Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Doechii is the stage name of Florida-born rapper and musician Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon In 2023, Doechii announced she was three years into her five-year plan for becoming one of the biggest names in music. “By year five I want to be at my peak,” she told Billboard magazine. “I...
Emma Hallett BBC News, Glastonbury Festival BBC Lucinda said Strummer would have loved the area set up in his honour Tucked away at the top of Glastonbury Festival is the only stage actually dedicated to a rock legend. Strummerville overlooks a sea of tipis and is named in memory of Joe Strummer, The Clash’s lead...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Reporting fromGlastonbury Festival PA Media Lorde promised to play her new album Virgin in full to mark its release Pop star Lorde has launched the 2025 Glastonbury Festival with a surprise pre-lunchtime set to a packed crowd on the Woodsies stage. There was an almighty roar as she took to the...
Ian Youngs Culture reporter Getty Images Lewis Capaldi has only played one low-key gig since his set at Glastonbury in 2023 Lewis Capaldi has released a rousing comeback single about his determination to overcome his personal struggles after two years out of the public eye. The Scottish singer is also heavily rumoured to be making...
Emma Hallett BBC News, Glastonbury Festival BBC Jonathan Rothery, Alison Howe, Emily Eavis, Zoe Ball and Lorna Clarke (L-R) are all instrumental in bringing the festival experience into people’s homes More than 90 hours of live streamed performances with coverage across TV, radio, iPlayer, online and social media… all from a dairy farm in Somerset....
Sarah Turnnidge BBC News, West of England Emma Hallett BBC News, Somerset Watch: Gates open for Glastonbury Festival 2025 The gates have officially opened for Glastonbury Festival 2025. Co-founder Sir Michael Eavis and his daughter Emily Eavis, who now runs the festival, led the countdown shortly before 08:00 BST. More than 200,000 people are set...
Sarah Turnnidge BBC News, West of England Ollie White Ollie White, 25, has been making his way towards the festival for nearly a month For most of us, getting to Glastonbury Festival usually involves a choice between gridlock traffic in a car, a crowded coach or a ram-packed train. But 25-year-old Ollie White has avoided...
Chloe Harcombe BBC News, Somerset Getty Images Thousands of people will camp at Worthy Farm for the festival Where to pitch a tent at Glastonbury Festival is a frequently asked question, particularly for first-time punters. When the gates to Worthy Farm open on 25 June, there will be crowds of people rushing to grab what...
Getty Images Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he does not think Kneecap’s planned Glastonbury Festival performance is “appropriate”. He made the comments after Kneecap member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh appeared in court charged with a terror offence, relating to allegedly displaying a flag in support of proscribed terrorist organisation Hezbollah at a gig...
Festival goers will be able to try virtual reality (VR) nature experiences that researchers say can help with mental health and pain relief. Dr Sam Hughes of the University of Exeter is to exhibit the benefits of nature though VR, art, sound and film at Glastonbury Festival later this month. The director of Exeter Pain...
By the end of this week temperatures will rise to well above the June average, forecast to hit 28C in nearby Pilton, Somerset. It will feel warm at night too with temperatures not dropping below the mid-teens. However, by the middle of next week – just in time for the start of the festival –...
Sir Rod Stewart has cancelled a string of concerts in the US as he recovers from flu, ahead of his Glastonbury legends set later this month. The 80-year-old rock star is due to play the coveted teatime slot on Sunday, 29 June – 23 years after he last appeared at the Somerset festival. Sir Rod...
The final batch of resale tickets for Glastonbury Festival have sold out in 20 minutes after “incredible demand”. The general admission tickets for the world-famous event in Somerset were released at 09:00 BST on Sunday, and the festival announced on X they were gone by 9:20 BST. Those who missed out on buying tickets last...
Lauren Devlin Lauren, 37, said she had to wake up early on multiple Monday mornings to join the online queue before she was able to book a test for August Some people used the Easter Monday bank holiday as a chance to have a much-needed lie-in. Not Stephen Dawes, who set his alarm for 05:45....