Glastonbury Festival 2023's line-up has been confirmed - with Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses and Sir Elton John all headlining the Somerset music fest this summer.
Today, organisers at the coveted event announced 55 artists in total, with hundreds more expected to be added to the bill over the course of the coming months.
Yusuf/Cat Stevens will also perform during Sunday's tea time legends slot on the Sunday afternoon, despite Roxy Music being heavily rumoured for the occasion.
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The Mirror reports the veteran folk-rocker, best known for a string of albums in the 1970s, follows in the footsteps of artists such as Dolly Parton, Kylie Minogue and Diana Ross.
Emily Eavis who co-organises the event with her father Michael, shared her excitement for American rockers Guns N' Roses joining the lineup. Saturday night will see US rockers Guns N’ Roses headline, after the original line-up of Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan reunited in 2015.
"They’ll be brilliant and provide something totally different to the rest of the headliners," she said.
Arctic Monkeys, who recently released their seventh album The Car, will close the Pyramid Stage on Friday night – their third time topping the bill. Lizzo will play immediately before and has joint headline billing on the line-up poster.
Sir Elton’s headline slot on Sunday night is expected to draw large crowds, as it marks his final UK show of his farewell tour. His ongoing 300-plus date worldwide tour will usher in his retirement from touring after 52 years on the road.
Eavis told the BBC securing Sir Elton as the festival’s closing act on the Sunday night was a 'massive, massive coup'. She added: “And he’s really up for it. He’s been on the phone with loads of brilliant ideas and he’s just fired up about it.”
The initial wave of acts includes Christine And The Queens, Lana Del Rey, Lewis Capaldi and Lil Nas X. Also slated to perform are Loyle Carner, Rudimental, Slowthai, Thundercat, Fatboy Slim and Young Fathers.
Christine And The Queens will top the bill on the Woodsies Stage, previously called The John Peel Stage. Eurovision winners Maneskin will make their debut at the festival, as will Brits Rising Star winners Flo.
Here's a full list of all the acts confirmed so far:
- Arctic Monkeys
- Guns N' Roses
- Elton John
- Lizzo
- Aitch
- Alison Goldfrapp
- Alt-J
- Amadou & Mariam
- Becky Hill
- Blondie
- Candi Station
- Carly Rae Jepsen
- Cat Burns
- Central Cee
- Christine and the Queens
- Chvrches
- Ezra Collective
- Fatboy Slim
- Fever Ray
- Flo
- Fred Again..
- Hot Chip
- Joey Bada$$
- Kelis
- Lana Del Rey
- Leftfield
- Lewis Capaldi
- Lil Nas X
- Loyle Carner
- Maggie Rogers
- Mahalia
- Maneskin
- Manic Street Preachers
- Nova Twins
- Phoenix
- Raye
- Rina Sawayama
- Royal Blood
- Rudiental
- Shygirl
- Slowthai
- Sparks
- Stefflon Don
- Sudan Archives
- Texas
- The Chicks
- The War On Drugs
- Thundercat
- Tinariwen
- Warpaint
- Weyes Blood
- Wizkid
- Young Fathers
- Yusuf/Cat Stevens
Tickets for the event are sold out but there will be a re-sale of any cancelled or returned tickets in Spring 2023 for those who missed out. The 2023 event will run from June 21 to 25 at Worthy Farm in Somerset.
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