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UNCOVERED: The pyramid stage - The Untold Story

“Little Simz asked me to play some shows, but the dates clashed with a family holiday. She asked again a month later, and I ended up playing Glastonbury”: How Marla Kether landed the Little Simz gig and made her debut on the UK’s biggest festival stage

The London-born bassist, DJ and producer enjoyed a baptism of fire on the Pyramid Stage – now her solo work brings her Afro-Brazilian influences to the fore as she plans her next step

Guitar World

From surprise Foo Fighters and The Prodigy chaos to hip hop, metal and punk rock takeovers, these are the 15 greatest Glastonbury festival performances ever

Glasto is the biggest festival on Earth - and these are its very best moments

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CMAT ‘did not sleep’ and felt ill before Glastonbury set on the main stage

The Irish singer performed on the Pyramid Stage on June 27, ahead of a headline performance from The 1975.

Evening Standard

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Craig David wants to headline Glastonbury

Craig David wants to headline Glastonbury in 2027, 10 years after he wowed the Pyramid Stage.

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The Business of Glastonbury: What the Festival Reveals about UK Spending, Streaming and Fan Behavior

Glastonbury Festival can tell us more than just who the most popular artists are right now. Let's take a look at what else it reveals.

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Glastonbury Festival clean-up begins as thousands of music fans head home

Glastonbury will not return in 2026, as the festival enters a fallow year to give the ground time to recover before the next event takes place in 2027

Evening Standard

Photos show Glastonbury 2025 aftermath after thousands of fans leave festival site

The music extravaganza will have a fallow year in 2026

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Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury review: conquered the heights

4/5 The singer-songwriter took on the Pyramid Stage and won as the closing Glastonbury headliner on Sunday night

Evening Standard

Glastonbury 2025 is one of the festival’s most politicised events in recent memory

Controversial performances from Bob Vylan and Kneecap sparked complaints from prime minister Keir Starmer, while murals protesting Elon Musk and Donald Trump popped up during the weekend

The Independent UK

Olivia Rodrigo dances to Pulp on boyfriend’s shoulders in Glastonbury crowd ahead of headline slot

Watch as Olivia Rodrigo watched Pulp perform at Glastonbury perched on her boyfriend’s shoulders ahead of her headline slot on the Pyramid stage on Sunday (29 June).

The Independent UK

Rod Stewart joined by trio of veteran superstars for rousing Glastonbury set

He was also joined by the festival’s founder, Sir Michael Eavis, who was wheeled on to the stage by his daughter.

Evening Standard

Neil Young slammed for 'terrible' Glastonbury set as angry viewers blame sound issues

Audience reaction was mixed as technical hiccups, volume complaints and on-stage confusion added to an already eventful night at Worthy Farm

Evening Standard

Neil Young at Glastonbury review: did this show even happen?

4/5 Neil Young’s headline slot on the Pyramid Stage was untelevised and not hugely attended but still rocked

Evening Standard

Neil Young stars on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage

Neil Young performed some of his best-known hits on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.

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Pulp revealed as mystery band Patchwork as they appear for Glastonbury set

The Sheffield band appeared on the Pyramid Stage 30 years after their memorable headlining appearance at Worthy Farm.

Evening Standard

In Pictures: Glastonbury fans beat the heat as Kneecap and Pulp perform

Canadian rocker Neil Young’s headline set on the Pyramid Stage will be shown live on the BBC on Saturday night, after a U-turn.

The Independent UK

Lewis Capaldi close to tears in emotional Glastonbury return following career hiatus

Lewis Capaldi was close to tears as he performed on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury on Friday (27 June), following a two-year career hiatus.

The Independent UK

Despite Matty Healy’s nerves, The 1975 are at the height of their powers for their Glastonbury headline set

4/5 There are evidently nerves bubbling under the surface that, in certain moments, spill over onto the Pyramid Stage. Yet the band still deliver on their unique ability to create an inner-circle intimacy

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Evening Standard

Glastonbury on Friday review: did Loyle Carner steal The 1975's glory?

5/5 The first proper day of music at Glastonbury was highly eclectic with a stack of instant classic sets

The Independent UK

Lewis Capaldi’s Glastonbury comeback tells us everything we need to know about him

STATE OF THE ARTS: After he was forced to cut his 2023 set short, the Scottish singer-songwriter returned to the Pyramid Stage in the most triumphant manner. If there’s such a thing as a fairytale beginning, writes Louis Chilton, we just saw it

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Neil Young bans BBC from broadcasting Glastonbury headline set

Viewers watching the Glastonbury Festival on BBC TV will not get to see Neil Young's headline performance on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday (28.06.25).

Evening Standard

The 1975 to headline Glastonbury Festival amid rumours of Lorde secret set

This year’s line-up features a number of acts listed as TBA, as well as a mysterious act called Patchwork, which will take to the Pyramid Stage.

Evening Standard

BBC says it will not show Neil Young’s Glastonbury Festival headline set live

The 79-year-old is due to perform on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm on Saturday night with his band the Chrome Hearts.

The Independent UK

‘I don’t care if it cost me $1m’: How much does Glastonbury pay artists to perform at the festival?

As the festival returns to Worthy Farm, so too does the curiosity around how much organisers pay for performances on its biggest stages

Louder

The 16 greatest Glastonbury Festival performances ever

These are the most iconic sets to have ever graced the world's most famous music festival

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