The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. The festival is best known for its contemporary music, but also features dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and many other arts.
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Above & Beyond
- Angel Haze
- Anna Calvi
- Annie Mac
- Anti-Flag
- Arcade Fire
- Ben Klock
- Beth Orton
- Billy Bragg
- Bipolar Sunshine
- Bleachers
- Blondie
- Bombay Bicycle Club
- Bonobo
- Breach
- Brian Jonestown Massacre
- Bryan Ferry
- Chance the Rapper
- Chlöe Howl
- Chromeo
- Chvrches
- Clean Bandit
- Connan Mockasin
- Courtney Barnett
- Crystal Fighters
- DJ Pierre
- Danny Brown
- Daptone Super Soul Revue
- De La Soul
- Deltron 3030
- Depeche Mode
- Despacio (James Murphy + 2manyDjs)
- Dexys
- Disclosure
- Dolly Parton
- Drenge
- Dry the River
- ESG
- Eats Everything
- Ed Sheeran
- Elbow
- Ellie Goulding
- Fatboy Slim
- Foster the People
- Four Tet
- François Kevorkian
- Goldfrapp
- Gorgon City
- HAIM
- Hozier
- Idris Elba
- Imagine Dragons
- Interpol
- Jack White
- Jagwar Ma
- Jake Bugg
- James Blake
- Jamie Jones
- Jamie xx
- John Grant
- John Newman
- Johnny Flynn
- Jon Hopkins
- Jonny Greenwood
- Juana Molina
- Jungle
- Jurassic 5
- Kacey Musgraves
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Kasabian
- Kelis
- Kodaline
- Lana Del Rey
- Lil Louis
- Lily Allen
- Little Dragon
- London Grammar
- Lykke Li
- M.I.A.
- MGMT
- MNEK
- Machinedrum
- Manic Street Preachers
- Marika Hackman
- Massive Attack
- Metallica
- Metronomy
- Michael Kiwanuka
- Midlake
- Mogwai
- Ms Dynamite
- Newton Faulkner
- Nick Lowe
- Nitin Sawhney
- North Mississippi Allstars
- Paolo Nutini
- Parquet Courts
- Phosphorescent
- Pixies
- Polica
- Pretty Lights
- Public Service Broadcasting
- Radiophonic Workshop
- Richie Hawtin
- Robert Plant
- Rodrigo Y Gabriela
- Royal Blood
- Rudimental
- Sam Smith
- Seth Troxler
- Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
- Skrillex
- St. Vincent
- Staton Warriors
- Suzanne Vega
- Temples
- The 1975
- The Black Keys
- The Horrors
- The Internet
- The Stepkids
- The Sun Ra Arkestra
- The Wailers
- The War on Drugs
- Tinariwen
- Toddla T
- Toumani & Sidiki Diabate
- Tune-Yards
- Vance Joy
- Vintage Trouble
- Warpaint
- White Lies
- Wild Beasts
- Wilko Johnson
- Wolf Alice
- Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band
Festival News and Rumors
The What Podcast Plays Another Game of Fake Or Festival?
Brad, Barry and Lord Taco have some fun on this week's episode.
Consequence Staff September 22, 2021
On the Ground at Riot Fest: How are the Festival's COVID-19 Protocols Holding Up?
Wren Graves September 18, 2021
Posty Fest 2021: Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion, and Lil Uzi Vert Lead Lineup
Polo G, Roddy Ricch, and Jack Harlow are also playing the third annual festival.
Eddie Fu September 16, 2021
Sylvan Esso on the Bonnaroo Superjam That Wasn't
The indie pop duo reveal what they had planned for the canceled event.
Ben Kaye September 15, 2021
The Aftermath of Bonnaroo's Cancelation on The What Podcast
Hurricane Ida led to a second year in a row without Bonnaroo -- so was it the right call to cancel?
Consequence Staff September 8, 2021
Support Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts with Our "Radiate Positivity" T-Shirt
Bonnaroo may have been canceled, but we can still keep the festival's spirit alive.
Consequence Staff September 8, 2021