This week, Glastonbury Festival returns for another huge few days of music, madness, fun and frolics. It's also packing one of the festival's most eclectic and interesting lineups ever, with everyone from pop royalty like Dua Lipa and the Sugababes mixing it up with rock heavyweights such as Idles, The National and Fontaines DC, not to mention dance icons Justice, Jungle, Faithless and Fatboy Slim (of course) and hip hop trailblazers including Little Simz, Danny Brown and Noname. Where else this summer are you going to get Coldplay, Bob Vylan, Heilung and Basil Brush in one weekend?! Don't forget to check out our handy guide on how to watch Glastonbury 2024.
With all that in mind, what better time to take a trip down memory lane and remember those iconic Glasto sets across the years that have helped to define the festival as the biggest and most celebrated in the world? From its relatively humble beginnings in the 70s to its edgier 90s years and all-conquering modern incarnation, no festival knows how to make headlines - or, indeed, headliners - like Glastonbury. These are the 13 greatest sets in its fifty-plus year lifespan.
