Brits icon rumoured for major Glastonbury Festival slot | M8VH0HZ | 2024-03-13 21:08:01
Raye has reportedly been provided 'an enormous slot' at this yr's Glastonbury Pageant.
After headline talks with Stevie Marvel, 73, have apparently broken down, co-organiser Emily Eavis is claimed to be keen to get the record-breaking Brit Award-winning star – who scooped six prizes at this month's bash – to play the most important slot attainable over the weekend between June 26 and 30.
Followers have been worrying that this yr's lineup still hasn't been announced with just some months to go.
Nevertheless, Raye could possibly be set to seem close to the top of the invoice, and it's stated Emily is a 'large fan' of the 26-year-old singer.
'Emily is a large fan of Raye. She loves her story of grafting for years and taking over the music business and document labels and profitable,' a source advised The Sun.
'It was a no-brainer to have her again on the farm but after her six Brits final month Emily now needs to provide her as huge a slot as potential.'
Before Superstition hitmaker Stevie – who headlined in 2010 – was rumoured to be in talks, Madonna, 65, Coldplay and Dua Lipa, 28, have been the names hooked up to headlining this yr's pageant
Nevertheless, talks with the Material Woman hitmaker seemingly broke down after organisers Michael and Emily Eavis refused to pay the large charge to convey her Celebration reside show to Glasto.
A supply previously advised the Mail on Sunday: 'To be trustworthy it's been an actual blow not with the ability to nail down a cope with Madonna. Emily was so keen to have her play the legend slot.
'After she saw Madonna's tour in London in October she raved about her on Instagram, one thing she not often does with out Glastonbury in mind.
'However everyone knows that after last yr, and the criticism over the gender stability, we've acquired to have massive identify females heading the line-up.'
Coldplay have beforehand headlined the pageant in 2002, 2005, 2011, and 2016, while it might be Dua's first appearance as a headline act.
Emily previously hinted Madonna might be set to prime the invoice.
Chatting with Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw on their Sidetracked with Annie and Nick podcast, she explained: 'I assumed it was sort of taking form, and then last week I simply acquired a call, and that is what occurs should you wait just a little longer, because very often we'll be booked up from July. But this yr we're holding out for somewhat bit longer.
'After which last week I acquired a call from [a representative of] a very massive American artist saying, "This individual's round subsequent yr", and I was like, "Oh my God, that is unimaginable. Thank God we held the slot." '
The timing of the call coincided with Emily seeing Madonna at The O2 in London, however she insisted individuals shouldn't read too much into her posting online concerning the gig.
She stated: 'It was unimaginable. I just was blown away by it to be trustworthy. I walked away and I was like, "I've acquired to publish about this". I've posted about going to plenty of gigs earlier than, however I didn't anticipate it to be quite such massive information.
'Everyone knows that I've all the time needed Madonna to play Glastonbury. It's not an enormous news story.'
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