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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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Olivia Rodrigo had a 'near anxiety attack' before taking to Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage

Olivia Rodrigo says she suffered a “near anxiety attack” just minutes before her Glastonbury 2025 headline set, only to feel instantly calm the moment she stepped onstage.

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No Glastonbury, no problem: Here are eight European music festivals you can still book this summer

Most of Europe's music festivals have sold out, but there are plenty you can still get tickets for across the continent.

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“I just can’t believe that this song exists with the person that it exists with”: Olivia Rodrigo confirms new song, What's Wrong With Me, featuring Robert Smith, then immediately sings it live with him during her surprise set at Primavera Sound

The pair previously sang together at the Glastonbury festival last year

MusicRadar

Paul McCartney: The Boys of Dungeon Lane review – at 83, his gift for melody still astounds

From nostalgic returns to his Liverpool childhood to a crazed Glastonbury fantasia, these are songs written with real purpose and a master’s finesse

The Guardian - UK

"I’d log onto a school computer, listen to Evanescence and write 60 poems by the time the album was over." Melding visceral grime with pulsating metal, Native James is one of the UK's most unique and exciting new artists

From making poems in school to playing Reading, Leeds and Glastonbury, Native James has confirmed himself as an artist with superstar potential

Metal Hammer

Tommy Robinson’s ‘far-right Glastonbury’: a distinctly lower energy affair

Smaller and lacking in high-profile speakers, this year’s rally included white nationalists, families with children and people saying they felt ‘silenced’

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Duran Duran refuse to play Glastonbury unless they get a headline slot

Duran Duran say they will only play Glastonbury if they are given a top‑billing headline slot after previously turning down a 3pm “disco tent” offer.

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'Gory drugs bender': Blur bassist Alex James gives his brutal opinion of Glastonbury

Alex James admits Glastonbury is not his favourite festival in the world.

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Blur star blasts Glastonbury for being a ‘gory drugs bender’

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The Independent UK

Blur’s Alex James claims Glastonbury is ‘overrated’

Bassist accuses the BBC of giving the festival ‘hagiographic’ treatment, as he branded Glastonbury a ‘gory drugs bender’

The Independent UK

Matt Goss fought off mugger

Matt Goss fought off muggers who tried to steal his gold Rolex watch from his wrist.

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Spice Girls still eyeing Glastonbury as Mel C says 'it's electric' when all five are together

Melanie C says a Spice Girls Glastonbury set is still the dream, calling the group’s rare reunions “electric” as she reflects on their past and future.

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‘Glastonbury for bikers’ summer extravaganza revealed, offering the rough with the smooth

Miles of off-road trails, culture and entertainment luring London riders

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The Independent UK

Bill Bailey: ‘My long hair once got stuck in the Tube doors. I had to style it out’

INTERVIEW: The comedian and TV presenter speaks to Louis Chilton about the heart-rending new series of ‘Extraordinary Portraits’, why AI is a ‘dead end’ for comedy, and whether or not he’s outgrown his ‘bewildered hippy’ image

Evening Standard

Glastonbury Festival artist unveils exhibition of works made from junk materials

Joe Rush has brought pieces including Carhenge and Glastonbury-on-Sea to the festival over decades.

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BBC reportedly planning televised David Bowie tribute concert to air in the place of Glastonbury this summer

Glastonbury's void will reportedly be filled with a full-scale tribute to David Bowie aired on the BBC.

The Guardian - UK

Bright and beautiful? The man causing millennial rapture with his school hymn singalongs

Primary School Bangers caused a sensation on TikTok, then at Glastonbury, and now it’s gone nationwide. Is it harmless nostalgia – or a symptom of an increasingly conservative culture?

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Marcus Mumford reveals the unlikely place he penned a brand-new Mumford and Sons song

Mumford and Sons frontman Marcus Mumford wrote new tune Alley Cat in a prison, after being inspired by the volunteering work he does in jail.

The Guardian - UK

‘I was on stage and she started kicking!’: Lucie Jones on Les Mis, performing pregnant and defying gravity at Glastonbury

After playing Elphaba in Wicked, packing out a tent at Worthy Farm and returning to Les Misérables, the star is headlining the Palladium with songs that sum up her life

MusicRadar

“America is a dangerous place at the moment… Everyone is thinking twice about going there at the moment”: Brian May on why Queen won’t tour the US

And Glastonbury is a no-no due to… badgers

Louder

"I did my last school exam and played Glastonbury two days later. Two weeks after that we went into the chart at number 11": The story of the joyous breakthrough hit inspired by Thin Lizzy, Star Wars and Dutch cigars

From school to hellraising in short order – all enabled by a story of a whirlwind intergalactic romance

Louder

"I wouldn’t do Glastonbury because of the politics of the people who run it." Brian May rules out Queen performing at Glastonbury festival for the foreseeable future

Queen at Glasto? Don't hold your breath

The Independent UK

Brian May doubles down on anti-Glastonbury stance after latest 2027 headline rumours

Rock musician has spoken out against festival founder Michael Eavis on a number of occasions

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Brian May insists Queen won't perform at Glastonbury 2027 due to badger politics

Brian May has ruled out the possibility of Queen performing at Glastonbury next year, due to badger politics, despite admitting a couple of years ago it was "not impossible" for the group to perform at the spectacle.

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