Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Glastonbury Festival

"I did my last school exam and played Glastonbury two days later. Two weeks after that we went into the chart at number 11": The story of the joyous breakthrough hit inspired by Thin Lizzy, Star Wars and Dutch cigars

From school to hellraising in short order – all enabled by a story of a whirlwind intergalactic romance

Louder

"I wouldn’t do Glastonbury because of the politics of the people who run it." Brian May rules out Queen performing at Glastonbury festival for the foreseeable future

Queen at Glasto? Don't hold your breath

Louder

Brian May doubles down on anti-Glastonbury stance after latest 2027 headline rumours

Rock musician has spoken out against festival founder Michael Eavis on a number of occasions

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Brian May insists Queen won't perform at Glastonbury 2027 due to badger politics

Brian May has ruled out the possibility of Queen performing at Glastonbury next year, due to badger politics, despite admitting a couple of years ago it was "not impossible" for the group to perform at the spectacle.

BANG Premier

The kindness of strangers: alone in the crowd at Glastonbury, a stranger hugged me tight while I cried about my dead dad

As I sobbed to U2, she would hug me tighter as we swayed to the music

The Guardian - AU

The day that one of BritPop's biggest and best-loved stars shocked Glastonbury festival by joining hard rock legends Spinal Tap for a controversial celebration of plus-sized female buttocks

Glastonbury festival 2009 was not ready for a national treasure getting behind Spinal Tap's lewd ode to bum cakes and velvety cheeks

Louder

‘The Glastonbury of sport’: Luke Littler effect takes darts to new heights

A peak audience of 2.5m watched the world championship final on Sky as Luke Littler defended his title

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Former BBC boss says Strictly should take 'fallow year' to 'save show’s reputation'

‘I think it’s time to take a leaf out of Glastonbury’s book and consider a fallow year for 2026,’ says a former Head of Communications at the BBC

Evening Standard

Fatboy Slim unsure about Glastonbury milestone

Fatboy Slim celebrated his 100th Glastonbury appearance this summer but he's admitted he isn't sure how many times he's actually performed there.

BANG Premier

Zoe Ball dishes on her mystery 'sexy lover' who moved into her Brighton and Hove home

The radio DJ, 55, was seen holding hands with a mystery man at Glastonbury in June

Evening Standard

Accidental brilliance or underhand machinations? How David Bowie’s legendary Glastonbury gig came to be

EXTRACT: In this chapter from his new biography of the singer, Alexander Larman recounts the improbable events – including one subpar Bowie gig – that led to a history-making performance at Worthy Farm

The Independent UK

Lewis Capaldi to start work on new music in January after sinking into 'creative rut' in 2025

Lewis Capaldi has revealed he is heading back into the studio in January after not writing a new song since March 2025.

BANG Premier

"Musicians, comedians, doctors, students and pensioners have all become targets." Bob Vylan call out the British government as police confirm the band will face no criminal charges following investigation of their Glastonbury festival set

"What we have lost in peace and security, we have gained tenfold in spirit and camaraderie" say Bob Vylan

Metal Hammer

Bob Vylan hope police decision on Glastonbury set ‘inspires others to speak up’

Avon and Somerset Police said ‘no further action’ will be taken following an investigation into comments made during the punk duo’s Glastonbury set.

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

BANG Premier

Police shut down investigation into Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury chants

Bob Vylan are no longer being investigated by Avon and Somerset Police over their controversial Glastonbury set.

Evening Standard

Jewish charity says police decision over Bob Vylan set ‘sends the wrong message’

Bobby Vylan led crowds in chants of ‘death, death to the IDF’ during a Glastonbury Festival performance.

The Guardian - UK

Police end investigation into Bob Vylan’s IDF chants at Glastonbury

Avon and Somerset police says there is ‘insufficient’ evidence for realistic prospect of conviction

Evening Standard

No charges over Bob Vylan’s ‘death to the IDF’ Glastonbury set, police say

Vylan, whose real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster, was interviewed by police over the incident

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

BANG Premier

Robbie Williams was 'despised' by 'pretentious' Britpop stars

Pop star Robbie Williams has revealed he was "despised" by "pretentious bullies" in the music industry after he left Take That and was pictured handing out with Oasis at Glastonbury Festival in 1995.

International Business Times UK

Eras Tour Docuseries: Taylor Swift Reveals Exes Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy Never Viewed Her as a 'Person'

Taylor Swift reveals how dating men during the start of the Eras Tour, who were Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy, left her feeling unseen as a person and feeling like a conglomerate.

The Guardian - UK

The 50 best albums of 2025: No 2 – CMAT: Euro-Country

Furiously angry and uproariously witty, the Irish singer’s third album was a high-water mark for pop, inspiring a TikTok dance craze and a triumphant set at Glastonbury

Louder

“We were asked to do Glastonbury. I had no intention, but I was outvoted… If I’d been told first instead of the band, I might ‘not have remembered’ to say!”: John Lees’ on playing live again and the new Barclay James Harvest album, Relativity...

New album Relativity gave him flashbacks to the 70s – and though the factors that led to his split with Les Holroyd are all in the past, he can’t see how a reunion might happen

BANG Premier

Kate Hudson inspired to write album by Sir Paul McCartney

Kate Hudson was inspired to record an album after watching Sir Paul McCartney at Glastonbury.

The Guardian - UK

Bob Vylan to sue Ireland’s RTÉ for defamation over Glastonbury coverage

Legal action alleges Irish broadcaster defamed group by claiming they led antisemitic chants at festival in June

The Independent UK

Bob Vylan take on Irish national broadcaster in defamation row over Glastonbury chants

‘Proceedings arise from a broadcast aired by RTE News following Bob Vylan’s performance at Glastonbury Festival,’ says the band’s legal representatives

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

The Metropolitan Police

Avon and Somerset Police

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.