Glastonbury Festival line-ups

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The Pyramid Stage in 2004

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.

1970[edit]

Line-up included:[citation needed]

1971[edit]

Line-up included:

Pink Floyd were scheduled but were unable to perform due to poor stage access for their set.

1977[edit]

Known as a "free festival".[1]

1978[edit]

Known as the "impromptu festival".[2]

1979[edit]

Line-up included:

1980[edit]

No festival, but Hawkwind supported by Vardis performed in the barn on 6 November as part of their Levitation tour.[5]

1981[edit]

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

1982[edit]

Line-up included:

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.

1983[edit]

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other acts that played included:

Julian Cope and James Brown were announced as playing but both withdrew in advance.

1984[edit]

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

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.

1985[edit]

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday
  • Asaah Papa and Graffi Jazz
  • The Ariwa Posse
  • Poison Girls
  • Toxic Shock
  • Green on Red
  • Steve Payne & Guests
  • Eduardo and Antonio
  • The Happy End
  • OVA

1986[edit]

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Stage Two[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

1987[edit]

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Stage Two[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

1989[edit]

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

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

1990[edit]

Line-up as listed in the official programme:

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Archaos performed on top of the Pyramid after the Friday and Saturday night sets.

1992[edit]

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

NME stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazz stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

1993[edit]

Line-up included:

Pyramid Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

NME Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazz Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Acoustic Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

1994[edit]

Line-up included:[6]

Pyramid Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

NME Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazz Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Acoustic Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

1995[edit]

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

NME stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

also:

1997[edit]

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Line-up also included:

1998[edit]

Main stage[edit]

The headlining stage was not officially called the Pyramid Stage in 1998, as it did not have its distinctive pyramid shape.

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

New stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazzworld stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Dance tent[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Lineup also included:

1999[edit]

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

(Björn Again moved up the bill to replace Ian Dury & The Blockheads, who cancelled their appearance due to illness)

Other stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Lineup also included:

2000[edit]

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2002[edit]

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Line-up also included:

2003[edit]

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Line-up also included:

2004[edit]

2004 Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2004 Other stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2004 Dance tent[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2004 New tent[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2004 Jazzworld stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2004 Acoustic stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2004 Avalon stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2004 The Glade[edit]

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

2005[edit]

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazzworld stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Acoustic stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Dance village[edit]

Stage Friday Saturday Sunday
East Coast Stage
West Coast Stage

(Silent disco ran after live music finished)

(Silent disco ran after live music finished)

Avalon stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Left field[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Poetry and words[edit]

2007[edit]

Pyramid stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazzworld stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Acoustic stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Dance village[edit]

Stage Friday Saturday Sunday
East Coast Stage
West Coast Stage

Avalon stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Orange Tent[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2008[edit]

The festival took place on 27–29 June.[7]

Pyramid Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Park Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Acoustic stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazzworld Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Avalon Stage[edit]

Poetry&Words Stage[edit]

Avalon Cafe Stage[edit]

acts including:
  • Nuala & The Alchemy Quartet
  • Benji Kirkpatrick
  • Rod Thomas
  • Lewis Garland & the Kett Rebellion
  • The Epstein
  • The Gala Band
  • The Cedar
  • Your Garden Day
  • Infected Loop
  • Green Angels
  • The Johnsons

Late n Live Stage[edit]

acts including:

2009[edit]

The festival took place on 26–28 June.[8]

Pyramid Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Park Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Acoustic stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazzworld Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Avalon Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2010[edit]

The festival took place on 25–27 June.[9]

Pyramid Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2011[edit]

The festival took place on 24 to 26 June.[10]

Pyramid Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Park Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

West Holts Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

BBC Introducing stage[edit]

Acts

Spirit of '71 stage (Anniversary Pyramid Stage)[edit]

Curated by Andrew Kerr[11]

Acts

2012[edit]

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.[12]

2013[edit]

The festival took place on 24–28 June.[13]

Pyramid Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

(Jupiter & Okwess International replaced Toumani Diabaté who cancelled due to malaria)

Other Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2014[edit]

The festival took place from the 27 to 29 June.[14]

Pyramid Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2015[edit]

The 2015 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 24 and 28 June.[15]

The following acts were announced to perform.

Pyramid Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

West Holts[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

The Park Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2016[edit]

The 2016 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 22 and 26 June 2016.

The line-up was as follows:

Pyramid Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

West Holts Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

The Park Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2017[edit]

The 2017 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 21 and 25 June 2017.

The line-up was as follows:

Pyramid Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

West Holts Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

The Park Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2019[edit]

The 2019 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 26 and 30 June 2019.

The line-up was as follows:

Pyramid Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

^ 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.


Other Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

West Holts Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

The Park Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2020[edit]

The 2020 Glastonbury Festival was to take place between 24 and 28 June 2020.[16] The first wave of performers for the festival were announced on lineup was announced on 12 March.[16] However, the festival was cancelled on 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

The following artists had been announced as part of the 2020 Glastonbury lineup prior the event's cancellation:[18]

2021[edit]

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.[19][20] In its place, a shortened, live-streamed concert, Live at Worthy Farm, was held on May 22 followed by an encore on May 23.[21] The live-stream was held on the grounds where Glastonbury typically takes place.[22][23]

The broadcast included:

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.[24] 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.[25]

2022[edit]

In August 2021, Michael Eavis shared that the same bands from the 2020 lineup should be present at the 2022 festival.[26]

The 2022 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 22 and 26 June 2022.

The line-up was as follows:

Pyramid Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

West Holts Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

The Park Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

2023[edit]

The 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 21 and 25 June 2023.

The lineup was as follows:[citation needed]

Pyramid Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

The Welsh Presbyterian church tambourine choir.

Other Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

West Holts Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

Woodsies Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

The Park Stage[edit]

Friday Saturday Sunday

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Glastonbury Free Festival 1978". UK Rock Festivals.
  3. ^ "Glastonbury Fayre June 21st-23rd 1979". UK Rock Festivals.
  4. ^ "Glastonbury Fayre June 21st-23rd 1979". UK Rock Festivals.
  5. ^ Williams, Fred (8 November 1980). "Live reviews" (PDF). Record Mirror: 30. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Glastonbury Festival 1994". eFestivals.co.uk. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  7. ^ "History 2008". Glastonbury Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  8. ^ "History 2009". Glastonbury Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  9. ^ "The 2010 Line-up is revealed". Glastonbury Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Full 2011 line-up Revealed". Glastonbury Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  11. ^ "First acts revealed for 71 Fair Stage at Glastonbury Festival?" EFestivals, 31 March 2011
  12. ^ "Glastonbury Festival – 2011".
  13. ^ "Full 2013 Line-up Revealed". Glastonbury Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Poster". Glastonbury Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Glastonbury Festivals". Archived from the original on 23 December 2007.
  16. ^ a b "Glastonbury 2020 lineup revealed". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  17. ^ Monroe, Jazz (18 March 2020). "Glastonbury 2020 Canceled". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Glastonbury 2020 is officially cancelled". BrooklynVegan. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  19. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (29 June 2020). "Glastonbury 2021: Everything we know about the lineup, tickets, dates and more". NME. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  20. ^ Curto, Justin (21 January 2021). "Glastonbury 2021 Canceled, But American Festivals Still Set on Fall Returns". Vulture.
  21. ^ Prideaux, Sophie (22 May 2021). "Glastonbury 2021: how to watch the live-streamed event and who is performing?". The National News. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  22. ^ Fu, Eddie (12 May 2021). "Glastonbury Announces Schedule for Live at Worthy Farm Livestream". Consequence Sound. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  23. ^ McFadden, Brendan (23 May 2021). "Glastonbury 2021 line-up: Full schedule of acts for the virtual festival – and how to watch the live stream". InNews. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  24. ^ Cowton, Hannah (24 June 2021). "How to watch the Glastonbury Experience 2021". TechAdvisor. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  25. ^ Craig, David; Tonks, Owen (23 June 2021). "Glastonbury 2021: How to watch Live At Worthy Farm on TV". RadioTimes. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  26. ^ "Glastonbury Festival 2022: Michael Eavis says 'same bands' as 2020 lined up for next year". ITV. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  27. ^ DeVille, Chris (23 June 2023). "Foo Fighters Play Surprise Glastonbury Set as the Churnups". Stereogum. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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