Glastonbury Festival is a greenfield music and performing arts festival on farm land near Pilton, England. It was first held in 1970 and has been held in the majority of years since then in the summer. Its line-up is diverse, including music, comedy, circus and theatre, taking place on many different stages and performance areas.
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Pink Floyd were scheduled but were unable to perform as their equipment was stranded in Europe.
Known as a "free festival".
Known as the "impromptu festival".
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No festival, but Hawkwind supported by Vardis performed in the barn on 6 November as part of their Levitation tour.
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Various artists were filmed for in-concert films that were later shown on UK TV. Broadcasts are confirmed for the Roy Harper Band, Randy California, Sad Café, and Osibisa.
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Julian Cope and James Brown were announced as playing but both withdrew in advance.
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Amazulu were scheduled to be the opening act on the Pyramid Stage on the Saturday, but did not arrive in time. They were subsequently given a slot before General Public, necessitating The Smiths to take the stage earlier than scheduled.
Elvis Costello And The Attractions were not announced as Saturday's headliners until a few days before the festival started, and too late to be credited in the official programme.
Ian Dury was backed by his then current band, The Music Students.
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Adam Clayton of U2 joined Hot House Flowers onstage to play on "Feet on the Ground".
Georgie Fame was Van Morrison's keyboard player and played "Yeh, Yeh" before Morrison arrived onstage.
Peter Gabriel joined Youssou N'Dour onstage for one or more songs.
There was speculation in the music press, prior to the festival, that Donovan's "friends" would include big names, such as Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton. The "friends" turned out to be Ozric Tentacles.
Elvis Costello's set was solo.
All About Eve headlined Friday night due to a request by Suzanne Vega to switch the headline slot
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Archaos performed on top of the Pyramid after the Friday and Saturday night sets.
Due to security issues (hundreds of non-ticket holders breaching the fairly penetrable fences) and other problems from 1990, the festival was called off.
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Acts that weekend included Alison Moyet, Barenaked Ladies, Alias Ron Kavanagh, Baba Yaga, Richard Thompson, The Ukrainians, Robin Williamson,Sharon Shannon, Ivo Papasov, Julia Dawson.
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The headlining stage was not officially called the Pyramid Stage in 1998, as it did not have its distinctive pyramid shape.
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(Björn Again moved up the bill to replace Ian Dury & The Blockheads, who cancelled their appearance due to illness)
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The festival took place on 27âÂÂ29 June.
The festival took place on 26âÂÂ28 June.
The festival took place on 25âÂÂ27 June.
The festival took place on 24 to 26 June.
Curated by Andrew Kerr.
There was no Glastonbury Festival in 2012, with the organizers having planned it as a "fallow year", due to the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in London.
The festival took place on 24âÂÂ28 June.
(Jupiter & Okwess International replaced Toumani Diabaté who cancelled due to malaria)
The festival took place from the 27 to 29 June.
The 2015 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 24 and 28 June.
The following acts were announced to perform.
The 2016 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 22 and 26 June 2016.
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The 2017 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 21 and 25 June 2017.
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The 2019 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 26 and 30 June 2019.
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A Stormzy's set featured appearances by Chris Martin, Dave and Fredo.
B. Bastille's set featured an appearance by Lewis Capaldi.
C. The Killers' set featured appearances by Pet Shop Boys and Johnny Marr.
D. Kylie Minogue's set featured appearances by Nick Cave and Chris Martin.
E. Miley Cyrus' set featured appearances by Mark Ronson, Billy Ray Cyrus and Lil Nas X.
The 2020 Glastonbury Festival was to take place between 24 and 28 June 2020. The first wave of performers for the festival were announced on lineup was announced on 12 March. However, the festival was cancelled on 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following artists had been announced as part of the 2020 Glastonbury lineup prior the event's cancellation:
The 2021 Glastonbury Festival was scheduled for June 23 through June 27 but was cancelled in late January due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the second year in a row. In its place, a shortened, live-streamed concert, Live at Worthy Farm, was held on May 22 followed by an encore on May 23. The live-stream was held on the grounds where Glastonbury typically takes place.
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They also held the Glastonbury Experience between June 25 and June 27 and played highlights of past festivals; it was accessible via BBC iPlayer and on BBC Two and BBC Four. Performances shown included:
BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 1Xtra, and others played show highlights; hosts included Future Sounds, Festival Anthems, Jordan North, DJ Target, Tiffany Calver, Bobby Friction, Sounds of the 90s, Jo Whiley, Lauren Laverne, The Blessed Madonna, Cerys Matthews, Zoe Ball, and Dermot O'Leary.
In August 2021, Michael Eavis shared that the same bands from the 2020 lineup should be present at the 2022 festival.
The 2022 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 22 and 26 June 2022.
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The 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 21 and 25 June 2023.
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The 2024 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 26 and 30 June 2024.
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The 2025 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 25 and 29 June 2025.
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