The Churnups: Foo Fighters announced as part of Cannes Lion Festival - a few days before Glastonbury 2023

Those rumours about the Foo Fighters playing a secret set at the 2013 Glastonbury Festival are set to spike once again, with news on the current touring schedule for the band. Dave Grohl et al. are one of two bands who have been touted as the mystery band ‘The Churnups,’ set to perform on the Pyramid Stage on the Friday between 6.15 and 7.30pm, with the other rumoured act another previous Glastonbury headliner, Pulp.

The band were confirmed alongside A$AP Rocky, Florence + The Machine and Jack Harlow as part of the performance lineup at this year’s Cannes Lions Festival, set to take place in the South of France from Monday June 19 to Thursday June 22, with the Foo Fighters set to perform on the Wednesday of the four day affair.

Which means a short flight over to the United Kingdom, should they choose to, with a day to spare to turn up and reveal themselves as The Churnups at Glastonbury. Their next tour date in June also happens to be on June 18, performing at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2023, taking place in Manchester, Tennessee. It could very well mean that the band perform on Friday and set off on Saturday morning to chase the sun back in the United States, much like Prince Harry did to get back for Prince Archie’s birthday in May 2023. 

Rumours that The Churnups were indeed Foo Fighters reached a fever pitch after Dave Grohl penned a letter to the fans, which included the phrase “churning up some emotions,” which many considered a nod and a wink to the mystery band announced for Glastonbury - though the band still remained tight lipped.

The band, who recently announced Josh Freese would join the band as their new drummer after the death of Taylor Hawkins, have celebrated chart success in the United Kingdom this week, after their latest album “But Here We Are” reached the number one spot, narrowly beating Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ latest release.