Glastonbury Festival is trickling more and more of its line up to the public with less than 50 days to go.
It will be the first time Worthy Farm has opened its gates to festivalgoers since 2019 after the pandemic left the organisers with no choice but to cancel two years in a row, including their 50th anniversary celebration last year.
The Pyramid stage headliners have already been announced by the Eavis family, with Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Sir Paul McCartney topping the bill this year. Other stages such as Fields of Avalon, Arcadia and Silver Hayes have also released their line ups although many areas are still yet to be revealed.
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Glastonbury is known for its radical roots and this year politically-charged stage Left Field has pulled together a roster of speakers and artists united around different causes. Previous notable appearances have included Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn and Russian feminist group Pussy Riot.
The stage will be celebrating 20 years of politics and pop marking more than two decades since it was first introduced to tackle political apathy, promoting left-wing politics and trade unionism.
"So much has happened in the three years since we last gathered under the Left Field big top," said Billy Bragg on the festival's website. Left Field is frequently led by the left-wing singer-songwriter who returns for his usual Big Round-Up talk this year.
Indeed there has been a lot of political unrest since the farm hosted the 2019 edition of the festival. The climate breakdown is worsening, the unravelling of the first war in Europe since World War II and the cost of living crisis has depended.
Food writer and campaigner Jack Monroe - who recently outlined how the cost of living crisis could be fatal for some children - will be speaking on Sunday (June 26).
Other notable speakers include Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham who will form part of a panel discussion debating the 'State of the Nation: Politics in Crisis'. Other topics discussed over the weekend include 'Solidarity with Ukraine', 'Neurodiversity: The Fight for Human Rights' and 'Black Lives Matter and Beyond'.
It's not all about debating on Left Field - there's music too, including a number of artists spanning different genres. Billy Bragg will be joined by Asylums, Billy Nomates, The Magic Numbers, Yola, Brooke Combe and Yard Act from Friday to Sunday of the festival.
Glastonbury Festival also made another announcement on Wednesday (May 4) under the theme 'We The People' focusing on community, collaboration and hope for the next generation. Notable faces set to take to the Heaven and Hell stage so far include Bonobo, Fatboy Slim, Craig Charles, Kae Tempest and Shy Fx.
Glastonbury Festival welcomes back festivalgoers to Worthy Farm, Pilton from Wednesday, June 22 to Sunday, June 27.
