55 m. ago Glastonbury 2025: Saturday with Charli xcx, Kneecap, secret act Patchwork and more – follow it live!

There’s a stacked bill on offer at Worthy Farm. We’ll be bringing reviews, news, pictures and more throughout the day, starting with sets from Kaiser Chiefs and Brandi CarlileWe’re expecting reviews of Kaiser Chiefs, who I can faintly hear on the Pyramid stage from Guardian HQ – sounds loud!In the meantime, we’ve had a flurry of publishes overnight, including this intrepid report from my colleague Chris Godfrey, who spent all day Thursday (and a bit of Friday) trying the best fare at Glastonbury. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Glastonbury 2025: Friday with The 1975, Busta Rhymes, Self Esteem and more – follow it live!

Matty Healy’s Pyramid stage performance takes us into the night, following shows from PinkPantheress, Biffy Clyro and Taskmaster around Worthy FarmDoes anyone know if the Pilton Palais – Glastonbury’s cinema tent – has a policy on Chicken Jockey? They’re showing the Minecraft Movie later today, and, if my timing is right, I should be able to get to the screening just in time to see some kids throw a bunch of festival food at the screen.Safi is over at West Holts watching the fantastically strange Argentine rap duo Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, and it sounds like every Argentinian person at the festival has congregated for their set. She just sent through these snaps of some fans who flew over for the festival: Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Glastonbury 2025: Friday with Busta Rhymes, The 1975, Self Esteem and more – follow it live!

Matty Healy’s headline performance takes us into the night, following shows from PinkPantheress, Biffy Clyro and Taskmaster around Worthy FarmDoes anyone know if the Pilton Palais – Glastonbury’s cinema tent – has a policy on Chicken Jockey? They’re showing the Minecraft Movie later today, and, if my timing is right, I should be able to get to the screening just in time to see some kids throw a bunch of festival food at the screen.Safi is over at West Holts watching the fantastically strange Argentine rap duo Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, and it sounds like every Argentinian person at the festival has congregated for their set. She just sent through these snaps of some fans who flew over for the festival: Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Glastonbury 2025: Friday with Busta Rhymes, Alanis Morissette, Taskmaster and more – follow it live!

Performances from PinkPantheress, Biffy Clyro and En Vogue take us into the evening ahead of the 1975’s headline performanceDoes anyone know if the Pilton Palais – Glastonbury’s cinema tent – has a policy on Chicken Jockey? They’re showing the Minecraft Movie later today, and, if my timing is right, I should be able to get to the screening just in time to see some kids throw a bunch of festival food at the screen.Safi is over at West Holts watching the fantastically strange Argentine rap duo Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, and it sounds like every Argentinian person at the festival has congregated for their set. She just sent through these snaps of some fans who flew over for the festival: Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Who will play Glastonbury’s secret sets? Fans speculate wildly over mystery band Patchwork

Mystery band are booked in a prime spot on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday evening, with Haim and Chappell Roan among the rumoured artists

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16 h. ago Glastonbury 2025: Friday with Gracie Abrams, Alanis Morissette, Lewis Capaldi and more – follow it live!

After performances from the likes of CMAT, Wet Leg and Lola Young, evening is drawing in ahead of the 1975’s headline performanceDoes anyone know if the Pilton Palais – Glastonbury’s cinema tent – has a policy on Chicken Jockey? They’re showing the Minecraft Movie later today, and, if my timing is right, I should be able to get to the screening just in time to see some kids throw a bunch of festival food at the screen.Safi is over at West Holts watching the fantastically strange Argentine rap duo Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, and it sounds like every Argentinian person at the festival has congregated for their set. She just sent through these snaps of some fans who flew over for the festival: Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Glastonbury 2025: Friday with Lewis Capaldi’s secret set, Wet Leg, Lorde and more – follow it live!

Glasto is back. And the Guardian will be liveblogging all day every day, bringing you reviews, news and weird sightings, and looking ahead to Alanis Morissette, the 1975 and moreDoes anyone know if the Pilton Palais – Glastonbury’s cinema tent – has a policy on Chicken Jockey? They’re showing the Minecraft Movie later today, and, if my timing is right, I should be able to get to the screening just in time to see some kids throw a bunch of festival food at the screen.Safi is over at West Holts watching the fantastically strange Argentine rap duo Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, and it sounds like every Argentinian person at the festival has congregated for their set. She just sent through these snaps of some fans who flew over for the festival: Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Friday at Glastonbury with Lewis Capaldi’s secret set, Wet Leg, Lorde and more – follow it live!

Glasto is back! And the Guardian will be liveblogging all day every day, bringing you reviews, news and weird sightings, and looking ahead to Alanis Morissette, the 1975 and more Does anyone know if the Pilton Palais – Glastonbury’s cinema tent – has a policy on Chicken Jockey? They’re showing the Minecraft Movie later today, and, if my timing is right, I should be able to get to the screening just in time to see some kids throw a bunch of festival food at the screen.Safi is over at West Holts watching the fantastically strange Argentine rap duo Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, and it sounds like every Argentinian person at the festival has congregated for their set. She just sent through these snaps of some fans who flew over for the festival: Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Teary Lewis Capaldi tells fans 'I needed to finish what I started' in surprise Glastonbury return

Lewis Capaldi made a surprise appearance at Glastonbury Festival today in a secret set, two years after he last appeared at the festival back in 2023

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21 h. ago Lorde secret set at Glastonbury review – new album playthrough is bold but a little foolhardy

WoodsiesLorde resembled Patti Smith as she introduced her entire new album, but the lack of well-known hits let the energy dropIt would be misleading to call Lorde’s performance at Glastonbury a “secret set”. Though listed on the schedule only as the mysterious “TBA”, playing the Woodsie stage for an hour shortly after the festival’s kick-off on Friday morning, the anonymous artist’s identity was seemingly widely known weeks before. Ella Yelich-O’Connor herself had not been exactly subtle, meaningfully flashing her eyes at Radio 1’s Greg James when he pointed out that the release of her fourth album, Virgin, coincided with Glastonbury’s first day. On Thursday, ahead of Virgin’s release, she provided confirmation by posting an aerial photo of the Woodsies tent on Instagram. It’s a bold move, to debut a new album to a crowd who won’t yet have had a chance to listen to it, let alone form any impressions – but Lorde has that kind of clout. Since her precocious debut, Pure Heroine, she h...

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21 h. ago Lorde at Glastonbury review – new album playthrough is bold but a little foolhardy

WoodsiesLorde resembles Patti Smith as she introduces her entire new album, Virgin, but the lack of well-known hits lets the energy dropIt would be misleading to call Lorde’s performance at Glastonbury a “secret set”. Though listed on the schedule only as the mysterious “TBA”, playing the Woodsie stage for an hour shortly after the festival’s kick-off on Friday morning, the anonymous artist’s identity was seemingly widely known weeks before. Ella Yelich-O’Connor herself had not been exactly subtle, meaningfully flashing her eyes at Radio 1’s Greg James when he pointed out that the release of her fourth album, Virgin, coincided with Glastonbury’s first day. On Thursday, ahead of Virgin’s release, she provided confirmation by posting an aerial photo of the Woodsies tent on Instagram. It’s a bold move, to debut a new album to a crowd who won’t yet have had a chance to listen to it, let alone form any impressions – but Lorde has that kind of clout. Since her precocious debut, Pure Heroi...

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21 h. ago Huge pop star teases surprise Glastonbury performance with cryptic post and fans can't believe it

The day festival in Somerset is filled with surprise sets across its various stages and tents, with Lorde, Paramore and Haim rumoured to be making an appearance.

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21 h. ago A ‘secret’ Lorde set and a spiritual wedding: Glastonbury gets off to sunny start

Festivalgoers treated to good weather as thousands flood Woodsies stage to see singer hours after latest album launch Glastonbury 2025 live: latest updatesAs the noon sun broke through the cloud over Glastonbury festival on Friday, the excitement among the 200,000 ticket holders as the first chords of music rang across Worthy Farm was palpable.Lorde was among the artists to open the first full day of music at the Somerset carnival in a “secret” set on the small Woodsies tent – an understated turn for the pop superstar, who has played the Pyramid and Other stages. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Friday at Glastonbury with CMAT, Lorde, Wet Leg, secret sets and more – follow it live!

Glasto is back! And the Guardian will be liveblogging all day every day, bringing you reviews, news and weird sightings. Up first, sets from Supergrass, Fabio & Grooverider and moreDoes anyone know if the Pilton Palais – Glastonbury’s cinema tent – has a policy on Chicken Jockey? They’re showing the Minecraft Movie later today, and, if my timing is right, I should be able to get to the screening just in time to see some kids throw a bunch of festival food at the screen.Safi is over at West Holts watching the fantastically strange Argentine rap duo Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, and it sounds like every Argentinian person at the festival has congregated for their set. She just sent through these snaps of some fans who flew over for the festival: Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Lorde performs new album Virgin in full in surprise Glastonbury Festival set

Virgin is the singer’s fourth studio album, with her previous three all reaching the top 10 in the UK charts.

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24 h. ago Glastonbury 2025 secret sets – all the stars rumoured to be surprising festival

From mystery acts, cryptic Instagram posts and surprise appearances - fans are eager to know all the secrets sets at this weekend's Glastonbury and we've pulled together everything we know

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25 h. ago Friday at Glastonbury with Lorde, CMAT, Wet Leg, secret sets and more – follow it live!

Glasto is back! And the Guardian will be liveblogging all day every day, bringing you reviews, news and weird sightings. Up first, sets from Supergrass, Fabio & Grooverider and moreThe intrepid Elle Hunt has identified a few cases of WFG (work from Glastonbury) out in the field.Of course you’d assume that everyone at Glastonbury today has taken annual leave, but there surely must be some gadabouts who are “working from home” and logging into Gmail to periodically refresh their status. Good on them I say. After all many more will be on leave but obliged to be “on email” from the field. I glimpsed a young woman in the crowd for Lorde furiously responding to messages on Slack. It never rests ... Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Glastonbury 2025 live: Lorde secret set plunges festival into overcrowding chaos

The 1975 will make their debut Glastonbury headline performance tonight

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26 h. ago Who will play Glastonbury’s secret sets? Fans speculate wildly over possible Lewis Capaldi appearance

Mystery band are booked in a prime spot on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday evening, with Haim and Chappell Roan among the rumoured artists

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26 h. ago Why Lewis Capaldi took a break from music after Glastonbury 2023 set

Lewis Capaldi is tipped to make a surprise appearance at this year's festival - two years after he ended his set early

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