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Madonna will not be playing Glastonbury in 2027, Emily Eavis says

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 347 words · By Nadeem Badshah
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What to know about Madonna will not be playing Glastonbury in 2027, Emily Eavis says

Madonna will not be performing at next year’s Glastonbury, the festival’s organiser, Emily Eavis, has said.

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What happened

Madonna will not be performing at next year’s Glastonbury, the festival’s organiser, Emily Eavis, has said.

Why it matters

The singer, who has the most top 10 singles in UK chart history of any female artist, has never featured at Britain’s biggest music festival.

Common ground

Eavis said Glastonbury had booked all its headliners for June 2027.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Her latest track has become her 65th UK top 10 single, spanning four decades since the 1980s.”
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Web search results explicitly state that 'Love Sensation' marks Madonna's 65th Top 10 hit in the UK.
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Claim 2: “Speculation about Madonna, 67, appearing at Glastonbury began in June when the singer suggested to the BBC talkshow host Graham Norton that she was planning “something bigger” in the UK next summer.”
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Wikipedia confirms Madonna was born on August 16, 1958. Based on the current date in the evidence (2026/2027), she is 67 years old. This is further corroborated by multiple web sources mentioning her 67th birthday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1984.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_sin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1993.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_sin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Madonna Louise Ciccone ( chih-KOH-nee; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Queen of Pop", she is known for her continual reinvention and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna
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Claim 3: “The singer, who has the most top 10 singles in UK chart history of any female artist, has never featured at Britain’s biggest music festival.”
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The claim that Madonna has the most top 10 singles in UK chart history for a female artist is reported by multiple sources, including a specific report from Qazaqyia and corroborated by a report on her 65th top 10 hit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Love Sensation" is a song by the American singer Madonna from her fifteenth studio album, Confessions II (2026). It was released on June 4, 2026, through Warner Records, as the second single from the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Sensation_(Madonna_song)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Madonna Louise Ciccone ( chih-KOH-nee; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Queen of Pop", she is known for her continual reinvention and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — American singer Madonna has released 97 singles and 29 promotional singles and charted with 26 other songs. Among those releases, a total of 44 singles have topped the official chart in at least one o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_singles_discography
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Claim 4: “Love Sensation is the second single from Madonna’s latest album, Confessions II, and a remixed version features the Australian singer.”
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Wikipedia and other web sources confirm 'Love Sensation' is the second single from the album 'Confessions II' (2026).
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web search NEUTRAL — "Love Sensation" is a song by the American singer Madonna from her fifteenth studio album, Confessions II (2026). It was released on June 4, 2026, through Warner Records, as the second single from the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Sensation_(Madonna_song)
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web search NEUTRAL — Love Sensation is the second single from Madonna’s latest album, Confessions II, and a remixed version released on August 6 features a duet with the Australian star.
https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/madonna-secures-highest-chart…
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web search NEUTRAL — I assume this is it in terms of full songs released before the album in a months time, so is Love Sensation the 2nd single after BYL.I think the next song after this will be the 2nd single released pe…
https://forums.madonnanation.com/index.php?/topic/63769-“lov…
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Claim 5: “Madonna will not be performing at next year’s Glastonbury, the festival’s organiser, Emily Eavis, has said.”
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Multiple independent sources (infohub.kz, Radio X, and other web results) report that Emily Eavis stated Madonna will not be performing at the next Glastonbury festival.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 25, 2009, American singer Michael Jackson died of acute propofol intoxication in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 50. His personal physician, Conrad Murray, said that he found Jackson in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Michael_Jackson
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 22 and 26 June. The three headlining acts were Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Paul McCartney, with Diana Ross perfor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival_2022
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Glastonbury Festival is a greenfield music and performing arts festival on farm land near Pilton, England. It was first held in 1970 and has been held in the majority of years since then in the summer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival_line-ups
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Claim 6: “The singer... has never featured at Britain’s biggest music festival.”
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Three independent sources (The Mirror, Ni4o, and another web result) explicitly state that Madonna has never performed at the Glastonbury festival.
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web search NEUTRAL — Madonna has never performed at Glastonbury, despite being one of the bestselling artists of the past 50 years and boasting a huge UK fanbase.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/madonna-tipped-g…
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web search NEUTRAL — Madonna has never performed at Glastonbury, despite previously being linked with a headline appearance. When Norton asked about her touring plans, Madonna said she expected to undertake promotional to…
https://www.dvdreview.co.uk/buzz/madonna-kylie-minogue-jealo…
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web search NEUTRAL — While Madonna has never performed at the renowned Glastonbury festival, speculation has been rife about her headlining it in 2024.
https://ni4o.net/article/madonna-opens-up-about-jealousy-and…
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Claim 7: “Madonna’s last highest-charting single was Celebration in 2009.”
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While the claim that 'Love Sensation' is her highest charting in 17 years is corroborated, the specific detail that 'Celebration' (2009) was the previous highest is only implied by the timeline in the original claim and not explicitly confirmed by the provided evidence snippets.
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Claim 8: “On Friday, it was confirmed that Madonna’s collaboration with Kylie Minogue, Love Sensation, debuted at No 8 on the singles chart, becoming Madonna’s highest-charting UK song in 17 years.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that 'Love Sensation' debuted at No 8 on the UK singles chart and is her highest-charting UK song in 17 years.
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web search NEUTRAL — Madonna’s “Love Sensation,” a collaboration with Kylie Minogue, debuted at No. 8 on the UK Official Singles Chart this week. The result marks the singer’s 65th Top 10 hit in the UK and extends her rec…
https://maratonapop.com/en-us/articles/madonna-scores-65th-u…
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web search NEUTRAL — Madonna and Kylie Minogue score a new No. 1 in the U.K. as “Love Sensation” debuts atop the Official Physical Singles chart.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2026/08/20/madonna…
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web search NEUTRAL — It comes weeks after Minogue's duet on Madonna's song, Love Sensation, debuted at number eight on the Official Singles Chart, becoming Madonna's highest-charting UK song in 17 years and Minogue's 37th…
https://www.bunburymail.com.au/story/9339951/kylie-minogue-c…
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Claim 9: “Eavis said Glastonbury had booked all its headliners for June 2027.”
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Multiple sources, including Radio X and infohub.kz, confirm Emily Eavis's statement that all headliners for June 2027 have been booked.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a summary of the year 2025 in British music.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Edward Palmer Thompson (3 February 1924 – 28 August 1993) was an English historian, writer, socialist and peace campaigner. He is best known for his historical work on the radical movements in the lat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts (commonly referred to as simply Glastonbury Festival, known colloquially as Glasto) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts held…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival
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Claim 10: “Last year’s Glastonbury festival was headlined by the 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo, with Rod Stewart in the legend slot.”
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Wikipedia (Glastonbury Festival 2025) and multiple news sources confirm the 2025 headliners were The 1975, Neil Young, and Olivia Rodrigo, with Rod Stewart in the legend slot.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 25 and 29 June at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Glastonbury, and follows the 2024 edition of the festival. The three headlinin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival_2025
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Live from Glastonbury (A BBC Recording) is the first live album by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo. It was recorded during her Sunday night headline slot at the Glastonbury Festival on June …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_from_Glastonbury_(A_BBC_R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter and musician. Son of journalist and author Scott Young, Young embarked on a music career in Winnipeg in the 19…
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Claim 11: “Only two artists have achieved more UK Top 10 singles: Elvis Presley with 76 and Cliff Richard with 68.”
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Claim 12: “Last month, Madonna performed during the half-time show at the Fifa men’s World Cup final in New York between Spain and Argentina.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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