Glastonbury Festival announces 2023 lineup
The first round of the Glastonbury lineup for this year has now been announced and sees Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and the previously announced Elton John topping the bill for the 2023 iteration of the iconic music festival.
Alex Turner’s band will headline the Pyramid Stage for the third time and will be playing Friday night, while Guns N’ Roses will make their debut at Worthy Farm the following evening before Elton John will see out the festival’s proceedings on Sunday.
Prior to John playing his festival-closing set, Lil Nas X will play immediately before, while Wizkid and Lana Del Rey will both give headline performances over on the Other Stage. Elsewhere, throughout the festival, the likes of Queens of the Stone Age, Lizzo, Lewis Capaldi, The War On Drugs, Chvrches, Christine And The Queens, Thundercat, Carly Rae Jepsen and Manic Street Preachers will also play sets.
There has been a fair share of criticism pointed at the festival over the fact that all three headliners are all-male, all-white, but Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has defended her decision to book Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John at the top of the bill, explaining that she feels there is a “pipeline” problem in the music industry, preventing suitable headliner female artists from coming through.
“[We’re] entirely focused on balancing our bill. It’s not just about gender; it’s about every aspect of diversity,” Eavis told The Guardian. “We’re probably one of the only big shows that’s really focused on this.” Taylor Swift had been set to headline Glastonbury 2020, but her plans were dashed when the Covid pandemic struck.
Confirmed for Glastonbury 2023:
- Arctic Monkeys
- Guns N’ Roses
- Elton John
- Lizzo
- Aitch
- Alison Goldfrapp
- Alt-J
- Amadou and Mariam
- Becky Hill
- Blondie
- Candi Staton
- Carly Rae Jepsen
- Cat Burns
- Central Cee
- Christine And The Queens
- Chvrches
- Ezra Collective
- Fatboy Slim
- Fever Ray
- Flo
- Fred Again
- Hot Chip
- Joey Bada$$
- Kelis
- Lana Del Rey
- Leftfield
- Lewis Capaldi
- Lil Nas X
- Loyle Carner
- Maggie Rogers
- Mahalia
- Måneskin
- Manic Street Preachers
- Nova Twins
- Phoenix
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Raye
- Rina Sawayama
- Royal Blood
- Rudimental
- Shygirl
- Slowthai
- Sparks
- Stefflon Don
- Sudan Archives
- Texas
- The Chicks
- The War on Drugs
- Thundercat
- Tinariwen
- Warpaint
- Weyes Blood
- Wizkid
- Young Fathers
- Yusuf/Cat Stevens
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