Girls Aloud drop HUGE hint they could be playing at Glastonbury after announcing reunion in honour of late bandmate Sarah Harding
Girls Aloud have dropped a huge hint that they could be hitting the Glastonbury stage in 2024 with the announcement of their new tour dates.
Cheryl Tweedy, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh will tour in May and June 2024.
The tour announcement marks 21 years since she and the late Sarah Harding won Popstars: The Rivals.
The quartet beamed as they made their first public appearance since confirming their reunion on Radio 2 with Zoe Ball on Thursday.
Bursting with excitement about harmonizing together after more than a decade apart, they teased that they could be ready for one of Britain’s biggest stages: Glastonbury.
Radiant! Girls Aloud made their first appearance since confirming their reunion when they went on Zoe Ball’s radio show on Thursday morning
Here come the girls! The iconic girl group dropped a major hint: a Glastonbury stage tease could be on the horizon
Iconic stage: Tickets for Glastonbury Festival, held at Worthy Farm, went on sale earlier this month
Radio presenter Zoe spotted a gap in their 2024 tour schedule, suggesting the iconic girl group might appear at Glastonbury.
Cheryl teased: “Can I just be blunt. Glastonbury didn’t even ask us, but it’s a nice idea, isn’t it?’
Nadine also chimed in, adding, “Yes! They have to ask us!’
Ahead of their interview, the iconic girl group put on a phenomenal show, storming into the BBC studios in a variety of sleek looks, having previously performed their reunion top tightly under the wraps.
Nicola led the pack, wearing a checked skirt suit, blazer and shiny knee-high boots.
Cheryl followed in a similarly formal manner, wearing a bright blue shirt, burgundy polo collar and black leather trousers.
Irish singer Nadine followed suit in a stunning black leather dress, accentuating her slim waist with a cropped gray blazer.
Last but not least was Kimberley, who stunned in a chic denim ensemble with large gold buttons.
Tip? Cheryl teased in the BBC Radio 2 interview: ‘Can I just be blunt? Glastonbury didn’t even ask us, but it’s a nice idea, isn’t it?’ (Image: Cheryl wears a bright blue shirt, burgundy turtleneck and black leather pants on Thursday morning)
Eagle Eyed: Radio host Zoe spotted a gap in their 2024 tour schedule, hinting the iconic girl group might appear at Glastonbury (Girls Aloud pictured with the late Sarah Harding, second from right, in 2025)
Although previous reports claimed that Girls Aloud would be releasing a new video, the girl group has confirmed that they will not be recording any new videos or music.
Nadine said: ‘There’s no new music and there’s no video – although we did shoot a commercial.’
Cheryl shared in a statement: ‘We all started talking a few years ago about the possibility of doing something to celebrate Girls Aloud’s 20th anniversary. The anniversary seemed like an obvious thing to celebrate.
‘But when Sarah got sick, all priorities changed. She passed away a year before the anniversary and it just didn’t feel right, it felt too soon.”
The pop group wants to use the tour as an opportunity to ‘celebrate’ their deceased friend and colleague.
Front runner: Nicola opted for a checked skirt suit consisting of a blazer with a ruffled collar and a narrow waist, alongside knee-high brown boots (photo from left to right: Nadine, Nicola and Cheryl)
Sensational: Nadine (left) delights in a beautiful black leather dress, which accentuates her slim waist with a short gray blazer. Kimberley wore a denim co-ord set with large gold buttons (photo from left to right: Nadine, Kimberley, Nicola and Cheryl)
Icons: Girls Aloud originally formed in 2002 on ITV’s Pop Stars: The Rivals and rose to fame with twenty top ten singles and five BRIT Award nominations
At the time: Nadine Coyle, Kimberley Walsh, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Cheryl Cole pictured in 2009
Touching tribute: Cheryl revealed they had been discussing the plans for some time but put the idea on hold when Sarah – who died in September 2021 – was diagnosed with breast cancer (Sarah pictured in 2017)
Cheryl added, “But now I think there’s an energy there that makes it feel good. It’s the right time to celebrate Sarah, it’s the right time to celebrate the bond and the right time to celebrate that we can still do this 21 years later. That is a great honor in many ways.’
Kimberley said: “Over the past year we have felt this outpouring of love – obviously towards Sarah, but really towards all of us as a group.
“And I think it rekindled something in all of us.” It feels like something has changed and it feels like the right time to celebrate Sarah and the 20th anniversary that we didn’t celebrate at the time.”
The iconic British girl group hopes fans will enjoy the tour as much as they do.
Presales for their tour start at 9am, Wednesday November 29 General ticket sales start on Friday, December 1 at 9:00 am.
Reunited! The group has not recorded any new music, but simply wants to celebrate their back catalogue
On the road: The group hopes fans in the UK and Ireland will enjoy the tour in May and June