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The 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 21 and 25 June and followed the 2022 edition of the festival. The three headlining acts were Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses and Elton John, with Yusuf / Cat Stevens performing in the Legends slot.
Glastonbury Festival 2023 | |
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Date(s) | 21 June 2023 – 25 June 2023 |
Location(s) | Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, England |
Previous event | Glastonbury Festival 2022 |
Next event | Glastonbury Festival 2024 |
Website | glastonburyfestivals |
Over 40 hours of television coverage of the festival was hosted by Jo Whiley, Lauren Laverne, Jack Saunders and Clara Amfo and aired on BBC iPlayer and several BBC channels. Over 85 hours of live radio coverage was broadcast on BBC Sounds. For the first time, British Sign Language was included for all Pyramid Stage performances. Several documentaries were released in the lead up to the festival and a selection of highlights from previous years was made available to stream.[1]
Elton John was announced as the festival's Sunday night headliner on 2 December 2022. It is John's first time headlining Glastonbury and his final ever UK show, acting as the last performance of the UK leg of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. A statement released by Emily Eavis as part of the announcement read: "It gives me enormous pleasure to let you know that the one and only Elton John will be making his first ever Glastonbury appearance, headlining the Pyramid Stage on the Sunday night next year. This will be the final UK show of Elton's last ever tour, so we will be closing the Festival and marking this huge moment in both of our histories with the mother of all send offs. We are so very happy to finally bring the Rocket Man to Worthy Farm!"[2]
The remaining two headliners, Arctic Monkeys, headlining for the third time, and Guns N' Roses, making their Glastonbury debut, were announced on 3 March 2023, alongside an initial slate of artists.[3][4] Yusuf / Cat Stevens was also revealed as the Legends slot performer, having been personally selected by festival founder Michael Eavis.[5]
On 3 March 2023, it was announced that the John Peel Stage would be renamed to Woodsies after nearly 20 years as part of a push for the stages to be named after the fields they are located in.[6]
General admission tickets for the festival cost £285 for the full weekend and were sold out.[7]
The full line-up, with set times, was announced on 30 May 2023.[8][9]
Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Arctic Monkeys[A] |
Guns N' Roses[C] |
Elton John[E] |
^ A. Arctic Monkeys' set featured James Ford.
^ B. Foo Fighters' set featured an appearance from Dave Grohl's daughter Violet.
^ C. Guns N' Roses' set featured an appearance from Dave Grohl.
^ D. Aitch's set featured an appearance from Anne-Marie.
^ E. Elton John's set featured appearances from Jacob Lusk, London Community Gospel Choir, Stephen Sanchez, Brandon Flowers and Rina Sawayama.
^ F. Lil Nas X's set featured an appearance from Jack Harlow.
Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Wizkid |
Lana Del Rey |
Queens of the Stone Age |
^ A. Central Cee's set featured an appearance from Dave.
^ B. Becky Hill's set featured the Heritage Orchestra.
Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Kelis
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Loyle Carner[B]
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Rudimental[C]
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^ A. Gabriels' set featured an appearance from Celeste.
^ B. Loyle Carner's set featured an appearance from Olivia Dean.
^ C. Rudimental's set featured an appearance from Charlotte Plank and Venbee.
^ D. Speakers Corner Quartet featured Coby Sey, Tirzah, Confucius MC, Joe Armon-Jones, Lea Sen, Kae Tempest, Leilah, James Massiah, Tawiah and Shabaka Hutchings.
Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Hot Chip
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Christine and the Queens
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Phoenix
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^ A. Caroline Polachek's set featured appearances from Brìghde Chaimbeul and Weyes Blood.
Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Fever Ray
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Fatboy Slim[B]
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Alt-J
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^ A. Sparks' set featured appearances from Cate Blanchett and Edgar Wright.
^ B. Fatboy Slim's set featured an appearance from Rita Ora.
^ C. The Pretenders' set featured appearances from Johnny Marr and Dave Grohl.
Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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The Saw Doctors
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Paul Carrack
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Rickie Lee Jones
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Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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The Damned
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Vintage Trouble
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Neville Staple
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Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
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Billy Bragg
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Dréya Mac
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Cavetown
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