Glastonbury secret set mystery finally solved — and it wasn't who anyone guessed

After three years of speculation, organisers confirm the truth behind the festival's most talked-about slot.

For three festivals running, the rumour mill has churned over the identity of the masked performer who appeared at Glastonbury's smallest stage at 3am — and every theory has turned out to be wrong.

In a long-form interview published this morning, organiser Emily Eavis finally confirmed the truth: the performer was not, as widely believed, a globally famous pop star incognito, but a collective of four Bristol-based musicians performing under a shared pseudonym.

The reveal upends years of speculation that had named everyone from Stormzy to Taylor Swift, and is already prompting a quiet reassessment of how festival mystique can be manufactured in the streaming era.

Eavis described the project as 'one of the most fun things we've ever done', and hinted that next year's masked slot will operate under entirely new rules.