3 h. ago Glastonbury 2025 live: Patchwork mystery ‘solved’ as Neil Young does headline set U

Latest updates as secret set excitement gears up ahead of Young’s headline set, which will now be broadcast after all

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4 h. ago Glastonbury headliner Oliva Rodrigo's surprise guest and set list at huge performance before Pyramid stage

The 22-year-old singer gave fans a teaser of what they can expect from her Glastonbury Festival 2025 set

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4 h. ago Glastonbury headliner Olivia Rodrigo's surprise guest and set list at huge performance before Pyramid stage

The 22-year-old singer gave fans a teaser of what they can expect from her Glastonbury Festival 2025 set

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4 h. ago Glastonbury 2025 live: Neil Young, Charli XCX and Kneecap set to perform on day two

Latest updates as esteemed rocker, ‘Brat’ star and controversial Irish trio prepare to play festival

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18 h. ago Glastonbury 2025 live: Matty Healy leads The 1975’s headline set on the Pyramid Stage

Latest updates as Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi makes an emotional return to festival and Matty Healy’s band prepare to make their headline debut

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21 h. ago Glastonbury 2025 viewers furious after 'technical difficulties' during Blossoms set

The five-person group performed at Woodsies on Friday

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22 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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25 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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25 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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25 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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28 h. ago Glastonbury star Lola Young's very famous aunt and going viral on TikTok

Lola Young is set to perform at Glastonbury Festival 2025 - and millions would already have heard her hit Messy

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29 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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32 h. ago What time Self Esteem is playing Glastonbury Park Stage tonight

Everything you need to know about Self Esteem's set at Glastonbury Festival 2025

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35 h. ago Is Lewis Capaldi playing a secret Glastonbury 2025 set on the Pyramid Stage on Friday?

Glastonbury Festival has officially gotten underway - but who are the surprise sets?

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39 h. ago Glastonbury Festival 2025 Friday headliners, set times and how to watch

Glastonbury Festival 2025 is in full swing and the line-up for Friday has been revealed, with performances from The 1975, Biffy Clyro and Loyle Carner

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45 h. ago Glastonbury 2025 live: BBC will not livestream Neil Young’s headline set

Thousands of fans are arriving at Worthy Farm for the annual festival, where headliners Neil Young, The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo are set to perform on the Pyramid Stage

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53 h. ago Glastonbury 2025 Set Times: All the confirmed stage times for the festival's main stages

It’s time for Glastonbury fans to get organised.

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54 h. ago Glastonbury 2025 live: BBC responds to questions surrounding Neil Young headline set

Thousands of fans are arriving at Worthy Farm for the annual festival, where headliners Neil Young, The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo are set to perform on the Pyramid Stage

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55 h. ago Glastonbury 2025 live: Neil Young’s headline set ‘missing’ from BBC schedule

Thousands of fans are arriving at Worthy Farm for the annual festival, where headliners Neil Young, The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo are set to perform on the Pyramid Stage

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67 h. ago Denise Welch shares touching message to son Matty Healy ahead of Glastonbury headline slot

Denise Welch shared a heartfelt message to her son Matty Healy ahead of The 1975’s headline slot at Glastonbury Festival on Friday (27 June).

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