Who will headline Glastonbury this year?

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Glastonbury, the overlord of all UK festivals, this week announced Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra would be heading to Worthy Farm in June, ELO a surprise pick for the traditional Sunday afternoon 'legends slot' few saw coming. 

The remaining headline slots remain a furiously rumoured concoction of a myriad of musicians, rock goliaths like Fleetwood Mac and AC/DC jostling for column inches with pop siren Adele and the perennial will he won't he rumour; Prince.

Here's our educated guesses on who we think will make it to that hallowed stage this year.

Jimmy Coultas, Editor 

Headliners - Foo Fighters (Friday), Adele (Saturday) and Radiohead (Sunday)

The Foo Fighters missing out last year and the return of Coldplay paints a sombre tone for the hopes for something a bit different at this years festival, as does the ridiculous response to Kanye last year - although wouldn't it be great if he came back to cover Bowie?

I think you're looking at Adele playing Saturday night, pretty much nailed on to be honest. She definitely deserves it and we do need more women in these starring roles at festivals, but you'd hope that would free up some adventurous spirit for the Eavis et al (even if ELO is a fairly good, albeit white rock, curveball).

It won't though sadly, but to be honest there's a gazillion other arenas for the far out - the Pyramid doesn't need to do that. So reliable hands Radiohead will return on the Sunday to close the festival out.

Jamie Bowman, Festivals Editor 

Headliners - The Stone Roses (Friday), Radiohead (Saturday) and Foals (Sunday) 

Friday will be all about The Stone Roses. It’ll be four long years since their incredible comeback shows at Heaton Park - almost the same gap between their two albums. A first Glastonbury headlining appearance would lay to rest the ghosts of their missed headlining slot in 1995 and the awfulness of their Reading Festival appearance in 1996.

Radiohead will follow a night later, their appearance on the Pyramid stage in 1997 (above) has gone down as one of the legendary Glastonbury moments. A headline slot would seem to make perfect sense with a new album due in 2016.

Finally I can see Foals stepping up. A fearsome live reputation could make them the next newish band to make the step up to headliner status in 2016. Headline slots at Reading and Leeds would suggest they are ready for the challenge.

Ben Smith, Live Music Editor 

Headliners - The Last Shadow Puppets (Friday), Adele (Saturday) and Muse (Sunday)

It's about time the major festival headliner pack was reshuffled. Foals and The Maccabees are near candidates and last year's stand out band - Wolf Alice - only have one album under their belt. This leads me to The Last Shadow Puppets, who I believe to be the perfect fit for the peak Friday slot.

Turner and Kane add unrivalled showmanship; the addition of Owen Pallet, Zachary Dawes and James Ford makes TLSP one hell of a proposition. By the time Glasto arrives in June, we'll all be hooked on their seductive, cinematic sounds - which is why they should tip the poster.

Britain loves a Saturday night pop binge and Glastonbury demands the beacon of the genre: Adele. Her vocal range is unprecedented and she is the most deserving headline artist if her past two albums are anything to go by.  A "hello from the other side [of the pyramid crush barrier]" certainly wouldn't go a miss. 

Sporting a back-catalogue about as long as a Bellamy mega-riff, Muse have harnessed headliner credentials over the past few years.  They've proven quite the spectacle when their space-age sonics shift to top gear and 2015 LP Drones may just seal their Pyramid fate.

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