English rock legends confirm surprise Glastonbury performance tonight

Kasabian have confirmed they are one of the surprise bands who will take to the stage at Glastonbury Festival, sparking delight from their fans.

The band took to their Instagram page on Saturday to share a photo of an A-board on a patch of grass featuring the words ‘Woodsies newsflash it’s happening! 18.00 Saturday’.

The band, formed in Leicester in 1997, wrote in the post’s caption: ‘It’s Happening! See you 6pm at Woodsies @glastofest.’

Kasabian – consisting of Sergio Pizzorno, Chris Edwards, Ian Matthews, and Tim Carter – made their Glastonbury debut in 2005 and headlined the festival in 2014. They are known for songs Fire and Club Foot.

Fans couldn’t contain themselves under the official announcement, and wrote: ‘The first of many Happenings’;

Kasabian have confirmed they are one of the surprise bands who will take to the stage at Glastonbury Festival, sparking delight from their fans 

Kasabian took to their Instagram page on Saturday to share a photo of an A-board on a patch of grass featuring the words ‘Woodsies newsflash it’s happening! 18.00 Saturday’

Kasabian – consisting of Sergio Pizzorno, Chris Edwards, Ian Matthews, and Tim Carter – made their Glastonbury debut in 2005 and headlined the festival in 2014. They are known for songs Fire and Club Foot (pictured in March)

‘I WILL BE JUMPING ABOUT IN FRONT OF THE TELLY AT 6 DONT U WORRY’;

‘happenings happening at glasto’; ‘let’s goooo’;

‘Cheeky … we were just saying we need to come and see you again YNoT set last year was’;

‘Gutted I’m missing this one’; ‘Yesss [followed by several emojis]’;

One fan tagged a friend and wrote ‘SHUT UP’; 

Fans continued: ‘Fabulous’; ‘I wish I could be there now’; ‘LETS GOGOGGOGOGO’;

‘Knew it !!!’; ‘Come back Kid is Happenings!’; ‘wish i was there’; ‘YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!’; ‘A HAPPENING AT GLASTONBURY ……..’;

‘Watching you guys on the beeb last night made us very suspicious have a good time out there fellas’;

‘Can’t to be rocking out to kasabian at six (sic)’; ‘See you there!’; ‘Class’; ‘Knew you would, line up’s better now’;

Fans couldn’t contain themselves under the official announcement and flooded Kasabian’s comments section

Sergio (left) and Chris, both 43, pictured on their way to the festival 

‘Good luck guys ❤️❤️❤️❤️’; ‘Of course’; ‘I love this ❤️’;

‘@ianmatthewsdrums @iamrobertharvey @ksbn1 @the_s.l.p @neil_bedford have a great gig’. 

The Sun revealed ahead of Saturday that one of multiple surprise acts will be British rock band Kasabian.

Ten years after Serge Pizzorno and the group last took to the stages at Worthy Farm, insiders have confirmed that they are booked to play.

A source told the publication: ‘Glastonbury is always a big deal but this year Kasabian really can’t wait, especially as it’s a decade since they were last there.

‘They loved the idea of being a secret act and jumped at the idea when it was suggested by Glasto boss Emily Eavis. 

The set will be an hour long.

In the past at Glastonbury surprise acts have included The Killers, Radiohead and the Foo Fighters. 

A second surprise performer for this year’s Glastonbury was revealed to be folk singer-songwriter Beans On Toast. 

Glastonbury began on Wednesday and ends on Sunday. 

Headlining this year’s festival are Coldplay on Saturday night, SZA on Sunday night, and Dua Lipa who performed on Friday night. 

Shania Twain, 58, will play on Sunday in the late afternoon, and she opened up about how she is preparing.