Margate isn't great…' Now the Patchwork clue is out, fans have pointed to a book of the same name by a writer called Sylvia Haim. However, it seems a little bit of a stretch as they might not be enough of a big deal to warrant the Patchwork tease. But that doesn't mean they won't fill one of the other secret set slots, simply billed at the moment as TBA. Just as with Haim, actor Timothee Chalamet was rumoured to be performing a secret set of Bob Dylan songs before the Patchwork tease. After he wowed critics with his performance as music icon Bob Dylan in the biopic A Complete Unknown, it was reported he is 'likely' to make a surprise appearance. However, this was not thought to be a Pyramid Stage outing, but one for the Acoustic Stage on the Saturday night. The Sun claimed he will appear alongside Dylan tribute band Not Completely Unknown. While that all seems likely, now Patchwork is teased, fans can't help but think of the Blowin' In The Wind hitmaker's famous patchwork jacket, which featured on the cover of his 1976 album, Desire. To add fuel to rumours, the Dune actor bought this very same patchwork jacket in March for over £20,000… While Oasis have said they will not be performing at Glastonbury this year, it would be a very Oasis thing to turn up for a surprise set anyway, wouldn't it? More Trending 'Despite media speculation, Oasis will not be playing Glastonbury 2025 or any other festivals next year,' the brothers said in October. After Noel and Liam Gallagher's years-long feud ended in a massive Oasis tour announcement last year, it's clear stranger things have happened. Where does Patchwork come into this, you may ask…? Well, they patched things up, didn't they? Yeah, okay. Perhaps wishful thinking has got the better of us. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Sir Rod Stewart, 80, cancels second concert over health 3 weeks before Glastonbury MORE: Harry Styles catches everyone's eyes as he strolls around London in teeny tiny shorts MORE: Glastonbury branded a 'ticking time bomb' in fresh warning from former executive
The Guardian
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Lewis Capaldi makes surprise return to live performance at charity gig
Lewis Capaldi performed on stage for the first time in two years after making a surprise appearance at a charity gig in Edinburgh to raise funds for suicide prevention. He appeared on Friday night at the concert – headlined by Tom Walker and Nina Nesbitt– at Edinburgh Assembly Halls, in aid of the charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (Calm). Capaldi last performed publicly at Glastonbury 2023 before taking a break from the stage, citing anxiety as the reason, and then on New Year's Eve of that year announced that he was having a hiatus to focus on his health. At the time he announced his hiatus, he noted that he had 'noticed a marked improvement' with both his Tourette's syndrome and anxiety since taking a break from performing. On Friday, he joined Tom Walker on stage, which was a 'last-minute decision' according to the headliner. Fans were told to stay around for a secret act in addition to him and Nesbitt. The BBC reported that Walker said: 'When Lewis confirmed he wanted to do it last minute, I was delighted. We've bumped into each other a few times over the years backstage at fezzys [festivals] and events, and he's a total legend. 'I know how much pressure this industry can put on artists at times, especially after a bit of a break.' The gig on Friday was the first of three phone-free scheduled charity shows, with another planned for Tuesday 6 May, at Albert Halls in Stirling and the final one due to take place on 10 May at Glasgow Old Fruitmarket. Fans were asked not to film any of the gig, with their phones placed in sealed pouches throughout it. Capaldi, from Bathgate, West Lothian, had his Glastonbury 2023 show disrupted by his vocal tics. He has previously raised funds for Calm, playing a virtual acoustic concert in 2020 to support the charity. In 2023, the singer explored how the pressures of fame have affected him mentally and physically in the Netflix documentary Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now. 'For [Capaldi] to be able to play a little secret gig in a safe space without all the phones, the noise and the expectations was perfect,' Walker said. 'I'm buzzing to have been a part of it.'
Telegraph
04-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Sir Elton John: I'd rather die than do another tour
Sir Elton John has said he would rather die than do another tour of his classic songs. The 78-year-old singer recently performed at the London Palladium with Brandi Carlile, the American folk, rock and country star with whom he has released a new album. But speaking about the live show, which was being filmed for a televised special of their album, called Who Believes in Angels?,the award-winning artist played down the idea of a solo Elton John 'classics' tour ever happening again. 'Last night was exciting,' he told The Times. 'But to go back and do an Elton John set on tour, I would just kill myself.' He continued: 'We went to New Orleans recently to film Spinal Tap 2. We drove into the back of a big arena and I turned to David and said, 'You know, I've got hives.' 'I couldn't do a better show than Glastonbury 2023, so what would be the point? You have to know when to fold it.' Sir Elton added that it would 'be lazy of me to sit in classic Elton John songs forever', but revealed that he was still far from retiring. Elsewhere in the interview, Sir Elton discussed the fit of rage he had while recording in the studio with Carlile and Andrew Watt, the long-time record producer and musician. The pop legend admitted 'they put up with my little foibles' after he was filmed slamming his headphones down and tearing up some sheet music before telling everyone else in the studio: 'I'm going home.' Speaking about the incident, he said that they 'didn't all agree' during production, adding: 'They stood up to me and I got frustrated, but it's not good working with yes people. 'If I want to make a great album aged 76 or 77 I've got to be told and they put up with my little foibles, which were really about anxiety, self-doubt and not feeling very well at the time.' He said, however, that he could have never abandoned the project, because he knew that 'if I walked away from it I would hate myself for the rest of my life'. Discussing the new sound on the album, he explained: 'I can hear references to my old melodies because that's the essence of who I am. 'I can write Elton John songs until they're coming out of my arse, but this is a new tint on what I did in the Seventies.' The veteran performer went on to discuss the commercial success of his collaboration with Dua Lipa, the 29-year-old pop artist, on the song Cold Heart in 2021. 'I liked the Dua Lipa thing,' he said. 'I've done a new, banging dance tune and I want to do an album of pop songs.' Sir Elton credited pop artists Chappell Roan and Charli XCX as being 'so good at the moment'. Both stars performed at the Grammys in February, where Roan won the best new artist award and Charli XCX took home the award for the best dance pop recording for her track Von Dutch. While he expressed his interest in a pop album, Sir Elton also expressed caution over the genre's chart-sticking power, saying: 'At the same time, it's a fatberg in the singles chart right now because they just sit there. 'Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan went to No. 1 recently and I played it in 2023. A Bar Song by Shaboozey spent 19 weeks at No. 1 in America. I don't like it at all, to be honest.'
