The Glastonbury Festival is in full swing, and tonight's headliners Arctic Monkeys are preparing to take the stage.
Glastonbury is one of the biggest music festivals in the world, and this year seems to have been taken over by Scousers, with music lovers at the festival saying "every second accent" they've heard is Scouse. After Arctic Monkeys tonight, tomorrow night, June 24, will see Guns N' Roses headline the Pyramid stage, and on Sunday, June 24 it's Elton John – who is rumoured to have four special guests playing with him.
Follow us live for updates from Worthy Farm as the most anticipated weekend in music takes place. From the fashion, to the music, plus where and how to watch the festival if you've not been lucky enough to get tickets, it's all happening here.
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Hollywood star makes surprise Glastonbury debut
Fans watching Sparks on the Park Stage were treated to an unexpected appearance from Cate Blanchett.
The Oscar-winner, donning a mustard suit, sunglasses and oversized headphones, danced along to the bands hit, The Girl is Crying in Her Latte.
With 26 albums in the bag, and 50 years in the business, it's unbelievably the first time the American brothers have played the festival.
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Who's left to play tonight?
The sun is setting on Worthy Farm, and the first of three special nights is about to take place on the Pyramid Stage.
The Arctic Monkeys are due to take to the stage at 10:15. It's the first time in 10 years since the band last headlined the festival, so it should be something special.
If the Arctic's are not your thing, Nigerian star Wizkid is bringing afrobeats to the Other Stage at 10:30.
If electrorave is more your vibe, Hot Chip play theWoodsies stage also at 10.30.
Kicking off at 10:15 to rival the Arctic Monkeys is Kelis on the West Holt Stage.
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Sign language interpreters doing a phenomenal job
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Hozier's joy at performing secret set
Hozier described performing a secret set at Glastonbury as a "joy" as he rolled out hits from his back catalogue.
The Irish singer-songwriter announced this morning he was the artist behind the mystery TBA slot billed from 7.30pm on the Woodsies Stage, formerly named the John Peel Stage.
Supported by an orchestral band and back-up singers, he sang and played guitar in the circus-style tent to a crowd of adoring fans who sang along throughout.
Among his selection were tracks including To Be Alone, Someone New and Angel Of Small Death And The Codeine Scene.
During the set, he told the crowd: "I couldn't tell you what a joy it is to be doing this little slot, this little secret slot, thank you so much for being here.
"Are you feeling good? You look good, you look well."
The singer, whose real name is Andrew Hozier-Byrne, also performed new material including his recent release titled Francesca.
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Dave Grohl's touching tribute to late friend Taylor Hawkins
Dave Grohl dedicated the last song of the band's surprise set on Glastonbury's Pyramid stage to their late drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Ahead of their last song of the night – Everlong – Grohl said: "Well it's nice to be here for 58 mins and 30 seconds.
"We usually play this one as our way to say goodbye because we never like to say goodbye because I figure that if you guys come back we'll come back soon.
"But I already know we're coming back for a whole f****** tour but I would like to thank every one of you for sticking around for the last 28 years.
He added: "I would like to dedicate this song to the Mr Taylor Hawkins.
"So let's sing this one loud, we're missing Taylor."
Glastonbury festival-goers described the Foo Fighters surprise set as "phenomenal".
John McGuckin, 31, from Belfast, said: "Incredible, I'm not going to lie, I shed a tear at the end, it was that good.
"Phenomenal, phenomenal."
Fiona Anderson, 29, also from Belfast, added: "I wish I had more voice, I'm screamed out."
Phil Partridge, 56, from Essex, said: "I thought that was amazing, I'm just so impressed. I love Dave Grohl, and for him to come to Glastonbury for an hour is just incredible."
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Royal Blood hail Glastonbury crowd
Royal Blood appeared appreciative of the crowd at their Glastonbury Pyramid stage performance tonight.
The British rockers performed a selection of their hits on Friday ahead of headliners Arctic Monkeys.
Drummer Ben Thatcher appeared wearing a black Arctic Monkeys vest, in a nod to the Sheffield rockers, and later patrolled the stage geeing up the crowds.
After kicking off with hit songs including Out Of The Black and Come On Over, Kerr told crowds: "Thank you so much, this is f****** insane right now, oh my God what's going on?"
Towards the end of the set, he added: "Thank you so much Glastonbury, I have to tell you never in our wildest dreams did we ever think we'd get to do shit like this.
"My mind has been melting for the past 53 minutes or however long we've been playing for – this is truly f****** wild, thank you so much."
It comes after Kerr faced an online backlash over his behaviour onstage during a show at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend earlier this month.
The singer had called the audience "pathetic" and left with his middle fingers in the air as he departed the stage, having previously berated them for their perceived lack of enthusiasm.
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Amazing outfits spotted at Worthy Farm
More than 200,000 people have descended on Worthy Farm, and there's sequins, glitter and wigs everywhere.
Here's just a few of the amazing outfits that have caught out eye.
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Iain Broudie ' nervous' ahead of Other Stage gig
The Lightning Seeds, fresh from playing their home city as part of Liverpool's Eurovision celebrations, played the Other Stage at Worthy Farm today.
It's the fourth time the band have played the festival, having played the Pyramid Stage in 1995, 1998 and 2010.
Last night, lead singer Iain Broudie tweeted "Can’t sleep cos i must be nervous or excited …either way looking forward to singing songs a @glastonbury today"
After the gig he thanked the crowds, tweeting a picture from the stage
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Just some of the acts that have played today
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The Churnups revealed to be the Foo Fighters
Glastobury's worst kept secert is out – The Churnups are actually the Foo Fighters.
Shortly before 6pm Dave Grohl strolled onto the Pyramid Stage and launched into a surprise Foo Fighters set, joking with the crowd "You guys knew it was us the whole time, didn't you?"
It's the first time the band has played at Worthy Farm since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins last year.
The Foo Fighters unmasked themselves an hour before the gig with a tweet, which saw waiting crowds at the Pyramid Stage surge.
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Jamie Carragher leads 'army of Scousers' at Glastonbury
Jamie Carragher and an "army" of other Scousers have been spotted at Glastonbury Festival.
Worthy Farm has been "taken over" by music fans from Liverpool according to posts on social media. Hundreds of thousands of people attend the huge event each year, if they're lucky enough to get tickets, with people coming from all over the UK and even further afield.
And many in the crowd are from Merseyside.
LFC legend Jamie Carragher shared a photo of himself and friends at the famous farm on Friday afternoon after arriving at the festival on Thursday. He has since posted snaps of himself and wife Nicola enjoying the major event.
To say he isn't the only Scouser there would be an understatement, with many people from Liverpool loving the festival. It hardly comes as a surprise, with the city's affinity for all things music, and according to social media Worthy Farm is currently "80% Scousers".
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Jamie Webster makes ECHO Arena mistake and gives Glastonbury prediction
Jamie Webster made a mistake all Scousers can relate to ahead of his performance at Glastonbury.
The Liverpool-born musician was interviewed live at the festival on BBC Breakfast this morning. He spoke about his love of Worthy Farm, having made the journey from festival goer to performer in what has been a meteoric rise for the singer over the last few years. His powerful and honest songs in his two full albums have made him a popular musician nationwide.
Jamie said: "I’ve been here three times a punter so I've been on this side of the fence plenty of times before, but last year was my first time playing. Every time you come back you get a little bit more attached to it."
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Glastonbury crowd start cheering as man gets down on one knee
A couple who got engaged at Glastonbury Festival said it was a moment they will never forget.
Tom Fairclough, met his fiancé Emma Volante on holiday in Los Angles in 2016. They are both from Liverpool and happened to meet by chance at a bar on Sunset Boulevard.
Tom said it was love at first sight and seven years later he built up the courage to get down on one knee and ask Emma to marry him. The 36-year-old said he chose the unusual location as it is one of Emma's "favorite places in the world".
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TV schedule, live streams, where and when to watch the festival
Glastonbury 2023 will be broadcast on TV this weekend.
What TV channel is Glastonbury on and what time is the coverage?
Live coverage of Glastonbury Festival will be shown across BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three and BBC Four, featuring all the headline acts as well as some highlights from across the smaller stages from Friday to Sunday.
Here's how the Glastonbury TV schedule looks day-by-day:
Friday, June 23
Coverage begins at 7.30pm on BBC Two, with highlights from performances by acts including Texas, Gabriels, Royal Blood, Warpaint, Sparks and Young Fathers.
BBC Three will also be showing coverage from 7.30pm, with performances from Carly Rae Jepsen, Maisie Peters, Fred again…, Digga D, Shygirl, Wizkid and Stefflon Don.
You'll need to switch over to BBC One for the headline Pyramid Stage performance from Arctic Monkeys, from 10.30pm until midnight.
There'll be further highlights from midnight back on BBC Two, including Kelis, Fever Ray and Hot Chip.
Saturday, June 24
BBC Two will be back with coverage from 5pm to 9pm on Saturday, with featured acts expected to include Raye and Jacob Collier.
Tune in to BBC One at 9pm to catch performances from Lizzo and Lewis Capaldi, before switching back to BBC Two to watch Guns N' Roses headline the Pyramid Stage from 10pm, plus highlights from Christine and the Queens and Fatboy Slim.
BBC Three will also be showing highlights from Tom Grennan and Aitch from 7pm, while BBC Four will have coverage including Jacob Collier from 8pm, Manic Street Preachers and Leftfield from 9pm, and Fatboy Slim from 11pm.
Sunday, June 25
The final day's coverage kicks off on BBC One at 5pm with performances from Blondie and Rick Astley. BBC Two then picks up the baton at 6pm, with highlights including Yusuf/Cat Stevens in the Legends slot and Becky Hill.
Switch over to BBC One for Elton John's last ever UK show as he closes the Pyramid Stage.
Meanwhile over on BBC Four, there'll be highlights from The Chicks and Dermot Kennedy from 7pm, Barrington Levy and Candi Station from 8pm, and The War on Drugs and Queens of the Stone Age from 10pm.
Where to live stream Glastonbury 2023
If you want to tune in live, you can find live streams from each of the five filmed stages on BBC iPlayer.
There'll be live streams available from the Pyramid Stage, the Other Stage, Woodsies (formerly the John Peel Stage), the Park Stage and West Holts, with more than 90 sets to watch across the weekend.
Key performances and interviews will also be streamed on BBC Music's YouTube channel – and the broadcaster also has a Glasto webcam where you can watch a bird's eye view of the festival site.
There'll also be radio coverage of the festival across BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music.
For the first time, the BBC will also be streaming Pyramid Stage performances live in British Sign Language, making its coverage more accessible than ever before.
Pyramid Stage – Signed will be available on BBC iPlayer and will be a brand new live stream, which provides every performance on the Pyramid Stage live in British Sign Language.
Viewers at home can look forward to the following artist sets live in British Sign Language on BBC iPlayer over the Glastonbury weekend:
Friday, June 23
ARCTIC MONKEYS
ROYAL BLOOD
THE CHURNUPS
TEXAS
STEFFLON DON
MAISIE PETERS
Saturday, June 24
GUNS N' ROSES
LIZZO
LEWIS CAPALDI
AITCH
AMADOU & MARIAM
RAYE
RICK ASTLEY
Sunday, June 25
ELTON JOHN
LIL NAS X
BLONDIE
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Full line up for Friday including Arctic Monkeys and Courteeners
Arctic Monkeys will headline Glastonbury tonight.
Arctic Monkeys will headline the Pyramid Stage this evening (Friday, June 23) and Guns N' Roses on Saturday, June 24. Other huge names on the line u
Full Glastonbury line up for Friday
Pyramid Stage
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ARCTIC MONKEYS 22:15 – 23:45
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ROYAL BLOOD 20:15 – 21:15
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THE CHURNUPS 18:15 – 19:30
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TEXAS 16:15 – 17:15
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STEFFLON DON 14:45 – 15:45
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MAISIE PETERS 13:15 – 14:15
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THE MASTER MUSICIANS OF JOUJOUKA 12:00 – 12:45
Other Stage
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WIZKID 22:30 – 23:45
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FRED AGAIN.. 20:30 – 21:30
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CHVRCHES 18:45 – 19:45
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KREPT & KONAN. 17:15 – 18:15
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CARLY RAE JEPSEN 15:45 – 16:45
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LIGHTNING SEEDS 14:15 – 15:15
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THE HIVES 13:00 – 13:45
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BEN HOWARD 11:30 – 12:30
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HOT CHIP 22:30 – 23:45
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WARPAINT 21:00 – 22:00
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TBA 19:30 – 20:30
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COURTEENERS 18:00 – 19:00
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PALE WAVES 16:30 – 17:30
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DIGGA D 15:15 – 16:00
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FLO 14:00 – 14:45
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BRU-C 12:45 – 13:30
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THE SIXSTERS 11:30 – 12:15
The Park Stage
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FEVER RAY 23:00 – 00:15
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SPARKS 21:15 – 22:15
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SHYGIRL 19:45 – 20:45
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THE COMET IS COMING 18:15 – 19:15
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UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA 16:45 – 17:45
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BILLY NOMATES 15:15 – 16:15
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LOS BITCHOS 14:00 – 14:45
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ALABASTER DEPLUME 12:45 – 13:30
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ADWAITH 11:30 – 12:10
West Holts Stage
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KELIS 22:15 – 23:45
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YOUNG FATHERS 20:30 – 21:30
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JOEY BADA$$ 19:00 – 20:00
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GABRIELS 17:30 – 18:30
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LOUIS COLE 16:00 – 17:00
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ADG7 14:30 – 15:30
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YAYA BEY 13:00 – 14:00
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STAR FEMININE BAND 11:30 – 12:30
Acoustic Stage
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THE SAW DOCTORS 21:30 – 22:45
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STEVE EARLE 20:00 – 21:00
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GAVIN JAMES 18:30 – 19:30
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NEWTON FAULKNER 17:00 – 18:00
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SETH LAKEMAN 16:00 – 16:40
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THE MARY WALLOPERS 15:00 – 15:40
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MARTIN STEPHENSON & THE DAINTEES 14:00 – 14:40
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SNIFF 'N' THE TEARS 13:00 – 13:40
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ALLISON RUSSELL 12:10 – 12:40
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AL LEWIS 11:30 – 12:00
Avalon Stage
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THE DAMNED 23:05 – 00:20
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FREYA RIDINGS 21:35 – 22:35
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XAVIER RUDD 20:05 – 21:05
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LAURA MVULA 18:35 – 19:35
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LOTTERY WINNERS 17:05 – 18:05
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JAMIE WEBSTER 15:35 – 16:35
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FANNY LUMSDEN 14:15 – 15:05
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HOBO JONES & THE JUNKYARD DOGS 13:00 – 13:50
Arcadia
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SHERELLE 02:00 – 03:00
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FLOATING POINTS B2B DAPHNI 00:30 – 02:00
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THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS (DJ SET) 22:30 – 00:30
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ELKKA 21:30 – 22:30