Glastonbury 2014 RUMORS: Bookies Already Betting On Foo Fighters and Kasabian For Next Year's Music Fest, Justin Bieber a Long Shot [FULL LIST]
It's been less than two days since Mumford and Sons wrapped up the massive Glastonbury Music Festival in Somerset, England, but bookies are already hedging bets on what acts are going to headline the extravaganza next year.
At the top of the list are the Foo Fighters and Kasabian. Both bands are 6/1 odds to headline Glastonbury, and it makes sense when you consider both are also working on new albums for 2014. The Foo Fighters had announced a hiatus as of August 2012, but the break didn't last too long. Frontman Dave Grohl said in January that he had new material in mind and the band would be hitting the recording studio shortly. Kasabian hasn't had any hiatus talk, but the band's last release was 2011's "Velociraptor," and the band also hasn't toured since August.
The reformation of a few major British bands is also a hot topic, at least with bettors. Three huge acts were all given 25/1 odds of staging a comeback show at Glastonbury: Oasis, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.
Oasis is the most recently dissolved of the three nominees, and bothers Liam and Noel Gallagher are notorious for their bickering. Liam, who performed a surprise set this year with his Oasis-offshoot Beady Eye, says that Noel might be willing to get back together to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the band's debut album, "Definitely Maybe." Led Zeppelin played a one-off show in 2007 but has since denied wishes to reform the group. Drummer John Bonham died in 1980, and although his son Jason filled his role well for the 2007 show, the band doesn't seem too eager to continue with their original percussionist. Pink Floyd's remaining members seem to be friendly enough, working together to protest Pandora and other streaming services, but Waters has said he'd only be interested in playing as Pink Floyd if it was for a charitable cause.
But still, rock fans can hope.
In terms of artists not to expect at Glastonbury, Justin Bieber is a popular unpopular choice. The pop star only received 100/1 odds.
See the full list of odds below:
Kasabian (6/1)
Foo Fighters (6/1)
Noel Gallagher and High Flying Birds (8/1)
The Stone Roses (10/1)
Kings of Leon (12/1)
Bob Dylan (16/1)
Prince (16/1)
Daft Punk (20/1)
Bloc Party (20/1)
Oasis (25/1)
Led Zeppelin (25/1)
Pink Floyd (25/1)
David Bowie (25/1)
Black Sabbath (25/1)
Kanye West (25/1)
Jay-Z (25/1)
Fleetwood Mac (33/1)
Happy Mondays (33/1)
Justin Timberlake (33/1)
Lionel Richie (33/1)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (33/1)
New Order (33/1)
Jake Bugg (40/1)
Florence + The Machine (50/1)
Bruce Springsteen (50/1)
Elvis Costello (66/1)
Justin Bieber (100/1)