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Glastonbury Festival line-ups

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.

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2017

The 2017 festival will take place on 21–25 June. The first confirmed headline band is Radiohead. On February 23, Foo Fighters confirmed that they would headline the festival at a sercet concert in Frome. Current rumours for the remaining headline include Ed Sheeran, BearFur and The Stone Roses.

2016

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

The line-up was as follows:

2015

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

The following acts were announced to perform.

2014

The festival took place from the 27 to 29 June.

2013

The festival took place on 24–28 June.

Pyramid Stage

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

2011

The festival took place on 24 to 26 June.

2010

The festival took place on 25–27 June.

2009

The festival took place on 26–28 June.

2008

The festival took place on 27–29 June.

Left field

Friday: British Sea Power, Sonic Audio, Buck 65, The Rakes

Saturday: Babyshambles, Estelle, The Others

Sunday: Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Retrospect

Poetry & words

  • Jah Biggz
  • Bonnie Brookes
  • Brendan the Pop Poet
  • Penny Broadhurst
  • Rosie Carrick
  • Carol Ann Duffy
  • Pete Eldridge
  • Giovanni Esposito
  • Nathan Filer
  • Helen Gregory
  • Yasmine Haideman
  • Will Hames
  • Love Fairies
  • Gilly the Nun
  • Anna Lindup
  • Malign Interlect
  • Harry Man
  • Paul Marshall
  • Annie McGann
  • Elvis McGonagall
  • Kate Noakes
  • Rachel Pantechnicon
  • Phaze
  • Polar Bear Ninja
  • Pat VT West
  • Leeanne Stoddart
  • Eliana Tomkins
  • Kimberley Trusty
  • Tony Walsh
  • James Windsor
  • Yam Boy and Mango
  • Other stage

    Line-up also included:

  • The Streets
  • The Delgados
  • Bill Bailey (Cabaret Tent)
  • Ross Noble (Cabaret Tent)
  • Other stage

    Line-up also included:

  • Spearhead
  • Main stage

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

    Dance tent

    Lineup also included:

  • Babybird
  • Bernard Butler
  • Julian Cope
  • Rolf Harris
  • Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band
  • Ozric Tentacles
  • Eddi Reader
  • Salsa Celtica
  • Squeeze
  • Other stage

    Line-up also included:

  • The Orb
  • 1995

    Line-up included:

    NME stage

    also:

  • The Chemical Brothers
  • Massive Attack
  • Plastikman
  • Carl Cox
  • Gil Scott-Heron
  • Mike Scott
  • Portishead
  • Transglobal Underground
  • Al Stewart
  • Steeleye Span
  • Evan Dando (booed off)
  • The Dolmen
  • G Love and Special Sauce
  • Autechre
  • Eat Static
  • 1994

    Line-up included:

    NME stage

    *Mary Black

    also:

  • Oyster Band
  • Andy White
  • Nick Cave
  • Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart
  • Paul Weller
  • Spin Doctors
  • 1993

    Line-up included:

    1992

    Line-up included:

    1990

    Line-up included:

    1989

    Line-up included:

    1987

    Line-up included:

    1986

    Line-up included:

    1985

    Line-up included:

    1984

    Line-up included:

    1983

    Line-up included:

    1982

    Line-up included:

    1981

    Line-up included:

    Judy Tzuke cancelled due to laryngitis.

    1979

    Line-up included:

    1978

    Line-up included:

  • Hawkwind
  • 1971

    Line-up included:

    1970

    Line-up included:

    References

    Glastonbury Festival line-ups Wikipedia