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Here are all the bands playing secrets shows at Glastonbury if you believe the internet

23 June 2017, 14:26 | Written by Laurence Day

Ah, Glastonbury Festival's fabled secret sets - no longer just the realm of dedicated fanatics and pals of insiders, this is big business.

Glass Animals, Circa Waves, Everything Everything have already completed surprise appearances, but there's a lot of Glasto-ing to come this weekend - and plenty of massive surprises too. Here's who could be popping to Somerset to pay the Eavises a visit... if you believe everything you read on the internet.

Arcade Fire

Update: "Half A World Away..." is awfully similar to a big song by another heavily rumoured act, isn't it?

The Canadian indie titans topped the bill in 2014, and look to return to Worth Farm as they prep new LP Everything Now... if the cryptic clues point in that direction, of course. Their current marketing campaign is pretty meta and thick with sarcasm, so it's difficult to sort the wheat from the chaff, but guitarist Richard Reed Parry certainly didn't rule it out earlier this week.

Thom Yorke

His lil band Radiohead are headlining the Pyramid Stage on the Friday, so a surprise solo performance or DJ set would hardly be a surprise. Interestingly enough, Dork have heard that the latter is happening:

Elbow

Almost a dead cert if you look at Twitter.

The Killers

Despite Brandon Flowers seeming to rule it out, the party faithful seem to reckon it's still on:

It'd make sense if they did somehow magically get from Greece to the UK in less than a day - how could they manage it? - given they've announced new LP Wonderful Wonderful and dropped a banger called "The Man" already this month.

Harry Styles

The Telegraph are the in-the-knows on this one, reckoning that the One Direction-turned-Serious Solo Artist will play the John Peel Stage on Sunday. While they're at it, they dispel rumours of...

The Maccabees

Although the paper contacted The Maccabees' reps direct - who flat out said it's not happening - lots of fans still reckon it's a goer. Pinch of salt with this rumour.

Gorillaz

In 2010 they filled in last minute for U2 - still a divisive decision to this day - but apparently a return is on the cards. There's lots of chatter about Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett rocking up to the fest - could it happen?

Oasis

Liams there. Noels there. The bookies are so sure they've slashed the odds to the bone. Still, take a bucket of salt with this one.

Blossoms

Manic Street Preachers

They played Bristol earlier this week - could they take a little drive South to Glastonbury? Weirder things have happened, and they're on a victory lap at the moment celebrating 10 years of Send Away The Tigers - seems like a grand opportunity to mark a birthday, doesn't it?

Daft Punk

Someone's mate's brother's cousin's wife's aunt heard down the pub from a friend of a friend that Daft Punk be playing at 5am in Shangri-La on Saturday. Yeah, right.

Secret sets or not, this year's official lineup is impressive. Check it out.
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