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Mumford and Sons will play a secret set at Glastonbury festival this week.
The folk rock group - made up of Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane - headlined the event at Worthy Farm last year and are set to return for one of their most intimate gigs in recent years.
A source told The Sun newspaper they are hosting their own area after their triumphant 2013 set on the Pyramid Stage.
The band will be at the Gentleman Of The Road Stage in the Fields Of Avalon on Saturday (28.06.14) and the area will feature artists from the group's record label, Communion, with Johnny Flynn, Michael Kiwanuka and Nick Mulvey all confirmed along with "expected [and unexpected] surprises throughout."
Meanwhile, Kaiser Chiefs - featuring Ricky Wilson, Andrew 'Whitey' White, Simon Rix, Nick 'Peanut' Baines and Vijay Mistry - are playing two high-profile sets at the Somerset.
They will open The Other Stage tomorrow (27.06.14) before closing the John Peel Stage later in the evening.
Ricky told The Sun newspaper: "It's going to be great. It's the first time we've played a gig in the UK for ages, so there's always a certain amount of concern about the show.
"But we're really looking forward to it. My voice now is better than it's ever been.
"I had to make sure of that after being a judge on a singing show ['The Voice']."

Eminem was banned from playing London's Hyde Park because of his "offensive" and "unsuitable" lyrics, according to new documents.
The 'Rap God' hitmaker, who has announced two dates at Wembley Stadium next month instead, tried to get London mayor Boris Johnson to overturn the decision to stop him from performing at Barclaycard British Summer Time - but his staff admitted they didn't know who the rapper was.
The comments feature in a number of letters and emails revealed following a Freedom of Information request by the Daily Mirror newspaper.
Royal Parks, which runs Hyde Park, claimed the show would "upset" other park users and promoters AEG had the decision referred to Boris Johnson.
His chief of staff, Sir Edward Lister, said: "Until receipt of both emails I had no knowledge of Eminem and his style of music and still do not."
They decided it was down to Royal Parks to make the decision and the star was banned from performing.
In an email, Royal Parks CEO Linda Lennon said: "This artist flagged risks across the board. In particular in respect of our public reputation.
"The nature of any act with potential for lyrics to be deemed offensive and/or unsuitable language being audible within the park as a whole, let alone the surrounding residential areas, is unacceptable."
Eminem, 41, will now play two sold-out shows at Wembley on July 11 and 12 and admitted it upset him when he was told he couldn't play Hyde Park.
He said: "That's mean, man. It kinda hurt my feelings.
"The easiest way to get me to do something is to tell me I can't do it. Thanks to the Royal Parks for making it all possible ... for Wembley."

Karen O is releasing a solo album this September.
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman has announced that her debut record, 'Crush Songs', will drop this autumn via The Strokes singer Julian Casablancas' Cult Records.
The music was written between 2006 and 2007 and is described as a "collection of lo-fi, bedroom recordings".
Karen explained: "When I was 27 I crushed a lot. I wasn't sure I'd ever fall in love again. These songs were written and recorded in private around this time.
"They are the soundtrack to what was an ever continuing love crusade. I hope they keep you company on yours."
A limited vinyl edition of the album will be available pre-release with artwork featuring Karen's own drawings and handwritten lyrics.
Julian commented: "So excited, lucky and proud to be involved with such a classic album - I just wanna listen to it all day. Karen is an all-time great."
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' last album, 'Mosquito', was released in 2013 and the indie rockers have not yet announced plans for new music.

Glastonbury organisers are adamant Prince "isn't coming" to this year's festival.
The 'Raspberry Beret' hitmaker, who was in talks to headline the event but pulled out because of "social media rumours" that he would be playing, will not make an appearance at Worthy Farm, according to Emily Eavis.
She claims the Friday 11am slot on The Other Stage hasn't been announced yet but fans will be disappointed to learn Prince will not be filling the spot.
Emily told NME magazine: "I don't know who it is. There may well be some secret sets elsewhere, but Prince isn't coming.
"We always have conversations with Prince, every year. Maybe one day it will happen. For The Rolling Stones last year, we'd talked about doing it 10 years before. It's a timing thing for everyone."
Emily, whose father Michael Eavis started the festival, claims there is a right time for someone to do it and it's not the right time for Prince.
She added: "I think a lot of people want to see him here, and probably the more people ask him, the more he thinks no. But I don't know!"
Michael claims they wanted him to play but before he confirmed he got "really upset" because he thought the festival had advertised that he was playing.
Michael said: "We hadn't, but with social media, rumours get everywhere, and one of those rumours was that Prince was coming. So he didn't want to do it in the end."

Dolly Parton insists she will still be wearing her high heels in the mud at Glastonbury this week.
The '9 to 5' hitmaker, who is performing at the festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, is adamant she won't be buying any wellies despite heavy rain predicted for the event and will stick to wearing sky-high shoes.
She said: "What should I expect? Mud? I'll be wearing my high heels, even if I'm up to my knees in mud. I'm a little bit apprehensive. I'm excited, I just want to make sure I do the right show. I've heard of Glastonbury because it's one of the biggest in the world, right?"
The 68-year-old star claims fans have asked her for "years" if she would play the festival and she's never been featured on the bill until now and is still working out her set list for the event.
She said: "I guess it's never worked out where I could, and so now I am.
"I've heard that people from all walks of life come to Glastonbury. I guess they smoke a lot of dope and drink a lot of booze, like most festivals, right? But then there's a lot of people that don't, they just come to listen to music. Who cares, as long as they're having a good time?"
The gates at Worthy Farm opened this morning (25.06.14) and the festival headliners this year are Metallica, Arcade Fire and Kasabian.

Ed Sheeran was "bowled over" by how sweet Sam Smith is.
The 'Sing' hitmaker, who has become friends with the 22-year-old singer-songwriter was surprised by how nice he is and doesn't think he has a "bad bone in his body."
Ed said: "He's just very calmly, quietly spoken and then this voice comes out of nowhere. If I have bad days, I might react badly, but if Sam Smith has a bad day, I can imagine him just being like, 'Well, today isn't going too well but it's alright because tomorrow will be okay'. He doesn't seem to be someone that would get that angry. He's never going to have a diva strop, I can tell you that for free."
The singer's new album 'x' went to number to number one on the iTunes chart in 65 countries after being released on Monday (23.06.14) and he admits he has changed since he became a huge global star.
Speaking to Heat Radio, he said: "I'd say that I've definitely changed. Not necessarily in the negative way, but you do have to adapt to your surroundings when you're in this situation. Now and then I blow off steam, like anyone, but it's not a regular thing. Work definitely comes first.
"There are certain things you can do and certain things you can't do, and some places you can go and some places you can't go."
Ed claims he has changed in the sense that his dreams and aspirations have become bigger and they don't have a limit now.
He explained: "I want to tour this album extensively and move into bigger, bigger, bigger places."

A lyric sheet for Bob Dylan's 1965 hit song 'Like a Rolling Stone' has sold for $2.045 million.
The draft was bought by an unidentified bidder at auction house Sotheby's on Tuesday (24.06.14) and the sale is reportedly a world record for a popular music manuscript, according to Associated Press.
The lyrics are written in pencil on four sheets of stationary from Roger Smith Hotel in Washington D.C and Sotheby's described the item as "the only known surviving draft of the final lyrics for this transformative rock anthem."
However, the sheets do feature some lyrics that were eventually taken out of the song, including the phrase, "...dry vermouth/You'll tell the truth" and a line about Al Capone, which also didn't make the cut.
The lyrics show Dylan's attempts to build a rhyme off of the "How does it feel" line with phrases like, "it feels real," "does it feel real," "get down and kneel," "raw deal" and "shut up and deal."
The draft also features some of the star's thoughts and doodles and was already expected to sell for between $1 million and $2 million at Sotheby's rock and pop sale, entitled, "History of Rock and Roll From Presley to Punk."
Although the seller was not identified, he bought the manuscript directly from Dylan and is said to be a "longtime fan from California".

Pharrell Williams performed for just 600 fans last night (24.06.14).
The 'Happy' hitmaker treated lucky competition winners to an hour-long set that encompassed his career as both a performer and producer at the Brooklyn Bowl at London's O2.
Pharrell was backed by a female dance troupe and opened with Daft Punk's 'Lose Yourself to Dance' - a message the excitable audience were happy to comply with.
As well as solo tracks including 'Happy' - which closed the performance - and 'Marilyn Monroe', the 41-year-old star also performed Snoop Dogg's 'Drop It Like It's Hot', Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' and Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky', all of which he performed on as a guest artist. He also covered tracks which he produced, including Nelly's Hot in Here' and Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl'.
The gig was part of MasterCard's Priceless Gigs series, which brings music fans closer to their idols.
Shaun Springer, Head of Brand and Sponsorship, MasterCard UK & Ireland comments: "Our Priceless Gigs series is about creating priceless experiences that connect MasterCard cardholders to the things they love in new and surprising ways. Pharrell delivered an amazing set making for an unforgettable night."
Fans can enter future ballots at priceless.com/london.
For updates on Priceless Gigs and other Priceless London experiences follow MasterCard on Twitter @MasterCardUK.

Michelle Williams claims she will never separate herself from her Destiny's Child bandmates.
The singer is working on her new album 'Journey To Freedom', which includes the single 'Say Yes', featuring Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland, with the three women appearing in the video for the track.
Michelle said: "It's not going on a Destiny's Child album, it's going on my album featuring Beyoncé and Kelly, the same way Kelly featured us on her album. But no matter how much we try to separate ourselves when we're together, it is what it is - this is the group."
'Journey To Freedom' is Michelle's fourth solo record, and it was always part of her plan to work with Beyoncé and Kelly on the project.
The trio also made a promise to continue teaming up on each other's solo projects, "Whether that is appearing with Beyoncé from time to time on her tours, or on shows, or Kelly's album."
She added: "It feels wonderful [to work with them], and no matter how much we try to say it's not a Destiny's Child song [it doesn't matter]."
The reunion, which reportedly came together after Beyoncé and Kelly heard Michelle's single and loved it, was supposed to be kept a secret.
However, when the women went to shoot video for the song in a residential area and people started to gossip.
Michelle told the Hollywood Reporter: "We filmed at somebody's house, and they probably got excited and called their cousins and friends and, next thing you know, the whole town was on one street.
"I woke up to the news of the song being leaked and I just hate when that happens because it was an unmastered version."