The Sheffield band previously topped the bill at Glastonbury in 2007; a time when they were still searching for their voice on the big stage and thus struggled to make a lasting impression on the wide open acres of Worthy Farm.
But with frontman Alex Turner especially discovering a new-found confidence during the past couple of years, The Sun now claims they are due to return as the final act on the Friday, with Mumford & Sons and The Rolling Stones also tipped for headline performances by the tabloid.
“There’s still a way to go until the festival so anything could happen but the Arctic Monkeys have been given the Friday slot,” its source claims. “Festival bosses know that they’re a good group to get the crowd going.”
Reports elsewhere suggest popstar Rihanna is in talks to be the festival’s Sunday headliner as it prepares to return for a year’s break in June.