Glastonbury announces 2024 Emerging Talent competition
Open for a week from 29 January until 5 February, the competition gives upcoming musicians and bands from the UK and Ireland the opportunity to compete for a main stage slot at this year’s event
The story and sound of Glastonbury 2023 through six standout shows
A trip to Worthy Farm, remembered through standout sets, shows and stages, featuring Sudan Archives, Fever Ray and more
Sunday Mix: Western Soul
Still in a Glastonbury state of mind? Today’s Sunday Mix from Western Soul, recorded live last weekend (25 June) on the festival’s West Holts stage, will be the ideal soother for any post-event blues
In Photos: Glastonbury 2023
Reminisce on this weekend’s festivities at Worthy Farm courtesy of Khali Ackford’s photo gallery, featuring Eliza Rose, Weyes Blood, Sudan Archives and more
Rina Sawayama appears to call out The 1975’s Matty Healy during Glastonbury set
The artist performed earlier this evening (24 June) on the newly renamed Woodsies stage
Glastonbury’s Silver Hayes reveals programme for new stage The Information
Silver Hayes celebrates its 10th anniversary at Glastonbury at Worthy Farm next week
GIDEÖN
To the NYC Downlow we go with Block9’s own GIDEÖN for a sweat-soaked session recorded at the famed pop-up queer club in 2010
Hannah Holland & Josh Caffé
Fixtures at your favourite parties, Hannah Holland and Josh Caffé step up to the controls across this vibey archive mix from the Block9 treasure chest. Shared here for Crack Mix 500
Midland
A dynamic excursion through a peak-time, late-night NYC Downlow, led by the most eminent of guides, Midland. Recorded in 2017 and showcased by us for Crack Mix 500
Underground Resistance, Cakes Da Killa and Four Tet announced for Glastonbury’s Block9
Block9 has revealed the line-up for its 16th birthday celebrations at Glastonbury this June, taking place at Worthy Farm from 21 to 25 June
Glastonbury Festival renames the John Peel Stage
After almost 20 years, Emily Eavis has revealed that it will now be known as the Woodsies Stage
Glastonbury shares details of its 2023 Emerging Talent Competition
The winners of the competition will earn a slot on one of the main stages for 2023.
Glastonbury 2022: Progressive ideals prevail at the Worthy Farm festival
From Olivia Rodrigo to Kendrick Lamar, Glastonbury’s momentous return was filled with politically-charged performances and history-making moments
Glastonbury’s Block9 announces Notting Hill Carnival collaboration, LSDXOXO and Overmono for 2022
The London-based creative organisation has revealed its programme for this year’s Glastonbury
Anz, Overmono and Parris confirmed for Glastonbury’s Silver Hayes
The festival has unveiled the line-up for its dance and electronic-focused area
Glastonbury announces 2022 Emerging Talent Competition
The annual competition offers unsigned UK and Ireland-based artists the chance to play on a main stage at the Somerset festival
Billie Eilish to headline Glastonbury 2022
The pop star will be the festival’s youngest ever solo headliner
Glastonbury’s Emily Eavis confirms cancellation of one-day Worthy Farm event
Plans for the limited capacity concert have been scrapped for a “number of reasons”
BBC to air Glastonbury’s Live at Worthy Farm highlights and documentary
The corporation will broadcast a director’s cut as part of ‘The Glastonbury Experience 2021’
Glastonbury’s Emily Eavis and Nick Dewey register new company at Worthy Farm
The company has been named Holy Cow Events
Glastonbury 2021 has officially been cancelled
Tickets will roll over to next year
Glastonbury tickets can be rolled over to 2022, Emily Eavis confirms
The festival organiser has denied Mel B’s claims that Glastonbury has been cancelled
BFI announce David Bowie season
BFI Southbank have announced a David Bowie series for January 2021. Running from 1 to…
Michael Eavis warns Glastonbury could go bankrupt
Glastonbury could be forced to shut down if the festival cannot take place next year….
Watch Meat Rack, a new short film about Glastonbury’s NYC Downlow
The short film is available for one week only. Block9 have shared a new short…
Kylie Minogue’s 2019 Glastonbury set to be broadcast in full on BBC Glastonbury channel
Relive Kylie’s teatime performance from 2019. The BBC has announced that Kylie Minogue’s Glastonbury set…
BBC to mark Glastonbury’s 50th anniversary with four days of programmes
The BBC is going all-out with for Glastonbury’s 50th anniversary, despite the festival being cancelled….
Glastonbury 2020 has been cancelled
Organisers Michael and Emily Eavis broke the news this morning
Kendrick Lamar, Thom Yorke, FKA twigs, Robyn and Charli XCX to play Glastonbury 2020
The festival celebrates its 50th edition on 24-28 June
Diana Ross to play legends slot at Glastonbury 2020
The first name for Glastonbury 2020 has been announced. Diana Ross will perform at Glastonbury…
IICON, the new Block9 Glastonbury stage, is going on a huge world tour
IIICON, the new Block9 area stage, is set to go on tour after making its debut at Glastonbury Festival at the weekend (27-30 June). Block9 will be taking the installation on a large world tour in Autumn 2020.
In Photos: Relive IDLES emotional Glastonbury debut
IDLES’ Glastonbury debut was one for the history books
Janelle Monae called for Donald Trump’s impeachment at Glastonbury
Janelle Monae rounded off a politically-charged weekend at Glastonbury last night
Kylie joined by Nick Cave at Glastonbury 2019 performance
The pair duetted their hit 1995 single Where the Wild Roses Grow on the Pyramid Stage
Stormzy samples David Lammy in powerful Glastonbury performance
The grime star used his headline slot on the Pyramid Stage to highlight inequality in the justice system and recidivism among black men
Larry Heard, The Black Madonna, Kode9 and Laurel Halo to play Glastonbury’s Block9
The London-based organisation are expanding at the festival this year
Glastonbury 2019 resale tickets to be released this week
Here’s what you need to know
Michael Eavis unveils plans to add 60-metre pier to Glastonbury Festival
‘Glastonbury-on-sea’ will resemble a Victorian pier
Janet Jackson bumps up her billing on doctored Glastonbury poster
The star appears to have edited her placement on the line-up
Glastonbury drops line-up revealing The Killers and The Cure as final headliners
The Killers and The Cure will join Stormzy as Pyramid Stage headliners in 2019
Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent Competition returns for 2019 edition
Acts will be given the chance to compete for a slot on the festival’s main stage
Janelle Monáe to headline West Holts stage at Glastonbury
The American singer joins Stormzy and Kylie Minogue on the 2019 bill
Stormzy confirmed as Glastonbury 2019 headliner
The grime MC will headline the Pyramid Stage on 28 June
The Labour Party announce summer festival
The Labour Party have shared details of a one-day festival in London this summer. Labour…
Goldie and his daughter accused of attacking Glastonbury bouncer
The security officer allegedly refused Goldie’s daughter backstage access behind the Pyramid Stage
Norfolk MP to organise a one-day ‘Tory Glastonbury’
George Freeman said it’ll be a “cross between Hay-on-Wye and the Latitude festival”
Left-wing ideals and a spirit of change at Glastonbury 2017
After 2017’s Brexit fallout, this year’s Glastonbury took on a more hopeful complexion. Read the full Crack report
Nile Rodgers praises spirit of volunteers following Grenfell fire
The hitmaker volunteered to help during his stay in London
Watch Future Islands’ heroic Glastonbury set in full
Another chapter in a momentous year, Future Islands brought their deservingly lauded live show to…
Watch Metronomy’s Glastonbury set in full
Metronomy headlined the final night of Glastonbury’s John Peel Stage last night (26 June). Running…
Watch Run The Jewels’ triumphant Pyramid Stage set in full
Following on from a historic appearance from the Labour leader, Run The Jewels kept the…
A DJ sampled a Jeremy Corbyn speech during a techno set at Glastonbury
It’s been a seriously Corbyn-centric Glastonbury this year. Felix Dickinson rounded off the weekend fittingly by…
Watch Stormzy’s magnificent Glastonbury set in full
Continuing an epic year, Stormzy played Glastonbury Festival yesterday (24 June). Playing on the Other…
Watch Stormzy live from Glastonbury Festival
Up on the Other Stage now
Watch The National live at Glastonbury Festival
The Brooklyn-based indie outfit are up next on the Pyramid Stage
Five Takeaways from Glastonbury: Friday
Here’s what went down at Worthy Farm on the first day
Jeremy Corbyn delivers rousing speech at Glastonbury
The Labour party leader gave a ten minute speech before Run The Jewels hit the Pyramid stage
Watch Run The Jewels live from Glastonbury Festival
The politically charged rap duo are up next on the Pyramid Stage
Lord Buckethead introduced the Sleaford Mods at Glastonbury
Over on the Park Stage
Glastonbury will hold a minute’s silence to honour victims of London and Manchester events
Organisers will open the festival with a minute’s silence tomorrow, at 10.40am
Jeremy Corbyn to introduce Run The Jewels at Glastonbury
The Labour leader will be appearing on the main Pyramid stage
There’s a petition to get Jeremy Corbyn on stage at Glastonbury
“We, the people, ask you to make this so”
BBC announce live Glastonbury broadcast
BBC Two will devote Friday night to Radiohead
Glastonbury’s Beat Hotel announce line-up and programme
Featuring DJ sets from Lena Willikens, Throwing Shade, Jamie XX and Sampha
Glastonbury announce Mykki Blanco, Felix Dickinson and more for Block9
The Worthy Farm favourite turns 10 this year
Solange, Stormzy, The National, Katy Perry and more join Glastonbury lineup
Following the headliner announcements of Foo Fighters, Radiohead and Ed Sheeran, Glastonbury have shared the…
Did the BBC accidentally reveal Green Day and Ed Sheeran as Glastonbury headliners?
The media company may have leaked information on Green Day and Ed Sheeran being set to play at Worthy Farm
Did Wiley just reveal that he’s playing Glastonbury 2017?
“Come to Glastonbury festival I need to show you something.”
Glastonbury detail 2017 Emerging Talent Competition
Glastonbury Festival have announced detailed plans for their Emerging Talent Competition (ETC). The competition will…
Glastonbury will relocate in 2019
BBC are reporting that Glastonbury Festival will take place at a new location in 2019. A new…
Radiohead confirmed as Friday headliners at Glastonbury
For the first time since 2003, the band are headlining the pyramid stage Radiohead last…
Radiohead’s ‘modified bear’ logo appears in Glastonbury field
The mysterious ‘crop circles’ were spotted by eagled-eyed viewers of the BBC’s Worthy Farm webcam…
The future of Glastonbury might be under threat
According to Michael Eavis the festival’s move to Longleat is unlikely to happen putting the…
People Just Do Nothing New
Robert Bates examines the current trend of parody DJs and questions why we’re increasingly choosing pastiche over reality
NYC Downlow launch online portal
The legendary queer party hosted by Block9 at Glastonbury share recordings, galleries and merch on…
Glastonbury’s Block9 announce London music project plans
Block9 have revealed plans to launch a music project that will open in London in 2018 before…
Our 5 favourite spots
at Glastonbury 2016
When you first step onto the Glastonbury site, its sheer scale can take your breath…
Glastonbury
Festival 2016
taNo man is an island, Entire of itself, Every man is a piece of the…
Glastonbury 2016 Report: Part Three
7 AM, drinking moonshine in an Irish shack having scaled a rope to climb into the bar all on the promise of a seaweed bath from a woman with missing teeth called Marie Rose
Glastonbury 2016 Report: Part Two
Pregnancy announcements, rain and some serious birthday vybz for one of Crack’s crew meant that the post Brexit blues didn’t last long
Jeremy Corbyn will not be appearing at Glastonbury
The current leader of the Labour party was due to speak at the Leftfield Stage…
Glastonbury 2016 Report: Part One
“There is absolutely no other place on earth I would rather be.” That was the reassurance I gave myself trudging home across a peaceful Glastonbury morning
Michael Eavis expands on Glastonbury move speculation
With this year’s Glastonbury Festival in full swing the festival’s founder has revealed more details…
We speak to Glastonbury’s first female-only venue
We caught up with Sisterhood producer Kaye Dunnings straight from the Glastonbury site, who told us a more about the new space
How Glastonbury could decide the fate of Britain
in Europe
Joseph Charlton examines whether the exodus of Glasto-goers this week will affect the already “knife-edge” EU vote
Glastonbury detail tributes to Prince, Bowie and Lemmy
Details of Glastonbury’s plans to honour musical icons who we have lost this year have…
Glastonbury announce Euro 16 games won’t be screened this year
The festival has shared the anti-sporting news via their website The 2016 UEFA European Championship,…
Michael Eavis hints at new Glastonbury venue for 2019
The festival boss told ITV that the Longleat estate could be an option for the event’s…
Emily Eavis confirms the Glastonbury team will launch new festival
The new event will be held in a new location “in 2019 or 2018, but probably…
Jeremy Corbyn to speak at Glastonbury
The Labour leader will talk Trident at Billy Bragg’s Left Field stage Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will be appearing…
Perspective:
Reclaim the Club
Music critic and Discwoman member Michelle Lhooq discusses the recent debates around the “safe spaces” club policy
Glastonbury reveal full 2016 line-up
Glastonbury Festival have announced the full list of acts set to descend on Worthy Farm…
Glastonbury Festival urge attendees to vote in EU referendum
Emily Eavis has written an essay for The Guardian explaining how voters can still have…
Muse to headline Glastonbury 2016
The trio will take over the Pyramid stage on the Friday night of the Worthy…
Glastonbury to hold Bowie tribute screening of his 2000 Glasto performance
The festival will pay tribute to the icon with a screening of the entire set…
Glastonbury pledge to have more women on 2016 bill
Making women more visible on the festival’s lineup is a priority for the Eavises this year…
Glastonbury announces 2016 Emerging Talent competition
The entries will soon open for UK and Ireland-based acts keen to have a bash at performing at…
Grimes reportedly confirmed for Glastonbury
The art-pop auteur’s slot has been revealed by a Glasto booker Grimes is having a huge year,…
Glastonbury Festival donate wellies and ponchos to Calais migrants
Each year hundreds of pairs of wellingtons are left behind at Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury’s Liz…
Lana Del Rey drops new single Honeymoon
Lana Del Rey has dropped the first single from her upcoming LP, Honeymoon. The single…
Glastonbury 2015: Full Review
Ever had a seaweed bath in an Irish bar built into the hillside woods? A…
Glastonbury 2015 Day Two Report
Let’s start with yesterday’s big story: The Libertines.
Glastonbury 2015: Day One Report
Two separate couples in Crack’s entourage got engaged last night. In the grand scheme of…
Glastonbury 2015: Getting Your Money’s Worth
Make sure you’re getting your £250’s worth of music. If you love money (and let’s…
Glastonbury 2015:
A Maniac’s Guide
Our shout on who to see around the clock at Glastonbury 2015 If it just…
Foo Fighters have pulled out of Glastonbury
Reports are coming in that Dave Grohl is unable to play Glastonbury due to a…
Glastonbury announce 75 acts for 2015
Following the confirmations that Foo Fighters and Kanye West would perform headline slots, Glastonbury have…