Huge rock band pull out of Glastonbury at last minute as they're replaced by rapper

A last-minute change has hit the Glastonbury line-up as a rock band was compelled to withdraw from their surprise set.

Deftones, the metal group,were scheduled to perform on the Other Stage at 8.30pm tonight, but due to illness, they've had to cancel.

The band broke the news via their Instagram Stories, stating: "In an unfortunate development, an illness in the band is going to prevent us from playing Glastonbury tonight."

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"We're devastated to be missing out on something we've been looking forward to for months, but sometimes circumstances out of our control interfere with things we want to do the most."

"We really hope to return to Glastonbury soon, and as it stands, we plan on seeing you tomorrow at Crystal Palace."

With the schedule thrown into disarray, Glastonbury managed to secure British grime sensation Skepta to fill the slot at the last minute.

An official statement from Glastonbury revealed: "Deftones have been forced to cancel tonight's 8.30pm Other Stage performance due to illness in the band."

Skepta will kindly step-in, taking the stage at 9pm. "Adding to the announcement, Skepta exclaimed: 'Let's go! ! ! No crew, no production but am ready to shut Glastonbury down. Victory lap time. Pre-Big Smoke 2025!'".

Mercury Prize-winning jazz quintet Ezra Collective, who were scheduled for a 6.45pm performance on the same stage will now play from 7pm to 8.15pm.

The switch-up has occurred with the festival frantically dealing behind-the-scenes with a number of issues to ensure it goes off without a hitch.

Neil Young, who is headlining the Pyramid Stage tonight, initially refused to have his set broadcast, with Charli XCX – who's performing on the Other Stage – instead taking a prime slot on the BBC's coverage.

However, today it was announced that he had changed his mind – in a throwback to him initially cancelling his performance last year before making a U-turn.

His set will now appear on BBC's livestream of the Pyramid Stage.

Over the two days of the festival so far, a stream of surprise sets and appearances have already been made – with more coming in the upcoming hours, including the mystical band 'Patchwork', which at the time of writing is heavily believed to be Pulp.

Lewis Capaldi also made his return after two years for a secret set on Friday, and Lorde surprised fans by opening the Woodsies stage, playing her new album Virgin front-to-back just hours after it was released.

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