SBC News Voice of the Sports Betting Industry
As Glastonbury Festival 2016 ticket bookings open this Sunday 4 October, UK bookmakers have placed Coldplay as 4/1 favourites as the most likely act to headline the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm (main festival dates – 24-26 June 2016).
The Glastonbury organising committee, does not reveal the festival’s full line ups until weeks before its opening.
However Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis recently revealed that the headlining acts had been booked for the next two instalments of the festival, detailing that four of its six headliners had topped the festival main stage before, whilst two would be new headliners.
Eavis’ comments have led to bookmakers placing Coldplay as market leaders for a Glasto headline slot. Former festival headliners who appear on bookies headliner markets include UK bands Blur 12/1, Muse 14/1, with Oasis and the Stone Roses both prices at 20/1 outsiders.
Potential new act headliners for 2016 include Adele 5/1 (second favourite) and US rock band Foo Fighters at 6/1 third favourites. Foo Fighters were meant to headline in 2016 but were forced to pull out due to frontman Dave Grohl breaking his legs weeks before the event
“Coldplay could make a welcome return to the Pyramid stage this year and that will no doubt cheer the masses as they wait and refresh their computers on Sunday morning in the race to bag some Glastonbury tickets,” said William Hill spokesman Joe Crilly.
