Revealed: Sam Fender is set to headline Glastonbury Festival next year

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-10 · by Dolly Busby

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The Mail on Sunday reports that British singer Sam Fender will headline the Pyramid Stage at next year's Glastonbury Festival, set to take place in June. The 32-year-old musician had a successful year with his record-breaking hit "Rein Me In," which spent 23 weeks at number one in the UK charts. Tickets for the festival, which has a capacity of 210,000, sold out in just 42 minutes despite no performers being officially announced.
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Sam Fender, a 32-year-old British musician from Geordie, is set to headline the Glastonbury Festival next year. The official lineup for the festival, where tickets cost at least £400, will not be confirmed until spring, but sources reveal Fender's inclusion as a main act on the Pyramid Stage. Fender had a successful 2023 with his duet "Rein Me In" alongside Olivia Dean, which spent an unprecedented 23 weeks at number one in the UK charts. The festival, known for its star-studded performances and large audience, took a break this year to allow recovery of the Worthy Farm land where it is held annually.

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Dolly Busby
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🔮 The thousands of music fans who have secured coveted tickets to Glastonbury Festival next year face an anxious wait to find out which stars will perform.
🔮 The 82-year-old, who has been with the corporation for six decades, predicted it will no longer exist unless funding is sorted out - and he branded viewers who do not pay the licence fee 'shoplifters'.
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British Geordie Glastonbury Glastonbury Festival The Mail on Sunday

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Sam PERSON · 3× British NORP · 2× Fender PERSON · 2× Sam Fender PERSON · 2× The Mail on Sunday ORG · 2× Dean PERSON · 1× Geordie NORP · 1× Lewis Capaldi PERSON · 1× Olivia Dean PERSON · 1× Worthy Farm ORG · 1×

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The Geordie musician, 32, has had a successful year after his song Rein Me In, a duet with Olivia Dean, broke records as the longest-running No 1 single in UK music history, spending a total of 23 weeks at the top of the charts.
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🔮 The thousands of music fans who have secured coveted tickets to Glastonbury Festival next year face an anxious wait to find out which stars will perform.
2026-10-11 · Daily Mail
Revealed: Sam Fender is set to headline Glastonbury Festival next year · assertive framing

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The thousands of music fans who have secured coveted tickets to Glastonbury Festival next year face an anxious wait to find out which stars will perform. asserted
stars → secure → wait
But The Mail on Sunday can reveal that one of the headline acts at Worthy Farm in June will be British singer Sam Fender. asserted
one → reveal → June
The official line-up for those paying at least £400 to attend will not be confirmed until the spring, but Fender is set to headline the festival's main Pyramid Stage. asserted
Fender → pay → Stage
The Geordie musician, 32, has had a successful year after his song Rein Me In, a duet with Olivia Dean, broke records as the longest-running No 1 single in UK music history, spending a total of 23 weeks at the top of the charts. asserted
song → have → charts
A source said: 'Sam is over the moon, it's a major milestone in his career and he's so excited he's even been telling his neighbours.' asserted
he → say → neighbours
The five-time Brit Award winner shares close ties with previous Glastonbury acts such as Dean and his friend Lewis Capaldi, who both played the festival in 2025. asserted
who → share → 2025
The event had one of its regular fallow years this year, to give the Worthy Farm land a chance to recover. asserted
event → have → chance
The Mail on Sunday can reveal that one of the headline acts at Worthy Farm in June will be British singer Sam Fender An industry source said: 'Lewis has been gunning for Sam to get the headline slot. asserted
Sam → reveal → slot
He's been bringing Sam on stage at his gigs just to get him more out there and more talked-about.' asserted
He → bring → him
Fender previously played the Pyramid Stage in 2022, three years after cancelling a planned appearance at the last minute because of illness. asserted
Fender → play → illness
Tickets for Glastonbury 2027 – which has a capacity of 210,000 – sold out in just 42 minutes last Sunday, despite no performers being announced. asserted
performers → have → minutes
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