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Moment gates officially opened for Glastonbury 2024 as crowds flock to Worthy Farm
Emily Eavis has opened the gates to Worthy Farm, officially kicking off this year’s Glastonbury as thousands of ticket-holders flock to the festival site.
Pop star Dua Lipa, rock band Coldplay and US star SZA will headline the Pyramid Stage from Friday, while country-pop superstar Shania Twain takes on the coveted Sunday Legends Slot.
Event organisers have said they won’t be showing England’s Euro 2024 round-of-16 game during the festival, as it could clash with a headliner’s performance.
Across the weekend, an eclectic lineup will perform on the sprawling festival’s various stages, from folk to Afrobeats, rock, indie, dance, hip-hop, soul and reggae. You can view the full Glastonbury lineup and set times here.
Glastonbury ticket-holders can breathe a sigh of relief, however, as the weather for this year’s festival is forecast to be “mostly warm, dry and settled”.
Here’s a handy guide on what to pack for Glastonbury 2024.
Meanwhile, a source tells The Independent that rock band Kasabian are likely to be the “secret” Saturday performers on the Woodsies stage at 6pm.
If you’re following from home, the BBC has shared its schedule of coverage for the weekend.
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Comment: Why do I feel like I am the only person in Britain who loves Coldplay?
When Glastonbury revealed Coldplay would headline the festival for a fifth time, the news was greeted with predictable groans from some quarters. It makes being a superfan feel very lonely, says Jonathan Margolis. But... are there signs that Coldplay have suddenly become cool?
Why do I sometimes feel like I am the only person in Britain who loves Coldplay?
When Glastonbury revealed Coldplay will headline the festival for a fifth time, the news was greeted with predictable groans from some quarters. It makes being a superfan feel very lonely, says Jonathan Margolis. But... are there signs that Coldplay have suddenly become cool?
Tom Murray27 June 2024 08:01
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Everything you need to know about Coldplay’s Glastonbury performance
Coldplay will round off Saturday night on the Pyramid Stage. They are scheduled to play from 9:45-11:45pm on 29 June.
Coldplay’s performance will clash with Disclosure on the Other Stage, Jessie Ware on the West Holts stage and Gossip on the Woodsies stage.
If you weren’t lucky enough to get tickets to Glastonbury (or you just hate camping) you can still watch Coldplay’s performance from home. The BBC will be covering the festival across TV channels, iPlayer, and BBC sounds.
Everything you need to know about Coldplay’s performance at Glastonbury
The British rock band are headlining the festival for the fifth time
Tom Murray27 June 2024 07:00
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Video: Glastonbury reveller sets up living room in middle of festival
Glastonbury reveller sets up living room in middle of festival Best time of my life
Tom Murray27 June 2024 06:01
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How much do drinks cost at Glastonbury?
Some festival-goers have been left outraged at the price of drinks at this year’s festival.
Pints of beer cost up to £7 while soft drinks and fruit juices cost up to £6. Aperol spritz cocktails are priced at £12.50 and bottles of Prosecco are selling at £43.
One person on Twitter/X wrote, “£2.50 for a can of water is criminal”, while another added, “We need to stop this nonsense of Aperol Spritz at £12.50!! It’s not only in Glasto, everywhere in UK it has crazy prices for no reason, in Italy it’s like £5!”
Glastonbury Festival drinks prices spark complaints as Prosecco sold for £43
An Aperol spritz at Worthy Farm will set you back £12.50
Tom Murray27 June 2024 05:02
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SZA is the festival headliner who will save our summers
Who is SZA?” a swathe of articles asked in the wake of the Glastonbury line-up announcement in March. “Why is she headlining one of the biggest festivals on earth?” Google trends from around the time showed that enough people were searching those exact questions for it to be worth answering. But the people asking “huh?” just haven’t been paying attention. As the 34-year-old singer-songwriter gears up to headline Primavera Sound in Barcelona this week (and a host of other European and North American festivals across the summer), it’s time to make space in your live music schedule for her.
SZA is the festival headliner who will save our summers
The Grammy and Brit winner has earned widespread acclaim for her two studio albums ‘CTRL’ and ‘SOS’ – yet, based on the confusion sparked when she was announced as a Glastonbury headliner this year, many still don’t know her name. Here’s why you should absolutely dive into her work, writes Kate Solomon
Inga Parkel27 June 2024 04:00
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A brief history of Glastonbury’s Sunday Legends slot
Glastonbury’s Sunday Legends slot is one of the most prestigious sets in music. Every year, the seasoned pro of choice takes to the Pyramid Stage to unleash a thrilling performance of their biggest hits, often spanning decades.
For the perfect Legends Slot headliner, the artist needs to be known to the majority of Glastonbury-goers while also having that cultural heft beyond one or two recognisable songs.
It’s the home for long-established and beloved artists who are still going strong. But where did it all begin?
A brief history of Glastonbury’s Sunday Legends slot
From Dolly Parton to Kylie Minogue and Shirley Bassey, the Sunday Legends slot at Glastonbury sets the stage for some of the biggest and best moments at the iconic festival
Inga Parkel27 June 2024 03:00
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Emily Eavis reveals dream Glastonbury headliner and when the next fallow year will be
Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis has responded to questions about when the next fallow year will take place, while also revealing which artist she would love to headline the storied music festival.
The fallow year happens generally once every five years to allow the Somerset fields at Worthy Farm to recover, after around 200,000 music fans descend on the site each year.
With this year’s festival on the horizon, Eavis is already looking ahead to 2025 and beyond.
Emily Eavis reveals dream Glastonbury headliner and when the next fallow year will be
Glastonbury co-organiser answered some of the most-asked questions about the music festival
Inga Parkel27 June 2024 02:00
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The 22 greatest Glastonbury performances ever, from Paul McCartney to David Bowie
A 40-minute blast of pure, undiluted zeitgeist. A gigantic crowd stretching away over hill and vale. A generation’s prejudices and expectations overturned like a flick of dust off the shoulder. A setlist chiselled into quicksilver by Zeus and carried to the stage by a choir of winged roadies. Or maybe just the Dalai Lama, blowing out the candles on a birthday cake.
These are just a few of the reasons why a gig playing out on the hallowed grounds of Worthy Farm might go down in Glastonbury folklore – one of those iconic moments that don’t just make the weekend, but mark out the evolution of pop culture. Glastonbury is where musical history is made and cultural colossi are crowned on a near-annual basis.
Ahead of the return of the world’s greatest festival, headlined this year by Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA, here’s a look back at the best ever Glastonbury performances.
The 22 greatest Glastonbury performances ever, from Paul McCartney to David Bowie
Ahead of the festival’s return to Worthy Farm, Mark Beaumont picks some of Glastonbury’s greatest ever music moments
Inga Parkel27 June 2024 01:00
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Was 2004 the worst Glastonbury ever? If you were an Oasis fan, yes
The date is 25 June 2004: Liam Gallagher strides purposefully onto Worthy Farm’s Pyramid Stage with the attitude, determination and blazing white overcoat of a man embarking on an arctic expedition. “Glastonbury,” he addresses the 100,000 people chanting his name, “‘Rock’n’roll Star...’” As the bottled lightning of their trademark opening song was uncorked upon the biggest festival in the world, the stage was set for Oasis to sweep in and steal the decade.
Was 2004 the worst Glastonbury ever? If you were an Oasis fan, yes
Twenty years ago, the Manchester band headlined Worthy Farm for the second and last time. Mark Beaumont looks back at the ill-fated show, which has gone down in history as one of their worst, and argues that it marked the beginning of the end for Liam and Noel Gallagher’s Britpop dream
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5-year-old Glastonbury-goer gives ‘strange’ interview
First-time Glastonbury-goer five-year-old Elske spoke with BBC Breakfast from Worthy Farms on Wednesday (June 26).
Confessing that she had a boyfriend, the young girl, who turns six on Thursday, told BBC’s Colin Paterson that her father jokingly threatened that he would lock her boyfriend in a tower.
Elske then pivoted to add that her grandfather has a scorpion, a praying mantis and a lot of other bugs.
“This has gone very strange now,” Paterson responded. “Your grandad had a scorpion?”
“We’re in Glastonbury, so it is strange,” Elske’s mother added, with Patterson saying: “I was expecting strange interviews. I wasn’t expecting my strangest interview to be from someone who is one day off being six years old.”
Inga Parkel26 June 2024 23:30
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