This past weekend, the music-loving hordes returned to Worthy Farm, and once again the Glastonbury Festival did not disappoint. The four-day event featured a plethora of great performances, politically charged controversies, and a couple of wild surprises. Here’s our run down of the eight biggest moments of Glastonbury 2025. Lewis …
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Glastonburybosses have said they are “appalled” by comments made by rap duo Bob Vylan during their performance at the festival yesterday. Rapper Bobby Vylan of the group led crowds on the West Holts Stage in chants of “Free, free Palestine” and: “Death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]”. Responding …
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Neil Young‘s flip-flopping with Glastonbury continued Saturday as the BBC announced the rocker’s headlining set tonight at the festival will in fact be live-streamed. Earlier this week, the British broadcaster released its Glastonbury schedule, and Young’s set was noticeably absent; a spokesperson for the BBC confirmed that “atthe artist’srequest, we …
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After much discussion and controversy,KneecapplayedGlastonbury 2025this afternoon, hitting out at British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Rod Stewart during a packed-out set. Politicians including Starmer had called for the band to be removed from the festival’s line-up, withprime minister saying it would not be “appropriate”to have them on the line-up. …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Glastonbury has finally kicked off, 55 years since it first rocked Somerset back in 1970. This year, Charli XCX, Olivia Rodrigo, Doechii, Rod Stewart, and Noah Kahan fans …
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Lorde celebrated the release of Virgin by performing the entire album live for the first time at a surprise, early-morning set at Glastonbury. The musician confirmed the set Thursday night and took the stage at 11:30 a.m. Friday, with a very full crowd there to meet her, despite such little …
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Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts will headline Glastonbury this coming Saturday, but breaking from tradition, the performance will not broadcast on the BBC. Back in January, after Young was among the first artists named for the 2025 Glastonbury, the rocker announced he was pulling out of his headlining gig …
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has weighed in on Kneecap’s upcoming Glastonbury gig, saying that the Irish trio should not play the festival. Kneecap has drawn controversy on both sides of the Atlantic with their unbridled support for Palestine, including at Coachella, where the trio’s pro-Palestine messaging wascut from the …
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Rod Stewart has canceled four more U.S. tour dates and rescheduled two others as he continues to recover from the flu. Stewart, who previously postponed his June 1 show in Las Vegas due to the then-unspecified illness, said in a statement Saturday, “I have to cancel and reschedule my next …
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Glastonbury has revealed the lineup for the 2025 edition of the British music festival. Headliners will include the previously-announced Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts and Rod Stewart, as well as Olivia Rodrigo, the 1975, Charli XCX, Doechii, Noah Kahan, the Prodigy, Alanis Morissette, Raye, and Biffy Clyro. Other confirmed …
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