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\n\t\t\u2018A Glastonbury headline slot would be a defining career moment\u2019 (Picture: Getty\/Metro)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\u2018A Glastonbury headline slot would be a defining career moment\u2019 (Picture: Getty\/Metro)<\/p>\n
Glastonbury Festival will come back with a bang in 2027, with a new favourite now being tipped to take over the Pyramid Stage.<\/p>\n
Although we don\u2019t have the festival to brighten up our summer this year,<\/a> its return after a fallow year could be bigger than ever thanks to Harry Styles<\/a>\u2019 highly anticipated comeback.<\/a><\/p>\n The former One Direction<\/a> star, 31, is favourite to headline the festival in a move which could be the \u2018defining moment\u2019 of his career.<\/p>\n This week, Harry is the name on everybody\u2019s lips after he began breadcrumbing his comeback and letting fans know\u00a0\u2018We Belong Together\u2019<\/a> in a cryptic tease, before finally announcing his fourth studio album<\/a>, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally, is set for release on March 6.<\/p>\n And while Harry is regularly spotted letting his hair down at star-studded Glastonbury, rumours have been swirling that this could now be the perfect time for a headline slot.<\/p>\n Ollie Ring at Casino Beats<\/a> told Metro: \u2018Harry Styles headlining Glastonbury would be hugely popular with the British public \u2013 he\u2019s one of the few modern pop stars who arguably feels built for the Pyramid Stage. His odds of 3\/1 reflect that this looks like a realistic next step if new music is imminent.<\/p>\n \t\t \t\t \u2018A Glastonbury headline slot would be a defining career moment, cementing Harry\u2019s transition from pop star to true festival headliner. He certainly has the catalogue and cross-generational appeal that Glastonbury looks for.<\/p>\n \u2018It would also almost guarantee a younger crowd at Worthy Farm \u2013 fans who may not traditionally see Glastonbury as their go-to festival. From a production perspective, it\u2019s a chance to refresh the Glastonbury crowd without alienating its core audience.\u2019<\/p>\n It\u2019s not the first time Harry has been rumoured <\/a>to take over the main stage, after The Rest Is Entertainment Podcast<\/a>, hosted by Richard Osman<\/a> and Marina Hyde, claimed his team have its sights set on that coveted slot.<\/p>\n Discussing the pressure on artists to stay relevant and be \u2018always on\u2019, the growing gap between Harry\u2019s album releases was brought up.<\/p>\n Marina said: \u2018Everyone\u2019s like \u201cOh my god, Harry Styles isn\u2019t going to put out a new album, maybe until the year after next\u201d. That used to be quite normal.\u2019<\/p>\n She quoted the speculation and continued: \u2018Oh, but they\u2019ve had to really push it even further than they\u2019d like to because they want him to headline Glastonbury that year.\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t A source previously told\u00a0The Daily Mail\u00a0<\/a>that \u2018Harry was gutted not to do last year\u2019s Glastonbury Festival\u2019, adding he was \u2018near certain to play at the next one\u2019.<\/p>\n Since Love On Tour \u2013 which grossed a staggering $617.3million (\u00a3457.3m) and sold five million tickets \u2013 concluded in Reggio Emilia, Harry has made headlines with his various extracurricular activities.<\/p>\n Most notably, the performer has become\u00a0somewhat of a marathon fiend<\/a>, having run in\u00a0Tokyo<\/a>\u00a0and Berlin<\/a> with\u00a0very impressive times<\/a>, finishing the latter in under three hours.<\/p>\n He was\u00a0also spotted in Rome last May<\/a>, gathering at St Peter\u2019s Square in the Vatican<\/a> City for the new Pope\u2019s announcement, which, quite rightly, baffled everyone.<\/p>\n Although Harry\u2019s love for Italy is well documented, as he\u2019s been spotted there on numerous occasions in between tour shows over the years, most recently\u00a0with Zoe Kravitz by his side<\/a>\u00a0after striking up a romance last summer.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tWhy is there no 2026 Glastonbury?\t\t\t<\/p>\n There is no Glastonbury in 2026 because organisers have decided to take a \u2018fallow year\u2019, a break that allows the grass and farmland at Worthy Farm to rejuvenate.<\/p>\n It won\u2019t be the first time Glastonbury has taken some time off, with the festival cancelled in 2020 and 2021 as a result of government lockdowns during the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n The first time the festival took a break was in 1988 when the decision was taken to allow the grass on the festival\u2019s home of Worthy Farm to grow again.<\/p>\n A second pause in proceedings came in 1991 when crowd trouble at Glastonbury in 1990 left organisers needing to update their safety and security measures.<\/p>\n The first fallow year to fall within a long-term planned schedule was in 1996, with then-organiser Michael Eavis saying the festival would take a year off every five or six years.<\/p>\n The next break came in 2001, then another arrived in 2006. The plan was to take a break in 2011 but festival organisers thought it best to break in 2012 instead during the year of the London Olympics.<\/p>\n The last time Glastonbury took a planned break was in 2018, with the next two \u2013 2020 and 2021 \u2013 forced on the organisers during the height of the pandemic.<\/p>\n \t\t Following\u00a0his split from Canadian actress Taylor Russell<\/a>, 31, Harry began dating actress and singer Zoe, 37, with reports claiming they also spent Christmas together this year after becoming\u00a0well acquainted with one another\u2019s families<\/a>.<\/p>\n Speaking about how\u00a0things have become more \u2018serious\u2019<\/a>\u00a0between them, a source claimed recently that Harry and Zoe are \u2018barely apart\u2019.<\/p>\n They told The Sun: \u2018Harry and Zoe have a real connection \u2014 this is love. It\u2019s a real honeymoon period, and they\u2019re barely apart.<\/p>\n \u2018Zoe has to get back to work on a film, so she\u2019s coming to the UK and will be staying with Harry while she\u2019s here.<\/p>\n \u2018They\u2019ve had an amazing summer together, and things are only getting more serious between them.\u2019<\/p>\n Got a story?<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Mandatory](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEI_272137325-8325.jpg\")
\n\t\tHarry is gearing up for a 2026 comeback (Picture: David Fisher\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n![\"65th](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-1463320298.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe As It Was singer wrapped up his Love On Tour shows in July 2023 and has been pretty silent ever since (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n![\"What](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEI_279097456-56d4.jpg\")
\n\t\tHe dropped a surprise live gig recording with \u2018We Belong Together\u2019 teased (Picture: Youtube \/ Harry Styles)<\/p>\n![\"LONDON,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEI_279829503-ff58.jpg\")
\n\t\tDespite his huge success in One Direction, Glastonbury would be a career highlight for Harry (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n
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