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Coldplay will headline Saturday night at Glastonbury for a record-breaking fifth time, after pop star Dua Lipa dazzled the crowds at the Pyramid Stage on Friday (28 June).
Lipa, 28, impressed The Independent’s critics with a set comprising some of her biggest hits, along with singles from her latest album, Radical Optimism.
Across the weekend, an eclectic lineup will perform on the sprawling festival’s various stages.
Some of Friday’s highlights so far have included a thrilling performance from baroque-pop newcomers The Last Dinner Party, and a celebratory farewell from veteran Cyndi Lauper.
Meanwhile on Friday, the Sugababes drew a massive audience at West Holts, causing security to close down the stage in an attempt to prevent overcrowding.
Here is the full Glastonbury 2024 lineup and set times.
If you’re following from home, the BBC has shared its schedule of coverage for the weekend.
VIDEO: Camila Cabello performs on the Other Stage at Glastonbury
Roisin O’Connor29 June 2024 21:15
Coldplay to headline the Pyramid Stage for a record-breaking fifth time
We’ve got less than an hour until Chris Martin and co take to the Pyramid Stage, topping the bill at Glastonbury for a history-making fifth time.
This feels like a prime moment to share Mark Beaumont’s impassioned defence of the band:
Roisin O’Connor29 June 2024 20:53
How to watch the BBC’s live Glastonbury Festival 2024 coverage
Roisin O’Connor29 June 2024 20:46
IN PICTURES: Little Simz on the Pyramid Stage
Roisin O’Connor29 June 2024 20:44
Sugababes review, Glastonbury 2024: Shoving them on West Holts was misguided at best, irresponsible at worst
Roisin O’Connor29 June 2024 20:31
VIDEO: Damon Albarn criticises ‘octogenarians in power’ during surprise Glastonbury performance
Roisin O’Connor29 June 2024 20:16
Little Simz to headline Glastonbury 2025?
I mean, she could have headlined it this year. A Mercury Prize, top 10 albums, Brit Awards… Little Simz is at the top of her game and everyone knows it. Massive crowd for her at the Pyramid Stage and YES I know everyone wants to see bloody Coldplay, but PJ Harvey and LCD Soundsystem didn’t draw this big an audience ahead of Dua Lipa yesterday. She is simply phenomenal, a bristling force of nature loaded with ambition. I adore her, can you tell?
Roisin O’Connor29 June 2024 20:14
COMMENT: Did Banksy and Idles miss the mark with their Glastonbury protests?
They might sing ‘Oh Jeremy Corbyn’ while they’re out in the fields partying, writes Ryan Coogan, but are any of these festivalgoers actually bringing those progressive values home with them?
Roisin O’Connor29 June 2024 20:01
Glastonbury viewers falsely accuse Dua Lipa of miming after BBC broadcast issue
Glastonbury 2024 viewers are falsely accusing Dua Lipa of miming her headline set after an issue with the BBC’s broadcast.
As Dua Lipa performed songs including “Training Season”, “New Rules” and “Levitating”, many viewers watching her set from their sofas at home accused the singer of miming her vocals – a claim that has been roundly denounced.
“I might be wrong but it looks like Dua Lipa is miming on #Glastonbury just looks & sounds too polished to be live,” one viewer complained on X/Twitter, with another adding: “Dua Lipa – either she’s miming or they’ve got the sound mix horribly wrong. It just sounds off.”
Roisin O’Connor29 June 2024 19:31
PJ Harvey review, Glastonbury 2024: Casting herself as a provocative rockabilily re-inventor of old
Following Marina Abramovich’s seven-minute silence, the latest stage in the rock artist’s Bowie-esque revolution reaches its immersive conclusion, writes Mark Beaumont
Roisin O’Connor29 June 2024 19:16
