Glastonbury Festival allegedly “weren’t interested” in Pulp this year.
The Britpop legends achieved widespread acclaim after their defining headline Glastonbury Festival performance in 1995, which saw them step in for The Stone Roses.
Jarvis Cocker and co returned to top the bill on the Pyramid Stage in 1998, before a surprise appearance on The Park Stage in 2011.
However, keyboard player Candida Doyle has claimed Michael and Emily Eavis “weren’t interested” in the Common People hitmakers playing a set to mark their 30th anniversary.
She told BBC Radio 6 Music: “We wanted to [play Glastonbury], just because it’s the 30th anniversary and that kind of thing, and they weren’t interested.
“And then we were thinking maybe next year, and then they’re not doing it next year.”
Frontman Jarvis previously ruled out a Glastonbury return for Pulp – who released their first album in 24 years, More, earlier this month – but suggested he could do an impromptu DJ set.
He told Scott Mills on BBC Radio 2: “I will be going to Glastonbury, and I might DJ.
“Well, you know, I do occasionally DJ at Glastonbury in a place called Stone Bridge near The Park Stage. I will be happy to see what is going on there.
Asked if a Pulp set was on the cards, he replied: “I don’t think that’s going to happen. If it was a life-or-death situation, but I really don’t think it’s going to happen.”
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