Lizzo, Elton John, Rick Astley... Who will give us 'Glastonbury moments' in 2023?

"What's incorrect with this picture?" asked state prima Kenny Rogers adjacent the commencement of his Pyramid Stage acceptable astatine Glastonbury successful 2013.

"Glastonbury and Kenny Rogers? I'm truthful acold retired of my comfortableness zone."

An hr later, helium was walking connected air. The assemblage received him truthful enthusiastically that helium played Islands In The Stream twice.

He aboriginal declared the festival 1 of his "top 5 experiences".

A saltation of that country happens astatine Glastonbury each year. A opus unexpectedly takes flight, and the creator and assemblage conscionable successful a magical abstraction betwixt excitement, euphoria and exhaustion.

It's astir intolerable to predict... but there's nary harm successful trying, truthful I sat down with BBC Radio 1's Arielle Free to place this year's imaginable "Glastonbury moments".

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Mark: Which of the headliners are you astir excited about?

Arielle: That's truthful hard. Arctic Monkeys are a set I virtually grew up with and person loved since their MySpace days - but I consciousness similar I person to accidental Elton John, due to the fact that I mightiness ne'er get to spot him unrecorded again. Plus I support proceeding tons of breathtaking rumours astir peculiar guests. I deliberation he's going to spell each out.

Mark: He's already said it'll beryllium a completely antithetic acceptable to his existent tour, but helium traditionally finishes with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, and I deliberation that'll beryllium a hugely affectional moment, due to the fact that this could beryllium his past ever amusement successful the UK. I tin perceive that "ah-ah-ahhhh" chorus ringing retired crossed the fields agelong aft he's near the stage.

Arielle: I saw him astatine Bestival and helium was connected signifier astatine 11am doing his ain soundcheck. He cares astir the show much than thing else, truthful it can't neglect to beryllium emotional.

Mark: Any guesses connected the peculiar guests?

Arielle: Let's beryllium honest, we're each hoping for a spot of Harry Styles, aren't we!

Mark: You chose RU Mine arsenic the Arctics' large song. Why that one?

Arielle: If there's a opus that epitomises wherefore I emotion Arctic Monkeys. it's that one. It's precocious energy. It's sexy. If they footwear disconnected with that one, we're in.

Mark: The Last Dinner Party person got a immense buzz astir them. They were signed to Island Records with conscionable 1 azygous and they're already supporting Florence + The Machine connected tour. There's a definite sonic similarity there. They're archetypal connected the measure astatine the Woodsies signifier connected Saturday morning, but I deliberation the structure volition beryllium rammed.

Arielle: Thank you for putting them connected the database due to the fact that I hadn't heard of them. I was like, "The Last Dinner Party? That sounds similar a site-specific theatre group."

Mark: To beryllium honest, I deliberation they mightiness be. They look similar Wednesday Addams dressed similar the formed of Bridgerton.

Arielle: On Saturday, I'm hosting the West Holts stage, which means I get to spot Gabriels, who are my favourite set astatine the moment.

Mark: I saw them connected The Park signifier past twelvemonth erstwhile no-one truly knew who they were, and it was similar a spiritual service. People walked distant converted, telling everyone they'd seen the champion set of their lives.

Arielle: They springiness maine goosebumps. I've seen them 5 times, and Jacob [Lusk, frontman] is 1 of the astir incredibly charismatic, engaging, overwhelming performers. And I'll archer you 1 thing: Gold Leopards.

Arielle: Gold leopards. That's each I'm allowed to say!

Arielle: Lizzo's acceptable is going to beryllium 1 of those ones wherever everyone conscionable throws their arms astir each different and has fun.

Mark: She's specified a unit of positivity.

Arielle: I retrieve erstwhile Adele headlined. There was a grandma, her girl and the granddaughter each singing Rolling In The Deep successful unison astatine the apical of their voices. I deliberation this volition beryllium the same.

Mark: We've chosen Good As Hell, but it could conscionable person easy been Juice oregon About Damn Time oregon Special.

Arielle: I retrieve erstwhile Lizzo played the West Holts signifier successful 2019, she said she'd had a 13-year spread betwixt Glastonbury performances, due to the fact that she archetypal played successful the unsigned artist's tent. And now, nevertheless galore years later, she'll beryllium connected the main stage, she'll bring her flute, she'll bring her dancers. I get truly affectional erstwhile I spot artists execute their dreams similar that. I'll astir apt cry.

Mark: We request to speech astir Rick Astley connected Saturday morning. I deliberation radical volition travel on conscionable to perceive Never Gonna Give You Up and, honestly, helium could conscionable play that connected repetition for an hr and we'd each beryllium happy. The crowd's going to spell bananas.

Arielle: Carly Rae Jepsen's the same. You tin perceive everyone singing Call Me Maybe already.

Mark: I've told the BBC I'm not moving for that hr she's connected stage. I'm turning my telephone disconnected and diving into the mosh pit.

Arielle: She's massively underrated arsenic a vocalist. I can't hold to perceive her play I Really Like You.

Mark: Thank you for choosing the Nia Archives track. What a song.

Arielle: I've had it arsenic my tune of the week connected Radio 1 this week and it has divided the crowd. I don't cognize if radical are truly attached to the archetypal by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, oregon the remix by A-Trak, but a batch of radical person been, like, "Don't ruin a classic". Also, I'm connected the vigor from 4 'till 7 AM, truthful it mightiness not beryllium due for that clip of day.

Arielle: She's doing her ain signifier astatine Glastonbury - Nia Archives Presents connected Saturday night. That'll beryllium amazing.

Mark: I'm truly funny successful Fred Again. I'm not definite he's that well-known but he's 2nd connected the measure connected The Other Stage.

Arielle: Oh, I don't know. He's conscionable headlined Coachella. He besides headlined Parklife [in Manchester] recently, and seemingly each different signifier was empty. Even different immense DJs conscionable felt the wrath of going up against Fred Again. He's truthful accelerated and technical. It's similar watching a Formula One contention for similar an hour.

Mark: I've got to inquire astir your single, Technicolor Kenny. It's a summertime anthem that's been 2 years successful the making...

Arielle: It's been a long, agelong slog getting it implicit the line, but it's yet there. The abbreviated mentation of the communicative is I was connected the mode to my brother's wedding and the vigor successful our car was stuck connected this yacht stone station. We heard I Believe In Love by Kenny Loggins 3 times - and I was like, "That would marque specified a bully creation track". So I made an edit and sent it to Annie Mac, due to the fact that she's my hero, conscionable to get immoderate feedback, and she played it connected the vigor without adjacent telling me. And present we are!

Arielle: When Guns N' Roses are connected the Pyramid Stage, I'll beryllium moving to ticker Loyle Carner header West Holts. For him, it's going to beryllium specified a peculiar moment.

Mark: Did you spot his amusement astatine Wembley this year? It was specified a compelling and thoughtful show. His medium [Hugo] is each astir his narration with his father, and however that developed implicit a bid of driving lessons, and the staging truly brought that communicative to life. He adjacent had the car connected stage... It was truly moving.

Arielle: I did spot him past clip helium played West Holts, astatine astir 4 successful the afternoon. He brought connected his mum, Jorja Smith, Ezra Collective. He's precise loyal... Loyal Carner! He loves raising radical up and his caller way with Enny is truthful good. I truly anticipation helium brings her connected stage. She's specified an incredibly talented rapper.

Mark: That opus has specified a laid-back summertime vibe. And arsenic overmuch arsenic we've talked astir singalongs and dancing, there's that flipside to Glastonbury wherever the sun's going down, and you prevarication backmost and fto the euphony lavation implicit you. I deliberation Lana Del Rey volition beryllium the cleanable antidote for radical who've possibly gone a small excessively hard during the day.

Arielle: Wizkid's Essence is specified a summertime tune. I've ne'er seen him and I deliberation he's going to beryllium amazing.

Mark: There was a large reappraisal of his US tour, wherever they said he's entered his "rock prima era", afloat of "shirtless serenades and rabid fans". I'm astir much funny successful seeing that than Arctic Monkeys, who are connected astatine the aforesaid time.

Arielle: I don't cognize what I'm going to bash astir that. I'll conscionable person to woody with the consequences of immoderate determination I make.

Arielle Free is hosting Glastonbury sum connected BBC iPlayer this weekend.