Glastonbury 2024 – live: Shania Twain, K-pop band Seventeen and ...
All the reactions and updates you need as Emily Eavis finally reveals headliners
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The music world is reacting to the announcement of this year’s Glastonbury line-up.
After what has been a lengthier wait than usual, Emily Eavis and her team or festival organisers have finally dropped the 2024 poster, which boasts the three headliners set to perform on the Pyramid Stage in June.
Dua Lipa, SZA and Coldplay, in what will be their fifth headline slot, are top billing, with Shania Twain taking on Legend slot duties.
While many ticketowners are expressing excitement about the forthcoming sold-out festival, there is an air of disappointment due to the fact that many rumoured high-profile musicians – including Madonna, Stevie Wonder and Bruce Springsteen – are absent from the line-up.
Find all the updates from the Glastonbury 2024 announcement below
Ellie Muir14 March 2024 16:39
Avril Lavigne will be bringing hits including “Complicated” and “Sk8er Boi” to Worthy Farm this Sunday.
The singer shared the news on her Instagram page, writing: “England, see you in June!”
(Instagram)
Jacob Stolworthy14 March 2024 16:30
Dedicated Glastonbury fansite has provided some intriguing stats on today’s poster release.
Jacob Stolworthy14 March 2024 16:00
After a few rollicking sets in 2024 – one of which was a secret set that sawe them play their first record in full – IDLES will be back, and ready to cause carnage, when Glastonbury takes place in June.
“IDLES are coming home,” they wrote, adding: “We are headlining the Other Stage at @glastonbury. Get your dancing shoes on.’
Jacob Stolworthy14 March 2024 15:30
London Grammar are returning for another Glastonbury, playing the Park stage. Perfect for a hazy saturday afternoon after sipping too much* cider.
*not enough.
Jacob Stolworthy14 March 2024 15:00
When Olivia Dean played Glastonbury in 2023, the musician played at one the smaller stages – Stummerville – and received excitable word-of-mouth for her performance.
This year, the breakthrough star will return to the festival – but will play on its biggest stage, the feat of which is not lost on the 24 year old.
Jacob Stolworthy14 March 2024 14:30
Group Seventeen, comprised of 13 members, will make history as the first ever K-pop band to play the festival.
They will also play Lollapalooza Berlin in September.
Jacob Stolworthy14 March 2024 14:00
Last year, it was claimed that Madonna was set to perform at Glastonbury 2024 – but later reports suggested the Queen of Pop has withdrawn as her set was proving too expensive for organisers.
It’s believed that Coldplay might be the ones to have been drafted in as a replacement.
Jacob Stolworthy14 March 2024 13:40
Two Door Cinema Club will be bringing their new material to Glastonbury this summer.
Reacting to their booking, the band wrote on social media: “Back again at the one and only Glastonbury. See you down the farm!”
Jacob Stolworthy14 March 2024 13:20
Coldplay will headline the Pyramid Stage for the fifth time in 22 years.
The band, fronted by Chris Martin, first played the stage in 2002 – apparently replacing The Strokes – 2005, 2011 and 2016.
Martin is very much a friend of the festival, and has returned numerous of times over the years in a solo capacity – but not always to play music; in 2023, he helped out organisers by doing a steward shift.
Jacob Stolworthy14 March 2024 13:00
