Paul McCartney 'to return to Glastonbury as Saturday night headliner'

21 February 2022, 11:25 | Updated: 10 January 2024, 13:30

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Paul McCartney will be the oldest ever headliner of the Glastonbury Festival.

Paul McCartney stormed Glastonbury when he performed as a Pyramid Stage headliner back in 2004.

He was booked to return back in 2020 for what would have been the festival's 50th anniversary, but his slot was cancelled along with the whole festival because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Last year's event also didn't happen, but after the triumphant reception to The Beatles: Get Back miniseries and the announcement of his 'Got Back' US tour, McCartney is reportedly finally coming back to Glastonbury.

According to The Sun, The Beatles superstar will top the 2022 main stage on Saturday night after sets from ex-Oasis songwriter Noel Gallagher and Haim.

It adds that Kendrick Lamar – another planned headliner from the abandoned 2020 festival – will top the bill on Sunday night.

To jog your memories, Paul McCartney's career-spanning 2004 Glastonbury Setlist was as follows:

1. Jet
2. Got to Get You Into My Life
3. Flaming Pie
4. All My Loving
5. Let Me Roll It
6. She's a Woman
7. Maybe I'm Amazed
8. The Long and Winding Road
9. In Spite of All the Danger
10. Blackbird
11. We Can Work It Out
12. Here Today
13. All Things Must Pass
14. Yellow Submarine
15. I'll Follow the Sun
16. Calico Skies
17. Eleanor Rigby
18. Drive My Car
19. Penny Lane
20. Get Back
21. Band on the Run
22. Back in the USSR
23. Live and Let Die
24. I've Got a Feeling
25. Lady Madonna
26. Hey Jude
27. Yesterday
28. Follow Me
29. Let It Be
30. I Saw Her Standing There
31. Helter Skelter
32. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
33. The End

Since then, McCartney has released six top-ten albums, including 2020's McCartney III, his first number one album in over 30 years.

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It's been reported that Taylor Swift, the third 2020 Pyramid Stage headliner, will not be performing at this year's show.

The only headliner officially confirmed by the festival itself at the time of writing is Billie Eilish.

Diana Ross has also been confirmed to play the Sunday afternoon 'Legends Slot', following in the footsteps of Dolly Parton, Leonard Cohen, Tony Bennett, Lionel Richie, Paul Simon, Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue, Brian Wilson and Shirley Bassey.