18 h. ago Who's in the Royal Box at Wimbledon? Olivia Rodrigo and Tom Daley among celebrities on Centre Court on day three

Glastonbury headliner Rodrigo and her actor boyfriend Louis Partridge seen chatting with Olympic gold medallist Daley

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22 h. ago Jason Manford bags 'dad points' as he admits 'crying his eyes out' at Manchester gig

The Salford-born comedian headed to Co-op Live to watch Olivia Rodrigo in action after her Glastonbury performance

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22 h. ago Who are Bob Vylan? The British punks who had their US visas revoked for anti

The group’s ‘death to the IDF’ chant at Glastonbury ignited a firestorm – and prompted action from the US state departmentUntil this week, the punk-rap duo Bob Vylan were largely unknown by mainstream audiences, despite having a UK top 20 album and an award from British rock magazine Kerrang! for album of the year. Now they’ve made headlines around the world after frontman Bobby Vylan led a crowd at Glastonbury in chants of “death, death to the IDF”.The chant was met with widespread condemnation in the UK. Glastonbury festival said the remarks “crossed a line” and characterized the chant, which targeted the Israel Defense Forces, as antisemitic. Keir Starmer, the prime minister, said the chant was “appalling” and said groups “making threats or inciting violence” should not be given a platform. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Charli XCX hits back at 'fraud' and autotune claims from 'boomers' in scathing post after viewers branded her Glastonbury set the 'worst headline act in history'

Charli XCX has hit back on social media at claims she is a 'fraud' after being heavily criticised for her headline Glastonbury set on the Other stage on Saturday night. 

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38 h. ago Glastonbury faces licence review after controversial acts Kneecap and Bob Vylan spark police probe

Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) has demanded detailed explanations about what due diligence was carried out before the festival, how warnings were handled, and what steps will prevent similar incidents in future

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43 h. ago Glastonbury's popular 2025 act almost cancelled festival debut amid health fears

Those watching all the festival action unfold over the weekend were left making a complaint as Gary Numan took to the stage

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67 h. ago Bob Vylan dropped by agent after controversial Glastonbury gig as BBC admits regret

Punk duo Bob Vylan caused outrage after chanting 'death to the IDF' during their Glastonbury Festival performance on Saturday, with the BBC airing it live on iPlayer

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69 h. ago BBC issues fresh statement over Bob Vylan broadcast it 'should have pulled' during Glastonbury 2025

The broadcast said it "should have pulled" the live stream of Bob Vylan’s performance during its Glastonbury Festival coverage

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69 h. ago Rod Stewart's Glastonbury performance from overheating to missing act

Sir Rod played at the Somerset festival on Sunday afternoon.

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69 h. ago BBC says it ‘should have pulled’ Glastonbury live stream of Bob Vylan anti

Broadcaster says footage from festival contained ‘utterly unacceptable’ antisemitic sentimentsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe BBC has said it should have cut the live stream of Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury performance, saying it contained “utterly unacceptable” antisemitic sentiments.The corporation and its director general, Tim Davie, have come under significant pressure from Keir Starmer and ministers following the broadcast on Saturday in which the musician Bobby Vylan of the punk-rap duo Bob Vylan led chants of “Free, free Palestine” and “Death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]”. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago ‘Glastonbury’s definitely still medieval!’: The Libertines’ Pete Doherty and Carl Barât interviewed at the festival

Astrolabe stageThe wild men of noughties indie on their return to the site to play the Pyramid stage, Pete Doherty’s opinions on Oasis – and their regretsOn the final day of Glastonbury, the Libertines are due on the Pyramid stage for an afternoon show. But first, their co-frontmen, Pete Doherty and Carl Barât, make a stop by the Astrolabe stage for the last of Guardian Live’s in-conversations at this year’s festival. “They are the greatest British rock band of the last 25 years,” says Guardian critic and today’s host, Miranda Sawyer. And Doherty and Barât are two of the most notorious hell-raisers in indie-rock. But this is a changed band, perhaps, who stop for a photograph with Mr Tumble before they walk onstage.They kick off the talk with fond memories of Glastonbury, a place that has long been “part of the mythology of the band,” says Doherty. For him, it was running into his sister, AmyJo, having not seen her in three years. “I heard this couple fighting in the mud.” But then h...

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2 d. ago Lewis Capaldi tour: Glastonbury surprise act announces UK tour for 2025

The surprise Glastonbury Festival performance has led to the announcement of a 2025 UK tour.

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2 d. ago Glastonbury fans say act 'saved' festival on Sunday night and it wasn't a headliner

Around 200,000 people descended on Worthy Farm, in Somerset, to watch the likes of The 1975, Rod Stewart, Charlie XCX and Neil Young

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2 d. ago Glastonbury 2025: Here are 23 amazing pictures of the festival's most talked about acts

Glastonbury is over for another year (well, two actually - 2026 is a ‘fallow’ year) and there were plenty of memorable moments.

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3 d. ago ‘Our stage is a giant pair of open legs!’ Meet Glastonbury’s most obscure acts

It’s not all about the headliners. Away from the big stages, feminist punks are singing songs about UTIs and Elvis has been reborn as Kurt CobainWith 80 stages hosting more than 3,000 performers, there is a terrifying amount of things to see and do at Glastonbury. While the headline acts dominate the coverage, what of the lesser-known artists listed further down the bill? Is anyone stumbling to their strange shows?From an Elvis-fronted Nirvana tribute act to a feminist punk group singing songs about UTIs, via a taxidermy mouse circus and a singalong performance of school-assembly hymns, we went in search of Glastonbury 2025’s most obscure acts. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Glastonbury fans fume one act 'on wrong stage' as they urge Olivia Rodrigo to be replaced

Glastonbury fans were divided by the stage set up during Sunday night as some thought Olivia Rodrigo's headline Pyramid Stage set should have been replaced by another act

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3 d. ago Olivia Rodrigo stuns Glastonbury with surprise guest and song fans 'didn't know we needed'

Olivia Rodrigo was tasked with being the final headline act of the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2025 and produced her medley of tunes to a huge crowd at Worthy Farm

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3 d. ago BBC speaks out in the wake of Kneecap and Bob Vylan's Glastonbury performances and BANS one of the acts from on demand... after Starmer blasted the broadcaster

The grime-punk duo, named for US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, are being investigated after calling for 'Death to the IDF' during their performance at Worthy Farm.

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3 d. ago Ncuti Gatwa's emotional message after Glastonbury trans speech during JADE set

Former Doctor Who actor Ncuti Gatwa has returned to social media following his Glastonbury role of introducing Jade Thirlwall to the stage for her debut solo set at Worthy Farm

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3 d. ago Glastonbury 2025: How to watch BBC coverage of Rod Stewart, Snow Patrol, Noah Kahan and Olivia Rodrigo

The BBC is offering over 90 hours of live-streamed coverage including performances from all the biggest stars

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