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Glastonbury Festival 2025
Date(s)25 June 2025 (2025-06-25) – 29 June 2025 (2025-06-29)
Location(s)Worthy Farm, Pilton, Glastonbury, England
Previous eventGlastonbury Festival 2024
Next eventGlastonbury Festival 2027 (Fallow Year 2026)
Attendance210,000
Websiteglastonburyfestivals.co.uk

The 2025 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 25 and 29 June at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Glastonbury, and follows the 2024 edition of the festival. The three headlining acts were the 1975, Neil Young, and Olivia Rodrigo, with Rod Stewart performing in the traditional Sunday Legends slot. It was the final edition of the festival before a fallow year, with the next Glastonbury festival to be held in 2027.

This edition of the festival became famous after anti-Israel and pro-Palestine statements from the bands Kneecap and Bob Vylan led to international political controversy.[1][2]

Background

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Rod Stewart was announced at Glastonbury's 2025 teatime Legend's Slot performer on 26 November 2024. Stewart made his only previous appearance at the festival in 2002 when he headlined alongside Coldplay and Stereophonics. A few days later on 29 November, Nile Rodgers accidentally confirmed that he and Chic would be performing at the festival immediately following Stewart's set during his acceptance speech at an awards show held at the Roundhouse in London. When informed that this had not been officially announced, Rodgers joked: "Am I not supposed to give that away? I always say too much." Chic previously performed at Glastonbury in 2017, coincidentally also following from that year's Legend's slot performer Barry Gibb.[3]

On 1 January 2025, Neil Young announced that he would not be performing at Glastonbury 2025 in a statement expressing his belief that the festival was "now under corporate control", referencing their partnership with the BBC.[4] The artist, who had been rumoured to perform but had not been confirmed or revealed by the organizers, released a subsequent statement on his blog two days later that he would indeed be headlining the festival alongside his new band, the Chrome Hearts, remarking that his initial comments had been due to a communication error.[5]

An initial wave of performers, including both remaining headliners, was announced on 6 March 2025. The 1975 headline for the first time after previous appearances at the festival in 2014 and 2016, while Olivia Rodrigo returns to the festival following a notable set on the Other Stage in 2022. Doechii makes her Glastonbury debut headlining the West Holts Stage, while Charli XCX headlines the Other Stage on Saturday. Sunday's Other Stage headliners, The Prodigy, perform at the festival for the first time since 2009, and the first time to the death of their frontman Keith Flint in 2019.[6][7]

The lineup for the Acoustic Stage was announced on 22 March, headlined by Ani DiFranco, Nick Lowe, and Roy Harper.[8] The stage will also feature a set by The Searchers, in what they have confirmed will be their final performance together. Having formed in 1957, they are considered one of the longest-running bands in history. Discussing the show, singer Frank Allen stated, “The Searchers are finally performing at the greatest music festival of them all. What a way to round off a tour and a career.”[9] The Avalon Stage announced its lineup on 25 March.[10] The West Holts Stage revealed the rest of its lineup on 27 March, including the remaining two headliners Maribou State, and Overmono.[11] The Woodies lineup, featuring headliners Four Tet, Scissor Sisters, and Jorja Smith, was announced on 24 April, with the performance being the newly reunited Scissor Sisters' first appearance at the festival since 2010.[12]

The full line-up was released on 3 June 2025.[13][14] The bill included three "TBA" secret sets on the Pyramid, Woodsies, and Park stages respectively, and an unknown band billed as "Patchwork" on the Pyramid Stage.[15] The Friday surprise sets were revealed to be Lorde on the Woodsies stage, and Lewis Capaldi on the Pyramid stage.[16][17] "Patchwork" were ultimately revealed to be Pulp, performing on the Pyramid stage for the first time since their headlining set in 1998, and the first time overall since 2011 where they played a secret set on the Park stage.[18] The final "TBA" set was revealed to be Haim.[19] Deftones were forced to cancel their set on the Other stage due to illness, and were replaced by Skepta.[20]

Tickets

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General admission tickets for the festival went on sale on 17 November 2024. The tickets, costing £373.50 for the full weekend, sold out in thirty-five minutes.[21]

Coverage and controversies

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The BBC announced their presenting team and plans for two months of coverage for the festival on 3 June 2025. This included the usual livestreams of the five main stages, with on-demand sets available for catch-up on BBC iPlayer, along with select live broadcasts on BBC One, Two, and Four. Three visualised episodes of the BBC Sounds Sidetracked podcast also aired.[22] BBC Radio 6 Music was announced as the "radio home of Glastonbury", and was dedicated to coverage of the festival.

In the weeks before the festival, several British politicians, including prime minister Keir Starmer, called for hip-hop group Kneecap to be removed from the line-up. Hours before the show, the BBC announced that it would not broadcast Kneecap's set live, but would make it available on-demand once it had reviewed the performance.[23] The set was broadcast live from a festival-goer's cell phone via TikTok, reaching more than two million viewers.[24] Kneecap led chants of "fuck Keir Starmer" and in favour of Palestine, while the audience waved Palestinian flags.[1]

The BBC did broadcast the live set by lesser-known punk-rap duo Bob Vylan, who played right before Kneecap. The vocalist, Bobby Vylan, led the crowd in chants for Palestine and against Israel's actions in the Gaza war, including “death, death to the IDF”, which ignited a political controversy. According to the Guardian, some see it as valid political speech, but others found it "antisemitic" and "incitement to violence".[25] Prime Minister Keir Starmer described it as "appalling hate speech".[26] Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called the scene "grotesque".[27][28] The BBC apologised for what it called "deeply offensive" content and removed the performance from iPlayer.[29][30] The United States Department of State revoked their visas, forcing them to cancel their planned tour there.[25] British police said on 29 June that they were assessing videos of the performances by Kneecap and Bob Vylan;[24] the following month the police decided not to take further action against Kneecap due to "insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction for any offence".[31]

Line-up

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Pyramid Stage

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Pyramid Stage headliners the 1975, Neil Young, and Olivia Rodrigo.
Rod Stewart performed in the iconic "Sunday Legends'" slot.
Friday Saturday Sunday

The 1975
22:15 – 23:45
Biffy Clyro
20:15 – 21:15
Alanis Morissette
18:15 – 19:15
Lewis Capaldi
16:55 – 17:30
Burning Spear
15:00 – 16:00
CMAT
13:30 – 14:30
Supergrass
12:00 – 13:00

Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts[A]
22:00 – 23:45
Raye
20:00 – 21:00
Pulp[B]
18:15 – 19:15
John Fogerty
16:30 – 17:30
The Script
15:00 – 16:00
Brandi Carlile[C]
13:30 – 14:30
Kaiser Chiefs
12:00 – 13:00

Olivia Rodrigo[D]
21:45 – 23:15
Noah Kahan[E]
19:45 – 20:45
Nile Rogers & Chic
18:00 – 19:00
Rod Stewart[F]
15:45 – 17:25
The Libertines
14:00 – 15:00
Celeste
12:30 – 13:30
The Selecter
11:15 – 12:00

^ A. Neil Young's set included Micah Nelson and Spooner Oldham as members of his band, the Chrome Hearts.
^ B. Billed as "Patchwork". Pulp's set featured Richard Jones as part of their band.
^ C. Brandi Carlile's set featured Phil and Tim Hanseroth as part of her band.
^ D. Olivia Rodrigo's set featured a guest appearance from Robert Smith.
^ E. Noah Kahan's set featured guest appearances from Brandi Carlile and Laufey.
^ F. Rod Stewart's set featured guest appearances from Ronnie Wood, Mick Hucknall, and Lulu.

Pyramid Stage Set Lists
Supergrass
CMAT
Burning Spear
Lewis Capaldi
Alanis Morissette
Biffy Clyro
The 1975
Kaiser Chiefs
Brandi Carlile
The Script
John Fogerty
Pulp
Raye
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts
The Selecter
Celeste
  • 1. Dreams Made of Gold
  • 2. On With the Show
  • 3. Happening Again
  • 4. Both Sides of the Moon
  • 5. Lately
  • 6. Only Time Will Tell
  • 7. Free
  • 8. Taste of Your Love
  • 9. Guess We'll Never Know
  • 10. Everyday
  • 11. Could Be Machine
  • 12. Woman of Faces
  • 13. This is Who I Am
  • 14. Strange
The Libertines
Rod Stewart
Nile Rogers & Chic
Noah Kahan
Olivia Rodrigo

Other Stage

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Other Stage headliners Loyle Carner, Charli XCX and the Prodigy.
Friday Saturday Sunday

Loyle Carner[A]
22:30 – 23:45
Busta Rhymes[B]
20:30 – 21:30
Gracie Abrams
18:45 – 19:45
Franz Ferdinand[C]
17:15 – 18:15
Wet Leg
15:45 – 16:45
Inhaler
14:15 – 15:15
Rizzle Kicks
13:00 – 13:45
Fabio & Grooverider
11:30 – 12:30

Charli XCX
22:30 – 23:45
Skepta
20:30 – 21:30
Ezra Collective[D]
19:00 – 20:15
Amyl and the Sniffers
17:00 – 18:00
Weezer
15:30 – 16:30
Beabadoobee
14:00 – 15:00
Good Neighbours
12:45 – 13:45
Alessi Rose
11:30 – 12:15

The Prodigy
21:45 – 23:15
Wolf Alice
19:45 – 20:45
Snow Patrol
18:00 – 19:00
Turnstile
16:30 – 17:30
Joy Crookes
15:00 – 16:00
Shaboozey
13:45 – 14:30
Nadine Shah
12:30 – 13:15
Louis Dunford
11:15 – 12:00

^ A. Loyle Carner's set featured a guest appearance from Sampha and Jorja Smith.
^ B. Busta Rhymes' set featured Spliff Star and DJ Scratch as part of his band.
^ C. Franz Ferdinand's set featured guest appearances from Peter Capaldi and Master Peace.
^ D. Ezra Collective's set featured guest appearances from Kojey Radical, Loyle Carner, and Sasha Keable.

West Holts stage

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Friday Saturday Sunday

Maribou State
22:15 – 23:45
BadBadNotGood
20:30 – 21:30
Denzel Curry
19:00 – 20:00
En Vogue
17:30 – 18:30
Vieux Farka Touré
16:00 – 17:00
Glass Beams
14:30 – 15:30
Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso
13:00 – 14:00
Corto.alto
11:30 – 12:30

Doechii
22:45 – 23:30
Amaarae
20:30 – 21:30
Greentea Peng
19:00 – 20:00
Yussef Dayes
17:30 – 18:30
Kneecap
16:00 – 17:00
Bob Vylan
14:30 – 15:30
Nilüfer Yanya
13:00 – 14:00
Infinity Song
11:30 – 12:30

Overmono[A]
21:45 – 23:15
Parcels
20:00 – 21:00
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
18:30 – 19:30
Goat
17:00 – 18:00
Black Uhuru
15:30 – 16:30
Cymande
14:00 – 15:00
Abel Selaocoe
12:30 – 13:30
Thandii
11:00 – 12:00

^ A. Overmono's set featured guest appearances from Kwengface and For Those I Love.

Woodsies

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Friday Saturday Sunday

Four Tet
22:30 – 23:45
Floating Points
21:00 – 22:00
PinkPantheress[A]
19:30 – 20:30
Blossoms[B]
18:00 – 19:00
Lola Young
16:30 – 17:30
Shed Seven[C]
15:15 – 16:00
Fat Dog
14:00 – 14:45
Myles Smith
12:45 – 13:30
Lorde
11:30 – 12:15

Scissor Sisters[D]
22:30 – 23:45
Tom Odell
21:00 – 22:00
Father John Misty
19:30 – 20:30
TV on the Radio
18:00 – 19:00
Nova Twins
16:30 – 17:30
JADE[E]
15:15 – 16:00
Fcukers
14:00 – 14:45
Sorry
12:45 – 13:30
The Amazons
11:30 – 12:15

Jorja Smith[F]
21:30 – 22:45
AJ Tracey[G]
20:00 – 21:00
St. Vincent
18:30 – 19:30
Black Country, New Road
17:00 – 18:00
Djo
15:30 – 16:30
Sprints[H]
14:00 – 15:00
Gurriers
12:30 – 13:30
Westside Cowboy
11:15 – 12:00

^ A. PinkPantheress' set featured a guest appearance from Just Jack.
^ B. Blossoms' set featured a guest appearance from CMAT.
^ C. Shed Seven's set featured a guest appearance from Elvana.
^ D. Scissor Sisters's set featured guest appearances from Ian McKellen, Beth Ditto, and Jessie Ware.
^ E. JADE's set featured guest appearances from Ncuti Gatwa and Confidence Man.
^ F. Jorja Smith's set featured a guest appearance from AJ Tracey.
^ G. AJ Tracey's set featured guest appearances from Master Peace, Aitch, and Big Zuu.
^ H. Sprints' set featured a guest appearance from Kate Nash.

The Park Stage

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Friday Saturday Sunday

Anohni and the Johnsons
23:00 – 00:15
Self Esteem
21:15 – 22:15
Wunderhorse
19:30 – 20:30
Osees
18:00 – 19:00
English Teacher
16:30 – 17:30
Faye Webster
15:15 – 16:00
Jalen Ngonda
14:00 – 15:45
John Glacier
12:45 – 13:30
Horsegirl
11:30 – 12:10

Caribou
23:00 – 00:15
Beth Gibbons
21:15 – 22:15
Haim
19:30 – 20:30
Gary Numan
18:00 – 19:00
Pa Salieu
16:45 – 17:30
Lucy Dacus
15:30 – 16:15
Japanese Breakfast
14:00 – 15:00
Ichiko Aoba
12:45 – 13:30
Yann Tiersen
11:10 – 12:10

The Maccabees[A]
21:15 – 22:30
Future Islands
19:35 – 20:35
Kae Tempest
18:00 – 19:00
Girl in Red
16:30 – 17:30
Royel Otis
15:15 – 16:00
Katy J Pearson
14:00 – 14:45
Geordie Greep
12:45 – 13:30
Melin Melyn
11:30 – 12:15

^ A. The Maccabees' set featured a guest appearance from Florence Welch.

Acoustic stage

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Acoustic Stage headliners Ani DiFranco, Nick Lowe and Roy Harper.
Friday Saturday Sunday

Ani DiFranco
21:30 – 22:45
The Searchers
20:00 – 21:00
Dhani Harrison
18:30 – 19:30
Billie Marten
17:00 – 18:00
Skerryvore
16:00 – 16:40
Hugh Cornwell
15:00 – 15:40
Gabrielle Aplin
14:00 – 14:40
Tift Merritt
13:00 – 13:40
Nadia Reid
12:10 – 12:40
Our Man in the Field
11:30 – 12:00

Nick Lowe
21:30 – 22:45
Hothouse Flowers
20:00 – 21:00
Jeremy Loops
18:30 – 19:30
The Coronas
17:10 – 18:00
The Bluebells
16:10 – 16:50
Not Completely Unknown[A]
15:00 – 16:00
Sophie B. Hawkins
14:00 – 14:40
Oisin Leech
13:00 – 13:40
Lorraine Nash
12:10 – 12:40
Henry Grace
11:30 – 12:00

Roy Harper
21:30 – 22:30
The Bootleg Beatles
20:00 – 21:00
Rhiannon Giddens[B]
18:30 – 19:30
London Community Gospel Choir
17:00 – 18:00
P. P. Arnold
16:00 – 16:40
The Riptide Movement
15:00 – 15:45
Michele Stodart
14:00 – 14:40
The Henry Girls
13:00 – 13:40
Toby Lee
12:10 – 12:40
Dawn Landes
11:30 – 12:00

^ A. Bob Dylan tribute featuring Paul Carrack, Sid Griffin, Katya, Ralph McTell, and Liam Ó Maonlaí.
^ B. Rhiannon Giddens' set featured Dirk Powell.

Avalon Stage

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Friday Saturday Sunday

The Fratellis
23:05 – 00:20
Terrorvision
21:35 – 22:35
The Magic Numbers
20:05 – 21:05
Orla Gartland
18:35 – 19:35
Ash
17:05 – 18:05
Paris Paloma
15:35 – 16:35
Rumba de Bodas
14:10 – 15:05
Beans On Toast
12:50 – 13:40

Hard-Fi
23:10 – 00:20
Tom Walker
21:40 – 22:40
Rachel Chinouriri
20:10 – 21:10
Jade Bird
18:40 – 19:40
The Amy Winehouse Band
17:10 – 18:10
Jamie Cullum
15:40 – 16:40
Stephen Wilson Jr.
14:15 – 15:10
Bess Atwell
12:50 – 13:45
FÜLÜ
11:30 – 12:20

Alabama 3
22:50 – 23:50
Bear's Den
21:20 – 22:20
Sam Ryder
19:50 – 20:50
The Big Moon
18:20 – 19:20
My Baby
16:50 – 17:50
The Horne Section
15:20 – 16:20
Brooke Combe
13:55 – 14:50
Talisk
12:30 – 13:25
Dea Matrona
11:25 – 12:05

Left Field

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Friday Saturday Sunday

Billy Bragg
21:00 – 22:00
Antony Szmierek
19:50 – 20:30
Jasmine.4.T
18:40 – 19:20
Gurriers
17:35 – 18:10
The Meffs
16:30 – 17:05

Kate Nash
21:00 – 22:00
Lambrini Girls
19:50 – 20:30
The Guest List
18:40 – 19:20
Chloe Slater
17:35 – 18:10
Girlband
16:30 – 17:05

Grandson
21:00 – 22:00
Reverend and the Makers
19:45 – 20:30
Red Rum Club
18:35 – 19:15
Du Blonde
17:30 – 18:10
The Halfway Kid
16:30 – 17:00

References

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