Girls Aloud are 'set to perform at Glastonbury next year', as they head on tour more than a decade after they split.
For their upcoming Girls Aloud Show, Sarah Harding's mum has given them her blessing to use her vocals, after she tragically passed away in 2021, after fighting breast cancer.
The pop group, who were created through the ITV talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002, will reportedly be hitting Worthy Farm for Glastonbury in June as they make their comeback. It's been reported that Cheryl Tweedy, Nicola Roberts, Nadine Coyle and Kimberley Walsh could be taking their place on the famous Pyramid stage while at the Somerset festival.
An insider told The Sun: "Girls Aloud have been at the top of the wishlist to play after rumours of a reunion emerged. The festival needs some girl power after last year’s all-male line-up and the girls fit the bill.
"They also have a huge back catalogue of pop anthems, so all ages will be singing along – exactly what the Legends slot is all about."
News of their appearance at Glastonbury comes after co-organiser Emily Eavis wanted to champion female artists for next year's line-up. She previously told The Sun: "The music industry needs to invest in more female musicians to create future headliners. This starts way back with the record companies, radio. I can shout as loud as I like, but we need to get everyone on board."
The band announced this week they would be returning for their reunion tour called the Girls Aloud Show, which will be in memory of Sarah Harding. It will be the first time the band have performed without their fifth band member Sarah who tragically passed away at the age of 39.
Girls Aloud are said to be over the moon to have received the blessing of Sarah's mum, Marie Hardman, to go ahead with the tour and to use Sarah's vocals during the show. A portion of the money raised will also go to Sarah's estate, as the girls plan to perform as if they're still a five-piece band.
A source shared with the Mail on Sunday said: "The girls wanted to include Marie from start to finish. They wanted her to feel part of all of this and not do anything at all that might not be right for her.
"Marie, of course, was absolutely thrilled that there would be a tour, but also that Sarah will be very much included in it to the extent that nobody thought would be imaginable. It was important to the girls that they ran through everything with Marie."
It was also revealed that Girls Aloud will split profits from the tour five ways, with Sarah's estate benefitting too. The insider said: "That's the right thing to do. There were five girls in the band."
While fans were excited about the Girls Aloud reunion tour, some were disappointed when the group announced they won't be releasing any new music in support of the tour. However, they did give a valid reason for not wanting to add new tunes to their repertoire while touring in memory of Sarah.
Cheryl explained to Vogue: "We couldn’t because Sarah wouldn’t be included in that newness. This is about celebrating the 20 years we’ve all had. So the tour has got to be inclusive of Sarah because she’s such a massive part of our make-up. It will never feel like the old Girls Aloud again but we’ve reached a point where we feel ready to celebrate all of it, Sarah included."
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