Entertainers at the festival in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, listed by year
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
Line-up included:[citation needed ]
1971
Line-up included:
Pink Floyd were scheduled but were unable to perform due to poor stage access for their set.
1977
Known as a "free festival".[ 1]
1978
Known as the "impromptu festival".[ 2]
1979
Line-up included:
1980
No festival, but Hawkwind supported by Vardis performed in the barn on 6 November as part of their Levitation tour.[ 5]
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
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
Line-up included:
Pyramid stage
Stage Two
1987
Line-up included:
Pyramid stage
Stage Two
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.
1992
Line-up included:
Pyramid stage
NME stage
Jazz stage
1993
Line-up included:
Pyramid Stage
NME Stage
Jazz Stage
Acoustic Stage
1994
Line-up included:[ 6]
Pyramid Stage
NME Stage
Jazz Stage
Acoustic Stage
1995
Line-up included:
Pyramid stage
NME stage
also:
1997
Pyramid stage
Other stage
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
Dance tent
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
Pyramid stage
Other stage
2002
Pyramid stage
Other stage
Line-up also included:
2003
Pyramid stage
Other stage
Line-up also included:
2004
2004 Pyramid stage
2004 Other stage
2004 Dance tent
2004 New tent
2004 Jazzworld stage
2004 Acoustic stage
2004 Avalon stage
2004 The Glade
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
2005
Pyramid stage
Other stage
John Peel stage
Jazzworld stage
Acoustic stage
Dance village
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
Left field
Poetry and words
2007
Pyramid stage
Other stage
John Peel stage
Jazzworld stage
Acoustic stage
Dance village
Stage
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
East Coast Stage
West Coast Stage
Avalon stage
Orange Tent
2008
The festival took place on 27–29 June.[ 7]
Pyramid Stage
Other Stage
Park Stage
John Peel stage
Acoustic stage
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
2009
The festival took place on 26–28 June.[ 8]
Pyramid Stage
Other Stage
Park Stage
John Peel stage
Acoustic stage
Jazzworld Stage
Avalon Stage
2010
The festival took place on 25–27 June.[ 9]
Pyramid Stage
Other Stage
John Peel Stage
2011
The festival took place on 24 to 26 June.[ 10]
Pyramid Stage
Other Stage
Park Stage
John Peel stage
West Holts Stage
BBC Introducing stage
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.[ 11]
2013
The festival took place on 24–28 June.[ 12]
Pyramid Stage
(Jupiter & Okwess International replaced Toumani Diabaté who cancelled due to malaria)
Other Stage
John Peel Stage
2014
The festival took place from the 27 to 29 June.[ 13]
Pyramid Stage
Other Stage
John Peel Stage
2015
The 2015 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 24 and 28 June.[ 14]
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
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.[ 15] The first wave of performers for the festival were announced on lineup was announced on 12 March.[ 15] However, the festival was cancelled on 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 16]
The following artists had been announced as part of the 2020 Glastonbury lineup prior the event's cancellation:[ 17]
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.[ 18] [ 19] In its place, a shortened, live-streamed concert, Live at Worthy Farm, was held on May 22 followed by an encore on May 23.[ 20] The live-stream was held on the grounds where Glastonbury typically takes place.[ 21] [ 22]
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 .[ 23] Performances shown included:
Glastonbury in the 90s, narrated by Skin from Skunk Anansie
Radiohead (1997)
R.E.M. (1999)
Glastonbury in the 21st Century – performances since 2000
Kylie Minogue (2019)
Arctic Monkeys (2013)
Glastonbury Legends – including Paul McCartney , Paul Simon , Kylie Minogue , and Madness
Live at Worthy Farm: Backstage – narrated by Jo Whiley
Live at Worthy Farm – highlights from the 2021 live-stream including Coldplay , HAIM , and Damon Albarn
Al Green (1999)
Best of Glastonbury 1998 – including Primal Scream , James , Foo Fighters , The Lightning Seeds , Blur , Robbie Williams
Best of Glastonbury 1999 – including R.E.M., The Beautiful South , Blondie , and Barenaked Ladies
Best of Glastonbury 2003 – including Manic Street Preachers , R.E.M., Radiohead , Macy Gray , and the Sugababes
Iggy Pop and The Stooges (2007)
Glastonbury 2017 – including Radiohead , Foo Fighters , and Ed Sheeran ; hosted by Jo Whiley and Mark Radcliffe
Fela Kuti (1984)
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 .[ 24]
2022
In August 2021, Michael Eavis shared that the same bands from the 2020 lineup should be present at the 2022 festival.[ 25]
The 2022 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 22 and 26 June 2022.
The line-up was as follows:[ 26]
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:[ 27]
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:[ 30]
Pyramid Stage
Other Stage
West Holts Stage
Woodsies Stage
The Park Stage
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