Who’re The ChurnUps? Foo Fighters’ cryptic notice fuels hypothesis they’re thriller Glastonbury band

Jun 08, 2023 at 2:01 AM
Who’re The ChurnUps? Foo Fighters’ cryptic notice fuels hypothesis they’re thriller Glastonbury band

Glastonbury’s line-up has been launched however there’s nonetheless one act enjoying a prime-time slot on the Pyramid Stage that’s shrouded in thriller… doubtlessly till now.

Unknown band The ChurnUps are as a result of play the festival on the night of Friday 23 June, forward of Royal Blood and Arctic Monkeys.

Now rock group Foo Fighters have fuelled hypothesis they might be behind the act following a cryptic notice posted on social media.

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, Dave Grohl of the band Foo Fighters performs at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Foo Fighters will perform at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)
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Foo Fighters lead singer Dave Grohl. Pic: AP

The message, scribbled by the band’s lead singer Dave Grohl, used the phrase “churning up” feelings – prompting some followers to counsel it was a touch at an upcoming look at Worthy Farm.

“Hey, it’s been a while,” Grohl wrote within the letter.

“Now that we’ve returned from our first run of shows, I felt compelled to reach out and thank you all for being there for us.

“Every night time, after I see you singing, it makes me sing more durable. When I see you screaming, it makes me scream louder. When I see your tears, it brings me to tears. And after I see your pleasure, it brings me pleasure.

“But, I see you… and it feels good to see you, churning up these feelings collectively.

Because we have all the time performed this collectively. Time and time once more.

“See you soon.”

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Initially, there have been rumours that the Sheffield-based band Pulp was the key act, with one Twitter person writing: “When something is churned it becomes Pulp.”

Should Foo Fighters hit the stage, it is going to be their first time enjoying Glastonbury since 2017.

The group needed to pull out of the occasion two years earlier after Grohl fractured his leg at a Swedish gig.

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The US band are well-known for hits together with Everlong, Best Of You and The Pretender.

Elton John, Arctic Monkeys and Guns N’ Roses are headlining Glastonbury this 12 months.