Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis ‘is hoping to book Girls Aloud for next year’s festival’ – after pop princesses Sugababes and Avril Lavigne drew huge crowds

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis is reportedly set on booking Girls Aloud for next year’s festival.

The girl group just wrapped up their 20th anniversary reunion tour, which concluded with an exclusive performance at O2 Priority in London earlier this week.

But now sources are reporting that festival organiser Emily has set her sights on the girl band for a spot on the bill for next year’s festivities at Worthy Farm.

And she’s now even more excited to sign them after pop star princesses Sugababes and Avril Lavigne drew huge crowds last week.

Speak with The mirrora source said: ‘There’s no doubt the girls would be a great act for the festival and would really draw a crowd.

‘And Emily is even more excited to book them after seeing how fans responded to the Sugababes and Avril Lavigne this year.

‘Girls Aloud can tap into the same female pop nostalgia, but at the same time have an incredibly loyal fan base.’

Emily apparently wanted the band to perform at the 2024 festival, but because it was due to take place on the weekend of their Liverpool concerts, this was not possible.

MailOnline has contacted representatives for Glastonbury and Girls Aloud for comment.

The excitement to sign Girls Aloud comes after the Sugababes were the surprise of the festival, drawing a huge audience, who all sang along to their favourite songs.

However, the Sugababes admitted they were worried no one would turn up for their Glastonbury gig, despite it being so popular that security had to block access to their stage due to huge fan demand.

The makers of About You Now told the program This Morning on Monday how nervous they were before their performance.

Keisha Buchanan said: ‘We’re always super nervous, especially when we’re going to perform, wondering if anyone is going to show up.

“But it was really fun. We had the best time. It doesn’t get old for us. We’re so grateful.

Their performance comes after it was revealed that the crowd, eager to see the band, forced security to block access to a stage at Glastonbury.

The West Holts stage, which has a capacity of 35,000, had to operate on a ‘one-in, one-out’ system to prevent too many people coming to see the group.

The English girl group performed at Glastonbury in 2022, on the smaller 3,000-capacity Avalon Stage, but police restricted access to the venue to prevent more people from attending due to safety concerns.

This year, the original 1998 Sugababes line-up of Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhan Donaghy were logically moved to the festival’s West Holts stage. But once again, they proved more popular than Glastonbury organisers had anticipated.

Whatever the case, next time Glastonbury bosses might allow the pop group onto the iconic Pyramid Stage, which can hold a whopping 120,000 people.

One music fan tweeted: ‘Never seen a crowd like Sugababe at West Holts today. Was there in 2022 when they closed Avalon and same thing happened today.

‘I’m not sure I’ll see a better show this weekend. Pyramid stage is next for sure…’

About 20 minutes before the Sugababes took to the stage at 5pm on Friday, stewards blocked fans from entering certain directions to prevent the pitch from becoming too crowded.

“The response we’ve had has been incredible, we don’t take it for granted. We got on a plane straight after the podium and went to Marrakech.”

Glastonbury Festival is under fire after a number of artists suffered technical problems which left them sounding “terrible”.

Around 210,000 revellers turned out over the weekend at Worthy Farm in Somerset, with millions more expected to watch at home thanks to the BBC’s ongoing coverage.

However, music lovers were disappointed this year as several artists struggled with technical issues that caused the sound to be distorted.

Additionally, artists like Camila Cabello, Dua Lipa and Coldplay have been accused of lip-synching.

Now a frantic guessing game has developed over who is to blame for the problems, with the question of whether the blame lies with the Glastonbury Festival technical team or the BBC for the broadcast.

Fans wrote on X, formerly Twitter: ‘Why is the sound so awful at every bit of Glastonbury I’ve watched (except Sugababes). Is it bad there? Or is it the mics/tv/BBC sound?’;