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Arun Starkey

Sat 24 June 2023 14:43, UK

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Today, the gates of Glastonbury Festival open for the 2023 edition of the event. Since its debut in 1970, music and culture lovers have been on an almost-annual pilgrimage to the Somerset celebration, which has grown since its embryonic years to become a feast for the senses like no other.

Boasting a number of significant established artists across its many stages, ranging from boundary-pushing dance acts to exciting guitar bands, there is a vast amount of talent to attract hundreds of thousands to the Pilton site.

Glastonbury Festival is a modern reflection of the best culture on offer worldwide. Somehow, the organisers, Michael and Emily Eavis, have managed to keep their event at the forefront of the contemporary festival whilst also staying true to its original countercultural ethos and not losing sight of the area’s mystical past, which colours everything Glasto tries to achieve.

Reflecting the musical range on show, the headliners this year are Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John. Other acts adding to the excitement away from the main stage include Queens of the Stone Age, Weyes Blood, Hot Chip, Rina Sawayama and Daniel Avery. As ever, these are just a minute fraction of the acts on show.

Accordingly, you can find the full line-up for Glastonbury 2023 below.

Glastonbury Festival 2023 line-up and schedule:

Pyramid Stage

Friday

• Arctic Monkeys 22:15 – 23:45
• Royal Blood 20:15 – 21:15
• The Churnups 18:15 – 19:30
• Texas 16:15 – 17:15
• Stefflon Don 14:45 – 15:45
• Maisie Peters 13:15 – 14:15
• The Master Musicians of Joujouka 12:00 – 12:45

Saturday

• Guns N’ Roses 21:30 – 23:45
• Lizzo 19:30 – 20:30
• Lewis Capaldi 17:35 – 18:35
• Aitch 16:00 – 17:00
• Amadou & Mariam 14:30 – 15:30
• Raye 13:15 – 14:00
• Rick Astley 12:00 – 12:45

Sunday

• Elton John 21:00 – 23:05
• Lil Nas X 19:00 – 20:00
• Blondie 17:00 – 18:15
• Yusuf / Cat Stevens 15:15 – 16:30
• The Chicks 13:30 – 14:30
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor 12:15 – 13:00
• The Bristol Reggae Orchestra and Windrush Choir 11:00 – 11:45

The Other Stage

Friday

• Wizkid 22:30 – 23:45
• Fred Again 20:30 – 21:30
• Chvrches 18:45 – 19:45
• Krept & Konan 17:15 – 18:15
• Carly Rae Jepsen 15:45 – 16:45
• Lightning Seeds 14:15 – 15:15
• The Hives 13:00 – 13:45
• Ben Howard 11:30 – 12:30

Saturday

• Lana Del Rey 22:30 – 23:45
• Central Cee 20:45 – 21:45
• Manic Street Preachers 18:45 – 19:45
• Maggie Rogers 17:15 – 18:15
• Generation Sex 15:45 – 16:45
• Tom Grennan 14:15 – 15:15
• The Lathums 13:00 – 13:45
• The Unthanks 11:45 – 12:30

Sunday

• Queens of the Stone Age 21:45 – 23:15
• The War on Drugs 19:45 – 20:45
• Becky Hill 18:00 – 19:00
• Dermot Kennedy 16:30 – 17:30
• The Teskey Brothers 15:00 – 16:00
• Nova Twins 13:45 – 14:30
• Japanese Breakfast 12:30 – 13:15
• The Joy 11:00 – 12:00

West Holts Stage

Friday

• Kelis 22:15 – 23:45
• Young Fathers 20:30 – 21:30
• Joey Bada$$ 19:00 – 20:00
• Gabriels 17:30 – 18:30
• Louis Cole 16:00 – 17:00
• Adg7 14:30 – 15:30
• Yaya Bey 13:00 – 14:00
• Star Feminine Band 11:30 – 12:30

Saturday

• Loyle Carner 22:15 – 23:45
• Mahalia 20:30 – 21:30
• Ezra Collective 19:00 – 20:00
• Jacob Collier 17:30 – 18:30
• Third World 16:00 – 17:00
• Sudan Archives 14:30 – 15:30
• Kanda Bongo Man 13:00 – 14:00
• Say She She 11:30 – 12:30

Sunday

• Rudimental 21:45 – 23:15
• Candi Staton 20:00 – 21:00
• Barrington Levy 18:30 – 19:30
• The Hu 17:00 – 18:00
• Speakers Corner Quartet 15:30 – 16:30
• Black Country, New Road 14:00 – 15:00
• Beth Orton 12:30 – 13:30
• Skinny Pelembe 11:00 – 12:00

Woodsies

Friday

• Hot Chip 22:30 – 23:45
• Warpaint 21:00 – 22:00
• TBA 19:30 – 20:30
• Courteeners 18:00 – 19:00
• Pale Waves 16:30 – 17:30
• Digga D 15:15 – 16:00
• Flo 14:00 – 14:45
• Bru-c 12:45 – 13:30
• The Sixsters 11:30 – 12:15

Saturday

• Christine and The Queens 22:30 – 23:45
• Rina Sawayama 21:00 – 22:00
• Måneskin 19:30 – 20:30
• TBA 18:00 – 19:00
• Shame 16:30 – 17:30
• The Murder Capital 15:15 – 16:00
• Working Men’s Club 14:00 – 14:45
• Wunderhorse 12:45 – 13:30
• The Last Dinner Party 11:30 – 12:15

Sunday

• Phoenix 21:30 – 22:45
• Caroline Polachek 20:00 – 21:00
• Editors 18:30 – 19:30
• Slowdive 17:00 – 18:00
• Cat Burns 15:30 – 16:30
• The Big Moon 14:00 – 15:00
• CMAT 12:30 – 13:30
• The Love Buzz 11:15 – 12:00

The Park Stage

Friday

• Fever Ray 23:00 – 00:15
• Sparks 21:15 – 22:15
• Shygirl 19:45 – 20:45
• The Comet Is Coming 18:15 – 19:15
• Unknown Mortal Orchestra 16:45 – 17:45
• Billy Momates 15:15 – 16:15
• Los Bitchos 14:00 – 14:45
• Alabaster Deplume 12:45 – 13:30
• Adwaith 11:30 – 12:10

Saturday

• Fatboy Slim 23:00 – 00:15
• Leftfield 21:15 – 22:15
• TBA 19:45 – 20:45
• Tinariwen 18:15 – 19:15
• Obongjayar 16:45 – 17:45
• Jockstrap 15:15 – 16:15
• Flohio 14:00 – 14:45
• James Ellis Ford 12:45 – 13:30
• Max Richter 11:10 – 12:10

Sunday

• Alt-J 21:15 – 22:30
• Thundercat 19:45 – 20:45
• Alison Goldfrapp 18:15 – 19:15
• Viagra Boys 16:30 – 17:30
• Weyes Blood 15:15 – 16:00
• Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul 14:00 – 14:45
• Gwenno 12:45 – 13:30
• John Francis Flynn 11:30 – 12:15

Acoustic Stage

Friday

• The Saw Doctors 21:30 – 22:45
• Steve Earle 20:00 – 21:00
• Gavin James 18:30 – 19:30
• Newton Faulkner 17:00 – 18:00
• Seth Lakeman 16:00 – 16:40
• The Mary Wallopers 15:00 – 15:40
• Martin Stephenson & The Daintees 14:00 – 14:40
• Sniff ‘n’ The Tears 13:00 – 13:40
• Allison Russell 12:10 – 12:40
• Al Lewis 11:30 – 12:00

Saturday

• Paul Carrack 21:30 – 22:45
• Glen hHnsard 20:00 – 21:00
• Glenn Tilbrook and Beautiful Landing 18:30 – 19:30
• Richard Thompson 17:00 – 18:00
• Badly Drawn Boy 16:00 – 16:40
• The Sharon Shannon Trio 15:00 – 15:40
• The Magic Numbers 14:00 – 14:40
• Roo Panes 13:00 – 13:40
• Katya 12:10 – 12:40
• Clare Sands 11:30 – 12:00

Sunday

• Rickie Lee Jones 21:30 – 22:45
• Gilbert O’Sullivan 20:00 – 21:00
• The Bootleg Beatles 18:30 – 19:30
• Laura Cantrell 17:30 – 18:10
• Toyah Willcox & Robert Fripp 16:10 – 17:10
• Bird on the Wire: The Songs of Leonard Cohen 15:00 – 15:50
• Rumer 14:00 – 14:40
• Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman 13:00 – 13:40
• Naomi Kimpenu (etc finalist) 12:10 – 12:40
• Angeline Morrison 11:30 – 12:00

Avalon Stage

Friday

• The Damned 23:05 – 00:20
• Freya Ridings 21:35 – 22:35
• Xavier Rudd 20:05 – 21:05
• Laura Mvula 18:35 – 19:35
• Lottery Winners 17:05 – 18:05
• Jamie Webster 15:35 – 16:35
• Fanny Lumsden 14:15 – 15:05
• Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs 13:00 – 13:50

Saturday

• Vintage Trouble 23:05 – 00:15
• Melanie C 21:35 – 22:35
• Jake Shears 20:05 – 21:05
• Gabrielle Aplin 18:35 – 19:35
• Fisherman’s Friends 17:05 – 18:05
• Joanne Shaw Taylor 15:35 – 16:35
• Beans on Toast 14:10 – 15:05
• Holy Moly & The Crackers 12:50 – 13:45
• Cable Street Collective 11:30 – 12:20

Sunday

• Neville Staple – From The Specials 22:50 – 23:50
• Mica Paris 21:20 – 22:20
• Lissie 19:50 – 20:50
• Far from Saints 18:20 – 19:20
• Will Young 16:50 – 17:50
• Elvana 15:20 – 16:20
• Cara Dillon 13:55 – 14:50
• Hannah Williams & The Affirmations 12:35 – 13:25
• N’famady Kouyaté 11:30 – 12:10

Left Field

Friday

• Billy Bragg 21:00 – 22:00
• Benefits 19:30 – 20:30
• Cassyette 18:15 – 19:00
• Deadletter 17:00 – 17:45
• Radical Round-Up: Billy Bragg, Tara Lily, Sam Lee, David Rovics 15:00 – 16:30
• Debates: This Land is Your Land: The Fight for Nature: with Black Girls Hike, Claire Ratinon, Right to Roam, Surfers Against Sewage, John Harris 13:30 – 14:30
• Debates: Woman, Life, Freedom: Solidarity with Iran: with Aghileh Djafari-Marbini, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Pardis Shafafi, Shappi Khorsandi, Hanan Abdalla 12:00 – 13:00

Saturday

• Dréya Mac 21:00 – 22:00
• Kid Kapichi 19:30 – 20:30
• Crawlers 18:15 – 19:00
• Delilah Bon 17:00 – 17:45
• Big Joanie 16:30 – 17:00
• Radical Round-Up: Billy Bragg, Jamie Webster, Rianne Downey 15:00 – 16:00
• Debates: Can We Save the NHS? with Migrants Organise, We Own It, Dr Sonia Adesara, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP, Minnie Rahman 13:30 – 14:30
• Debates: One Minute to Midnight: Can Politics Deliver on Climate Action? with Areeba Hamid, Ed Miliband MP, Sepi Golzari-Munro, XR, John Harris 12:00 – 13:00

Sunday

• Cavetown 21:00 – 22:00
• Will Varley 19:30 – 20:30
• Lime Garden 18:15 – 19:00
• Tom A. Smith 17:00 – 17:45
• Radical Round-Up: Billy Bragg, Hannah Grae, Tyla Jay, Mick Thomas and Jen Anderson 15:00 – 16:30
• Debates: Truth, Justice and Change for Grenfell? with Bereaved and Survivors from Grenfell United, Nim Ralph 13:30 – 14:30
• Debates: Power in a Union: A Year of Strikes and Solidarity with Striking Nurse, Striking teacher, Pat Cullen (RCN), Miatta Fahnbulleh, John Harris 12:00 – 13:00

Arcadia

Friday

• Sherelle 02:00 – 03:00
• Floating Points b2b Daphni 00:30 – 02:00
• The Chemical Brothers (DJ set) 22:30 – 00:30
• Elkka 21:30 – 22:30

Saturday

• VTSS 02:00 – 03:00
• Skream b2b Interplanetary Criminal 01:00 – 02:00
• Skepta b2b Jammer 00:00 – 01:00
• MK 23:00 – 00:00
• Chloe Robinson b2b Plastician 22:00 – 23:00
• Dr Banana 21:30 – 22:00

Sunday

• Wilkinson 01:30 – 02:30
• Hybrid Minds ft Tempaz 00:30 – 01:30
• Shy Fx ft Stamina Mc 23:30 – 00:30
• DJ Q b2b Yung Singh 22:30 – 23:30
• DJ Flight 21:45 – 22:30
• Ruffneck Ting 30 ft Dazee, Euphonique, Jenni Groves & Jakes 21:00 – 21:45
• Dubkasm 20:15 – 21:00

The Levels

Thursday

• VTSS 01:30 – 03:00
• Sherelle b2b I. Jordan 00:00 – 01:30
• KI/KI 22:30 – 00:00
• Paranoid London (live) 21:30 – 22:30
• Palms Trax b2b Job Jobse 19:30 – 21:30
• Shanti Celeste b2b Danielle 18:00 – 19:30

Friday

• LF System 01:30 – 03:00
• Micheal Bibi 00:00 – 01:30
• Eli Brown 22:30 – 00:00
• Camelphat 21:00 – 22:30
• Ewan McVicar b2b Kettama 19:30 – 21:00
• Folamour 18:00 – 19:30
• Jayda G 16:30 – 18:00
• La La 15:00 – 16:30
• Manami b2b Demi Riquísimo 13:30 – 15:00
• Pretty Girl 12:00 – 13:30

Saturday

• Nia Archives Presents Up Ya Archives: Nia Archives, Izco & Reek0, Vanessa Maria 00:30 – 03:00
• Katy B b2b Emerald 23:00 – 00:30
• Girls Don’t Sync 21:30 – 23:00
• Sub Focus 20:00 – 21:30
• Sicaria w/ P Money 18:45 – 19:30
• Sicaria 18:00 – 18:45
• Digital Mystikz (Mala & Coki) 16:30 – 18:00
• Flava D 15:00 – 16:30
• 4am Kru 13:45 – 15:00
• Goddard. w/ Tempza 12:00 – 13:30

Sunday

• Daphni 01:00 – 02:30
• Saoirse 23:30 – 01:00
• Batu b2b Anz 22:00 – 23:30
• Taahliah 21:30 – 22:00
• Gerd Janson 19:00 – 21:30
• Salute b2b DJ Boring 16:30 – 18:30
• Mella Dee b2b Tai Lokun 14:30 – 16:30
• Hagop Tchaparian 13:30 – 14:30
• Suchi 12:00 – 13:30

Glade

Thursday

• Daniel Avery b2b Richard Fearless 00:35 – 02:25
• Denis Sulta 23:05 – 00:30
• Ewan McVicar 22:05 – 23:05
• Arielle Free 21:05 – 22:05
• Crazy P Sound System 20:00 – 21:00
• Example 19:00 – 19:55
• Girls Don’t Sync 18:00 – 19:00

Friday

• Danny Howard 01:45 – 02:55
• Faithless DJ Set 00:35 – 01:45
• Carl Cox 23:00 – 00:30
• Enzo Siragusa 21:30 – 22:50
• Dennis Ferrer 20:00 – 21:30
• Syreeta 18:45 – 20:00
• Black Box 17:40 – 18:40
• Gok Wan 16:10 – 17:30
• English Disco Lovers 14:10 – 16:10
• Mark Sinclair 13:00 – 14:10

Saturday

• The Egg 01:30 – 02:55
• Youth 00:30 – 01:30
• The Steve Hillage Band 23:15 – 00:30
• Dutty Moonshine Big Band 21:45 – 22:45
• Mista Trick Collective 20:15 – 21:15
• Don Letts 18:45 – 19:45
• Dreadzone 17:40 – 18:45
• African Head Charge feat Gaudi 16:00 – 17:10
• Youth b2b Gaudi 14:00 – 15:10
• Channel One Soundsystem 12:30 – 14:00

Sunday

• Kölsch 22:30 – 00:00
• Sarah Story 21:30 – 22:30
• Mantra of the Cosmos 20:20 – 21:20
• Tony Andrews Eclectic Groove 18:50 – 19:50
• K-Klass 17:40 – 18:40
• Karen Nyame KG 16:00 – 17:10
• Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra 14:25 – 15:55
• Guy.In.Glasses 13:45 – 14:25
• Cassetteboy vs DJ Rubbish 13:00 – 13:45
• Xicome The Call of Quetzalcoatl 12:00 – 12:50

BBC Music Introducing

Thursday

• BBC R1 Dance Takeover 18:00 – 23:00

Friday

• Diana Drill 13:00 – 13:30
• Nieve Ella 14:00 – 14:30
• Gardna 15:00 – 15:30
• Elmiene 16:00 – 16:30
• TBA 17:00 – 17:30
• Juice Menace 18:00 – 18:30
• Stone 19:00 – 19:30
• Dylan 20:00 – 20:30
• BBC Radio 6 Music: Indie Forever live at Glastonbury 21:00 – 23:00

Saturday

• Run Logan Run 13:00 – 13:30
• Eaves Wilder 14:00 – 14:30
• Ellie Dixon 15:00 – 15:30
• Vlure 16:00 – 16:30
• Wunderhorse 17:00 – 17:30
• Deyaz 18:00 – 18:30
• BBC 1XTRA at Glastonbury with DJ Target & Friends 19:00 – 21:00
• BBC 1XTRA at Glastonbury with DJ Target 21:00 – 23:00

Sunday

• Mother Sky 13:00 – 13:30
• Prima Queen 14:00 – 14:30
• Coach Party 15:00 – 15:30
• Debbie 16:00 – 16:30
• TBA 17:00 – 17:30
• Lovejoy 18:00 – 18:30
• Tara Lily 19:00 – 19:30
• Cassyette 20:00 – 20:30
• BBC Asian Network Certified at Glastonbury with DJ Manara 21:00 – 23:00

Truth Stage

Thursday

• ALT BLK ERA 02:30 — 03:00
• Fizzy Gillespie 02:00 — 02:30
• HO99O9 01:15 — 02:00
• Mike Freear 00:45 — 01:15
• Skindred 23:45 — 00:45
• Fizzy Gillespie 23:15 — 23:45
• Snazzback meets Flowdan and Grove 22:30 — 23:15
• DJ Priya 22:00 — 22:30
• Bobby Friction’s Bhangra All Stars 21:15 — 22:00
• DJ Priya 20:45 — 21:15
• Panic Shack 20:00 — 20:45
• The Beatles Dub Club 19:30 — 20:00
• The Midnight Zu 18:45 — 19:30
• The Beatles Dub Club 18:15 — 18:45
• Headmix 17:30 — 18:15
• DJ Homoludo 17:00 — 17:00
• Colectiva 16:15 — 17:00
• Cal Jader 15:45 — 16:15
• Bloco B 15:05 — 15:45
• Cal Jader 14:45 — 01:12
• Too Many T’s Welcome Party 14:00 — 14:45
• Brass Off 13:00 — 14:00

Friday

• Hippo Sound System & Friends 05:15 — 06:00|
• Madame Electrifie 04:45 — 05:15
• Hotsteppas feat Dub Princess 04:00 — 04:45
• Madame Electrifie 03:30 — 04:00
• Gentleman’s Dub Club feat Hollie Cook 02:45 — 3:30
• Madame Electrifie 02:15 — 02:45
• Empire State Bastard 01:20 — 02:15
• Mike Freear and Rebecca Crow Present Tape Deck Tarot 01:00 — 01:30
• Blue Lab Beats 00:15 — 01:00
• Madame Electrifie 23:45 — 00:15
• Cassyette 22:45 — 23:45
• Smoove & Turrell Live 17:30 — 18:30
• Craig Charles & Friends 14:30 — 17:30

Saturday

• The Future Shape of Sound 05:15 — 06:00
• Ivicore 04:45 — 05:15
• The Busy Twist 04:00 — 04:45
• Bushbby 03:30 — 04:00
• Scalping 02:45 — 03:30
• Pony Montana 02:15 — 02:45
• TBA 01:30 — 02:15
• Pony Montana 01:00 — 01:30
• Ezra Collective 00:00 — 01:00
• Drifty 23:30 — 00:00
• Tokky Horror 22:30 — 23:30
• Jerrell 21:30 — 22:30

Sunday

• DJ Chris Tofu & Friends 04:00 — 05:00
• Dutty Moonshine Big Band 03:00 — 04:00
• Drag Syndrome 02:30 — 03:00
• Henge 01:30 — 02:30
• Drag Syndrome 01:00 — 01:30
• Oh My God! It’s The Church 00:00 — 01:00
• Drag Syndrome 23:30 — 00:00
• La Fanfarria Del Capitan 22:30 — 23:30
• Positive Focus DJs 21:30 — 22:30

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