Entertainers at the festival in Glastonbury, Somerset, England, listed by year
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mansun (who did not manage to sing a single song through, due to ongoing failures with the sound systems, and a sinking stage. They ran out of time and had to leave to allow the next band to set up)
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]
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]
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]
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
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^Fu, Eddie (12 May 2021). "Glastonbury Announces Schedule for Live at Worthy Farm Livestream". Consequence Sound. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^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.
^Cowton, Hannah (24 June 2021). "How to watch the Glastonbury Experience 2021". TechAdvisor. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^Craig, David; Tonks, Owen (23 June 2021). "Glastonbury 2021: How to watch Live At Worthy Farm on TV". RadioTimes. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^"Glastonbury Festival 2022: Michael Eavis says 'same bands' as 2020 lined up for next year". ITV. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^DeVille, Chris (23 June 2023). "Foo Fighters Play Surprise Glastonbury Set as the Churnups". Stereogum. Retrieved 23 June 2023.