We met Serge Pizzorno to talk about the big surprise (and hanging with Noel Fielding and Noel Gallagher) before hitting the pit for some action NME caught up with Kasabian ‘s Serge Pizzorno just before their secret set at Glastonbury 2024, and then headed into the pit. Watch our video interview with the frontman above and check out what went down below. Having long been bookies’ favourites to take the secret ‘TBA’ early evening slot on the Woodsies stage today (Saturday, June 29), the band confirmed their appearance a few hours before their performance – leading to huge crowds and the area being shut down and fans turned away.
“It was killing me, that,” Pizzorno told NME of keeping the secret. “Everyone was asking me, but we’ve been doing the dance. I can’t wait.
” It marked their fifth time at Worthy Farm – arriving a decade after they headlined the Pyramid Stage in 2014 and marking their first performance at the site since the departure of frontman Tom Meighan in 2020. “You know what? I like this place a lot,” he said. “It is the greatest festival.
Already, we’ve been here five minutes and you just get on that thing. You just get on that river and it’s like, ‘Yep, for the next few days this is my home’. Everyone’s on the same vibe.
” Kasabian’s Serge Pizzorno backstage at Glastonbury 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME The last time they played and topped the bill, they were joined onstage by The Mighty Boosh ‘s Noel Fielding – who .
