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.

The Pyramid Stage

1970

Line-up included:

1971

Line-up included:

Pink Floyd were scheduled but were unable to perform due to poor stage access for their set.

1978

Known as the "impromptu festival".[1]

1979

Line-up included:

1981

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

1982

Line-up included:

1983

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

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

Friday Saturday Sunday

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

Friday Saturday Sunday

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

Friday Saturday Sunday

Stage Two

Friday Saturday Sunday

1987

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Stage Two

Friday Saturday Sunday

1989

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

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.

1990

Line-up as listed in the official programme:

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday
  • Happy Mondays
  • Jesus Jones
  • Adamski
  • Neville Brothers
  • Green on Red
  • Lush
  • Pale Saints
  • Galaxie 500
  • The Cure
  • Sinead O'Connor
  • De La Soul
  • James
  • Del Amitri
  • Julian Cope (No show)
  • Avalon Stompers
  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo
  • Aswad
  • Ry Cooder & David Lindley
  • Flaco Jimenez
  • Deacon Blue
  • Hothouse Flowers
  • Mano Negra
  • World Party

Archaos performed on top of the Pyramid after the Friday and Saturday night sets.

1992

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

NME stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

1993

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

NME stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazz World stage line-up included:

Acoustic stage line-up included:

1994

Line-up included:[4]

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

NME stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazz World stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Acoustic stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

1995

Line-up included:

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

NME stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

also:

1997

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

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.

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

New stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazzworld stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Dance tent

Friday Saturday Sunday

Lineup also included:

1999

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

(Björn Again moved up the bill to replace Ian Dury & The Blockheads, who cancelled their appearance due to illness)

Other stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

2000

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

2002

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Line-up also included:

2003

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Line-up also included:

2004

2004 Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

2004 Other stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

2004 Dance tent

Friday Saturday Sunday

2004 New tent

Friday Saturday Sunday

2004 Jazzworld stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

2004 Acoustic stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

2004 Avalon stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

2004 The Glade

Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

2005

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazzworld stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Acoustic stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

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

Friday Saturday Sunday

Left field

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

Saturday: Babyshambles, Estelle, The Others Agent Blue

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

2007

Pyramid stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazzworld stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Acoustic stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Dance village

Stage Friday Saturday Sunday
East Coast Stage
West Coast Stage

Avalon stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Orange Tent

Friday Saturday Sunday

2008

The festival took place on 27–29 June.[5]

Pyramid Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Park Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Acoustic stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazzworld Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Avalon Stage

  • Sharon Shannon & Big Band
  • Xavier Rudd
  • Hazel O'Connor
  • The Men They Couldn't Hang
  • Ron Sexsmith
  • Frank Turner
  • Kissmet
  • Hobo Jones & the Junkyard Dogs
  • The Proclaimers
  • Will Young
  • Bacalao
  • The Handsome Family
  • The Wurzels
  • Rachel Unthank & The Winterset
  • Alabama 3 unplugged
  • Malarchy
  • One String Loose
  • Katie Melua
  • Blazin' Fiddles
  • Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
  • John Tams & Barry Coope
  • The Baghdaddies Big Band
  • The Family Mahone
  • Räfven

Poetry&Words Stage

  • Aisle 16
  • Attila the Stockbroker
  • Dzifa Benson
  • Sophia Blackwell
  • The Book Club
  • Baba Brinkman
  • Alison Brumfitt
  • Gary Death
  • Melinda May Deathgoth
  • Dizraeli
  • Kat Francois
  • Helen Gregory
  • Hammer and Tongue
  • A F Harrold
  • John Hegley
  • Adam Horovitz
  • Michael Horovitz
  • Libby Houston
  • Joolz
  • Cat Kidd
  • Kokumo
  • Emma McGordon
  • Olumide Popoola

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

acts including:
  • The Courteeners
  • Orphan Boy
  • 4:Fifteen
  • Rook and The Ravens
  • The Travelling Band
  • Golden Silvers
  • The Seal Cub Clubbing Club
  • Gideon Conn
  • Danny and Champions of the World
  • Karima Francis
  • Lazy Bones
  • The Filth Wizard

2009

The festival took place on 26–28 June.[6]

Pyramid Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Park Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Acoustic stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Jazzworld Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Avalon Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

2010

The festival took place on 25–27 June.[7]

Pyramid Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

2011

The festival took place on 24 to 26 June.[8]

Pyramid Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Park Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

West Holts Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

2012

There was no Glastonbury Festival in 2012, with the organizers having planned it as a "fallow year."[9]

2013

The festival took place on 24–28 June.[10]

Pyramid Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

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

Other Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

2014

The festival took place from the 27 to 29 June.[11]

Pyramid Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

2015

The 2015 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 24 and 28 June.[12]

The following acts were announced to perform.

Pyramid Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

West Holts

Friday Saturday Sunday

The Park Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

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

Friday Saturday Sunday

Other Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

West Holts Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

The Park Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

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

Friday Saturday Sunday

& Manchester Camerata Orchestra + special guests

Other Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

West Holts Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

John Peel Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

The Park Stage

Friday Saturday Sunday

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

Friday Saturday Sunday

^ 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

    Friday Saturday Sunday

    West Holts Stage

    Friday Saturday Sunday

    John Peel Stage

    Friday Saturday Sunday

    Park Stage

    Friday Saturday Sunday

    2020

    The 2020 Glastonbury Festival was to take place between 24 and 28 June 2020.[13] The first wave of performers for the festival were announced on lineup was announced on 12 March.[13] However, the festival was canceled on 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14] The festival has not confirmed whether the announced performers would be booked for the 2021 edition.[14]

    The following artists had been announced as part of the 2020 Glastonbury lineup prior the event's cancelation:[15]

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    6. "History 2009". Glastonbury Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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    8. "Full 2011 line-up Revealed". Glastonbury Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
    9. https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/history/history-2011/
    10. "Full 2013 Line-up Revealed". Glastonbury Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
    11. "Poster". Glastonbury Festival. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
    12. "Glastonbury Festivals". Archived from the original on 23 December 2007.
    13. "Glastonbury 2020 lineup revealed". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
    14. Monroe, Jazz. "Glastonbury 2020 Canceled". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
    15. "Glastonbury 2020 is officially cancelled". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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