Girls Aloud are back in 2024 – but could they be hitting up Glastonbury? (Picture: Neil Mockford/GC Images)
Glastonbury and Girls Aloud in the same sentence is something to get excited about.
That’s precisely what fans are doing after the Sound of the Underground hitmakers – Nadine Coyle, 38, Kimberley Walsh, 41, Nicola Roberts, 38, and Cheryl, 40 – confirmed their reunion tour after an 11-year hiatus, and hinted they’d be very up for the festival.
Of course, it’s a bittersweet time for the band members and their devoted fanbase, as beloved member Sarah Harding died of breast cancer two years ago.
But her best pals are determined to do her proud with their UK stadium tour, kicking off in May next year, which will be dedicated to their late friend.
On studying the news, fans were just a little bit buzzing to see a Glastonbury-shaped gap in their tour dates, leaving a window for them to be able to perform at the epic festival at the end of June.
That’s right, a big Glasto-shaped hole.
Cheryl, Nadine, Nicola and Kimberly are so excited to be back on stage again, but they are missing Sarah Harding (Picture: Girls Aloud)
Dates have been announced for the mammoth tour (Picture: Girls Aloud)
Indeed, the four women seem pretty up for it, if Glastonbury are – but they suggested it was down to the festival to Call The Shots. If they did, it would certainly be make A Whole Lotta’ History. Okay, okay: we’re getting over excited.
Speaking to Zoe Ball on her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show this morning, Cheryl revealed that ‘Glastonbury haven’t even asked’ them, but Kimberly added: ‘I don’t even know if it’s feasible but they just need to ask us.’
Cue wide eyes, as Nicola joked: ‘Maybe we should just show up on our bus.’ Maybe you really should, Nicola.
The bookies agree with the fans, as the odds of Girls Aloud making a Worthy Farm appearance have slashed in half.
Bookmaker Coral now has them at 8-1 from 4-1 following their comeback.
However, practicalities could get in the way of all your Love Machine dreams, as Nadine admitted that the ‘logistics would be hard’ to move their whole show to the festival, in an interview with Vogue.
‘The Girls Aloud Show’ Arena Tour Dates
The announced dates for the Girls Aloud Show tour are:
18 May – 3Arena Dublin
20 May – SSE Arena Belfast
23 May – Manchester AO Arena
24 May – Manchester AO Arena
27 May – Cardiff Utilita Arena
31 May – Newcastle Utilita Arena
1 June – Newcastle Utilita Arena
4 June – Aberdeen P+J Live
8 June – Glasgow OVO Hydro
12 June – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena
15 June – Leeds First Direct Arena
18 June – Birmingham Resorts World Arena
22 June – London The O2
23 June – London The O2
29 June – Liverpool M+S Bank Arena
The girls are reuniting after 11 years, but without Harding (Picture: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
Harding died of breast cancer two years ago after she was diagnosed in 2020 (Picture: PA)
‘We’ve spoken about [Glastonbury] but the thing is, we’d have to take our stage and so the logistics would be hard,’ Nadine told the publication.
‘But we are touring at the same time so maybe we could get a jet in.’
The band’s publicist interrupted, pointing out they hadn’t actually been asked yet, to which Nicola continued: ‘We’ll obviously come up with some spectacular opening.
‘But all my ideas cost billions of pounds, which is the problem.’
Glastonbury tickets went on sale last week and sold out within the hour, but no fear, Jump boppers – there are always the resale tickets in the spring to pin your hopes on.
Now let’s all cross our fingers, toes, and pray for Something Kinda Oooh.
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