Cher named new favourite for Glastonbury Festival 2024 legends slot
The odds on Cher performing at the Glastonbury Festival 2024 have shortened as bookmakers believe the ageless star is favourite to perform in the legends slot. The star herself has reportedly said that she would like to appear at Worthy Farm next year.
According to bettingsites.co.uk[1], the odds of Cher bringing down the curtain on the 2024 Glastonbury festival have been slashed from 10/1 to 2/1. Other favourites for the Legends slot include Shania Twain, Stevie Nicks and Sheryl Crow.
Glastonbury festival boss Emily Eavis has said previously that the Legends performer will be a woman[2], after responding to criticism about the festival’s all-male headliners this year. Emily explained a female singer was lined up to perform during the 2023 festival, but she had to pull out and was replaced with Guns ‘N Roses.
Emily Eavis said: “I’ve always been really passionate about gender split [on festival line-ups]. I think, actually, our problem was that I’d been so outspoken about it that having a year when there wasn’t a female sent people a bit mad – or some people.
“And we did have a female – she pulled out and we replaced them with Guns N’ Roses. But everyone knows that it’s top of my list.
“It is difficult with female artists because there aren’t enough headliners. But we’re also creating them. We’re putting the bands and female artists on smaller stages and bringing them through all the time. And who knows? Next year we might get two. And certainly, I can say that the legend is female.”
Cher had been a 10/1 shot to be awarded a Legends slot in next summer’s edition of the festival but is now the market favourite at 2/1. Sheryl Crow is second in the betting at 9/2, with Stevie Nicks (5/1) and Shania Twain (7/1) also in the running.
Speaking to Rylan Clark on BBC Radio 2 on Wednesday, December 20, Cher said she would “like to” sing at the Glastonbury Festival. When Rylan asked: “You’re saying if I manage to make this happen you’ll be on that stage?”, she replied “yes”.
Neil Roarty, spokesperson for bettingsites.co.uk[3], said: “Cher has seemingly added fuel to the fire that she will be making an appearance at next year’s Glastonbury after confessing she’d love to be awarded a Legends Slot. That comment has seen the Goddess of Pop’s price to feature at Worthy Farm next year plummet – now trading as the 2/1 market favourite after being as high as 10/1 earlier in the week.
“Sheryl Crow is the second favourite in the market at 9/2 after announcing her UK tour dates last week, with Stevie Nicks (5/1) and Shania Twain (7/1) also tipped for a place.”
Glastonbury Festival 2024 Legends slot odds
Cher
2/1
Sheryl Crow
9/2
Stevie Nicks
5/1
Shania Twain
7/1
Annie Lennox
15/2
Chaka Khan
9/1
Diana Ross
14/1
Barbra Streisand
16/1
Madonna
20/1
BAR
25/1
References
- ^ bettingsites.co.uk (bettingsites.co.uk)
- ^ Legends performer will be a woman (www.somersetlive.co.uk)
- ^ bettingsites.co.uk (bettingsites.co.uk)