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The Foos – who have previously played surprise gigs under the moniker The Holy Shits – have space in their schedule to make a return to Glastonbury as it stands. They headlined the event in 2017, after being forced to cancel their appearance two years prior. Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John will headline this year’s Glastonbury. During a new interview, the latter said the historic appearance was “the most wonderful way to sign off in England” before he retires from touring. Glastonbury Festival 2023 full line-up schedule revealed with detailed breakdown of stages and set times
Blur's guitarist, Graham Coxon, is part of another band called Waeve. Shortly after the Glastonbury announcement of The Churnups, a Waeve gig in Ireland was rescheduled from Friday June 23 to Sunday June 25 due to "scheduling conflicts". This seems highly suspicious. Alex James, another member of Blur, is famous for making cheese. Some people have linked this cheesy business with the word churn - but churning isn't particularly linked with cheese-making, you churn milk to make butter.Whether The Churnups' true identity will be officially revealed ahead of their show is yet to be seen but Emily Eavis suggested it might. Speaking to Radio 2 ahead of the Churnups performance, the festival organiser told presenter Zoe Ball: "It's coming soon". She said: “To be honest, I think there’s a lot of rumours that are circulating about The Churnups one of which is true. I don’t think I can completely confirm but it’s coming soon." This is certainly plausible. And it would make sense with the mystery band specifically given a new name, rather than just listed on the line-up as "TBA". Foo Fighters have previously played under a different name in 2014. They performed a tiny secret gig in front of 600 people as The Holy Sh*ts.
Pulp are one of the most heavily mentioned names. They are another Britpop heavyweight, with well-known songs like Common People and Disco 2000, and they performed at Glastonbury in their heyday in 1995 and 1998. Fans were convinced Pulp would be returning to Glastonbury Festival this year when they announced a big reunion tour. The band are touring the UK throughout the summer, and have the whole Glastonbury week free.
There's a link to the name The Churnups as well. It could be argued that you churn something up to make pulp. However, it could also be argued that to produce pulp you need more of a grinding, smashing or blending action. They aren't strangers to a secret set at Worthy Farm either. They appeared in an unannounced slot on the Park Stage in 2011. A wildcard theory is that The Churnups could be a supergroup. This could potentially contain a selection of musicians from the bands named above. Somerset Live has trawled the internet to find the best theories for the identity of the puzzling act. And there are a lot of theories out there.
Glastonbury Festival has not revealed any details about the mysterious band. However, many people are theorising that The Churnups are a massive act hiding behind a fake name.Glastonbury Festival is famous for staging secret sets on smaller stages like the John Peel Stage and the Park Stage. So to put the Churnups on the main Pyramid Stage seems to indicate that the act is very popular and the festival is expecting a large audience to be interested in watching the show. Another band that has been heavily rumoured to be The Churnups are Blur. The Britpop legends are famous for '90s hits like Song 2 and Parklife, and they headlined Glastonbury Festival 2009. The ChurnUps have no digital presence but have been given a top slot on the Pyramid Stage on Friday, June 23. The band is set to play in between Texas and Royal Blood from 6.15pm until 7.30pm.
Blur are another name that has been mentioned. Damon Albarn and his band, who are set to play a headline show at Wembley in two weeks' time, are touring Europe this year. Some have speculated that The Churnups could be a nod to bassist Alex James' love of cheesemaking. Curiously, ‘Over And Out’ is the title of a 2005 song by Foo Fighters – whose name has also been associated with The Churnups. Some fans online have unearthed a 2021 Seattle Times article in which it’s said that frontman Dave Grohl used to be in a band called ‘Churn’. Here's where it gets interesting - according to the Seattle Times, Dave Grohl was once part of a band called Churn in his teens. A band called Churn... a band turning up unexpectedly at Glastonbury... The Churnups ! Foo Fighters, meanwhile, are due to release their 11th album – and first since Hawkins’ death in March 2022 – this Friday (June 2). Titled ‘But Here We Are’, the upcoming record has been previewed by the singles ‘Rescued’, ‘Under You’, ‘Show Me How’ and ‘The Teacher’.Pulp is currently embarking on a UK reunion tour and has a gap in their schedule around the time of Glastonbury, which this year is from June 21 to 25. Many Glastonbury fans remarked that the set was longer than it usually is in that slot at an hour and 15 minutes. Graham Coxon (left) and Damon Albarn (right) of Blur perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2009
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