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Glastonbury 2024 liveblog: all of Friday’s action as it happens
Finally: Glastonbury 2024 is here. It’s a sweltering summer weekend, perfect weather to see Coldplay, Dua Lipa, SZA, Shania Twain and so many more fantastic artists take over Worthy Farm.
If you’re reading this from the festival, here’s some crucial information: the full line-up, set times and stage splits – plus the worst set clashes this year. Check out the merchandise being sold at Glastonbury 2024, plus the festival’s bar prices. And last but not least, here is the weather forecast for the weekend.
And if you’re playing along at home, you’re in luck: Coldplay and Dua Lipa’s headlining sets at the Pyramid Stage will be streamed globally on BBC.com. The broadcaster will also host many other sets from the festival – get more info on how you can watch Glastonbury on TV.
Scroll on for live updates from Team NME who are on site at Worthy Farm, and stay tuned to NME for all things Glastonbury 2024 this weekend.
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From Worthy Farm: Check out the new Tree, Arrivals and Peace stages
This year, Glastonbury has unveiled several new stages and areas at Worthy Farm. NME caught up with the brains behind the new spaces, who took us through the stages’ concepts and what festival-goers can expect.
The Tree stage is Glasto’s new outdoor space at the Woodsies area, set beneath an oak tree décor canopy with LED screens and state of the art soundsystem. Designed to “zero into the immersive, ambient and experimental”, the Tree stage is set to host figures from the worlds of the arts, folk, science and music with work and events by Jon Hopkins, Merlin Sheldrake, Ana Roxanne and more.
The Arrivals stage is the first of its kind to celebrate South Asian culture at Glastonbury, with the festival’s Shanko and Shirrin telling NME that the space comprises three sections: the Facade, the Tent and the Garden.
“What you’re seeing is the confluence of several years of artists finally finding each other, and then linking up not only with our contemporary peer group, but also the work that has been done before. We’re standing on the shoulders of generations of artists who’ve come before us.”
The Peace Stage is described as a “cultural hub for musical diversity and diversity of all kinds, with a strong message of peace, using music and art as a tool for expression.” The space boasts an “anti-consumerist, anti-capitalist” vibe soundtracked by funk, punk, rock, folk, African and reggae music.
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Coldplay rumoured to play intimate secret show at nearby venue
This Saturday (June 29), Coldplay are due to headline Glastonbury for a fifth time. However, there are rumblings of Chris Martin and co. playing a tiny warm-up show at a nearby venue – Cheese & Grain in Frome – before their headlining set.
Paul McCartney put on a last-minute show at the same venue in 2022 ahead of his legend’s slot performance, and the Foo Fighters did the same in 2017. Nothing about a Coldplay set has been confirmed at the time of publishing, however.
So far, the band’s stage trucks and gear have been spotted at the venue, though there are reports that Coldplay are only using the space for rehearsals ahead of Saturday’s Pyramid Stage performance.
Stay tuned for more updates and check out more information about the rumoured performance here.
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Glasto kicks off with epic drone show and a surprise set from Michael Eavis
The hallowed gates to Glastonbury opened on Wednesday (June 26), officially kicking off the 2024 edition of the festival. As the gates opened, Emily Eavis welcomed the festival’s first arrivals with a band playing the Rocky theme.
After a day of punters setting up their campsites and getting acquainted with Worthy Farm, Glastonbury closed its first night with its first-ever drone show, accompanied by its traditional fireworks display. Read the full article and see more footage of the Glastonbury drone and fireworks show here.
On Thursday (June 27), Glastonbury co-founder Michael Eavis and his band played a surprise set at the Park Stage. Eavis, now aged 88, has made it an annual tradition to perform a brief set on the eve of Glasto. This time, he covered several old-school hits from Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra to warm up the stage ahead of the weekend’s festivities. See more from Michael Eavis’ set here.
Michael Eavis the founder of Glastonbury seen on The Park Stage during day two of Glastonbury Festival 2024. CREDIT: Luke Brennan/Redferns/Getty (SS)
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