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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.

The Pyramid Stage in 2010

1970

Line-up included:[citation needed]

  1. After the scheduled opening act failed to turn up, the band were the opening and closing act.[1]

1971

1977

Known as a "free festival".[3]

1978

Known as the "impromptu festival".[4]

1979

1980

No festival, but Hawkwind supported by Vardis performed in the barn on 6 November as part of their Levitation tour.[7]

1981

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage

1982

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

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage

Other acts that played included:

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

1984

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage

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

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage

Other stage

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  • 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
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1986

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage

Stage Two

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1987

1989

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage

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

Line-up as listed in the official programme:

Pyramid stage

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

1991

Due to security issues (hundreds of non-ticket holders breaching the fairly penetrable fences) and other problems from 1990, the festival was called off.

1992

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage

NME stage

Jazz stage

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Acoustic stage

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.[8]

1993

Line-up included:

Pyramid Stage

NME Stage

Jazz Stage

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Acoustic Stage

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1994

Line-up included:[9]

Pyramid Stage

NME Stage

Jazz Stage

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Acoustic Stage

1995

1997

Pyramid stage

Other stage

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Line-up also included:

1998

Main stage

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

Other stage

New stage

Jazzworld stage

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Dance tent

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Lineup also included:

1999

Pyramid stage

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

Other stage

Lineup also included:

2000

2002

2003

2004

2004 Pyramid stage

2004 Other stage

2004 Dance tent

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2004 New tent

2004 Jazzworld stage

2004 Acoustic stage

2004 Avalon stage

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2004 The Glade

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2005

Pyramid stage

Other stage

John Peel stage

Jazzworld stage

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Acoustic stage

Dance village

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East Coast Stage
West Coast Stage

(Silent disco ran after live music finished)

(Silent disco ran after live music finished)

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Avalon stage

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Left field

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Poetry and words

2007

Pyramid stage

Other stage

John Peel stage

Jazzworld stage

Acoustic stage

Dance village

Avalon stage

Orange Tent

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2008

The festival took place on 27–29 June.[10]

Pyramid Stage

Other Stage

Park Stage

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John Peel stage

Acoustic stage

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Jazzworld Stage

Avalon Stage

Poetry&Words Stage

Avalon Cafe Stage

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

acts including:

2009

The festival took place on 26–28 June.[11]

Pyramid Stage

Other Stage

Park Stage

John Peel stage

Acoustic stage

Jazzworld Stage

Avalon Stage

2010

2011

The festival took place on 24 to 26 June.[13]

Pyramid Stage

Other Stage

Park Stage

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John Peel stage

West Holts Stage

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BBC Introducing stage

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Spirit of '71 stage (Anniversary Pyramid Stage)

Curated by Andrew Kerr.

2012

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.[14]

2013

2014

2015

The 2015 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 24 and 28 June.[17]

The following acts were announced to perform.

Pyramid Stage

Other Stage

John Peel Stage

West Holts

The Park Stage

2016

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

The line-up was as follows:

Pyramid Stage

Other Stage

West Holts Stage

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John Peel Stage

The Park Stage

2017

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

The line-up was as follows:

Pyramid Stage

Other Stage

West Holts Stage

John Peel Stage

The Park Stage

2019

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

The line-up was as follows:

Pyramid Stage

^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

    West Holts Stage

    John Peel Stage

    The Park Stage

    2020

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

    The following artists had been announced as part of the 2020 Glastonbury lineup prior the event's cancellation:[20]

    2021

    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.[21][22] In its place, a shortened, live-streamed concert, Live at Worthy Farm, was held on May 22 followed by an encore on May 23.[23] The live-stream was held on the grounds where Glastonbury typically takes place.[24][25]

    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.[26] 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.[27]

    2022

    In August 2021, Michael Eavis shared that the same bands from the 2020 lineup should be present at the 2022 festival.[28]

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

    The line-up was as follows:[29]

    Pyramid Stage

    Other Stage

    West Holts Stage

    John Peel Stage

    The Park Stage

    2023

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

    The lineup was as follows:[30]

    Pyramid Stage

    Other Stage

    West Holts Stage

    Woodsies Stage

    The Park Stage

    2024

    The 2024 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 26 and 30 June 2024.

    The lineup was as follows:[33]

    Pyramid Stage

    Other Stage

    West Holts Stage

    Woodsies Stage

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    The Park Stage

    2025

    The 2025 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 25 and 29 June 2025.

    The lineup was as follows:[34]

    Pyramid Stage

    Other Stage

    West Holts Stage

    Woodsies Stage

    The Park Stage

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