May 30, 2024- The BBC, Glastonbury’s exclusive broadcast partner, brings audiences its longest celebration of the festival yet in 2024, with six weeks of build-up and coverage from Monday 3 June – Sunday 14 July across TV, BBC iPlayer, radio and BBC Sounds.

Lorna Clarke, BBC Director of Music says: “The BBC’s coverage of Glastonbury is one of the biggest jewels in the BBC’s pop crown and we’re evolving our programming to bring audiences many ways to enjoy the festival across our platforms – it’s their Glastonbury on the BBC.

“This year will see the debut of Glastonbury Channel II, a welcome addition to our multiple BBC iPlayer streams, giving viewers a rolling round-up of the key moments from each day.

“We’re also proud that for the second year, Pyramid Stage – Signed returns, with performances from Glastonbury’s most iconic stage in British Sign Language, bringing the Glastonbury experience closer to all viewers.

“This is in addition to over 90 hours of live performances from the five main stages on BBC iPlayer, extensive coverage on TV, 90 hours of radio broadcasts live from the festival, plus much more to discover on BBC Sounds – including Sidetracked by Glastonbury, presented by Annie Macmanus and Nick Grimshaw, which will also be available on BBC iPlayer from the first week of June.

“I would like to thank Emily and Michael Eavis once again for allowing us this exclusive access to Glastonbury, as only the BBC can bring the nation together to enjoy their unique festival.”

Emily Eavis says: “We’re incredibly proud of our ongoing partnership with the BBC and always look forward to hearing about the exciting developments in their coverage each year. I’d like to thank Lorna Clarke, Alison Howe and their team for celebrating our festival so brilliantly and for sharing the special spirit of Glastonbury with an audience far beyond these fields. We’re so looking forward to welcoming them back to Worthy Farm in June.”

Broadcasting from Glastonbury to you this year across the BBC’s platforms are: Annie Macmanus, Arielle Free, Cerys Matthews, Clara Amfo, Craig Charles, Danny Howard, Deb Grant, Dermot O’Leary, DJ Target, Emily Pilbeam, Huw Stephens, Jack Saunders, Jamie Laing, Jamz Supernova, Jo Whiley, Katie Thistleton, Lauren Laverne, Matt Everitt, Nathan Shepherd, Nick Grimshaw, Sarah Story, SHERELLE, Tom Ravenscroft, Vick Hope, Zoe Ball and more.

New additions for 2024

Glastonbury Channel II – bringing viewers a round-up of the unmissable moments from each day of the festival, Glastonbury Channel II is BBC iPlayer’s new companion stream to The Glastonbury Channel Live (Friday 28 June, 6pm-midnight, Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June, 10am-late).

Dua Lipa, Coldplay and more share their Glastonbury stories with viewers in new 30-minute specials for BBC Two.

BBC Sounds’ Sidetracked with Annie and Nick presents a series of weekly Glastonbury specials ahead of the festival from Monday 3 June, featuring interviews with Emily Eavis, Shania Twain and more. Episodes will be available on BBC Sounds and also in vision on BBC iPlayer the same day.

There will also be another three Sidetracked programmes broadcast live on the radio home of Glastonbury, BBC Radio 6 Music. Nick and Annie will wrap up with a bonus episode for BBC Sounds, Glastonbury According to Sidetracked, after the event.

TV & BBC iPlayer

BBC iPlayer, the number one viewing destination for Glastonbury fans each year, will bring audiences over 90 hours of live performances across the five main festival stages – Pyramid, Other, West Holts, Woodies and The Park – including from Pyramid Stage headliners Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA , Shania Twain, as well as Anne-Marie, AURORA, Baxter Dury, Black Pumas, Brittany Howard, Declan McKenna, Dexys, Ghetts, Headie One, IDLES, James, Jordan Rakei, Justice, Kenya Grace, Kim Gordon, NewDad, Nia Archives, Nitin Sawhney, Nothing But Thieves, Olivia Dean, Otoboke Beaver, Paloma Faith, Remi Wolf, Soccer Mommy, Soft Play, Squid, Tems, The Mary Wallopers, The Vaccines, Yard Act and more.

BBC iPlayer will allow viewers to experience the festival their way, with 10 streams – including the brand new Glastonbury Channel II – across five weeks (Monday 10 June – Sunday 14 July), in addition to over 90 sets and key tracks from the five filmed stages, as well as themed compilations, which will be available on demand for 30 days after broadcast.

This is in addition to extensive coverage on the BBC’s TV channels, which will be presented by Clara Amfo, Jack Saunders, Jo Whiley and Lauren Laverne.

The live streams on BBC iPlayer for 2024 are as follows:

Glastonbury Channel Live – the ultimate guide to Glastonbury returns, with presenters guiding you through the best live performances and highlights, meeting up with special guests and sharing the festival with viewers at home, as it happens (Friday 28 – Sunday 30 June, 12pm-late).

Glastonbury Channel II – new for 2024, this will be the place to catch up on Glastonbury’s most talked about performances and moments every day (Friday 28 June, 6pm-midnight, Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June, 10am – late).

Pyramid Stage – Signed –after its success in 2023, Pyramid Stage – Signed returns this year, bringing audiences performances from Glastonbury’s most iconic stage in British Sign Language (Friday 28 – Sunday 30 June, times may vary)

Five live streams from each of the main festival stages – Pyramid, Other, West Holts, Woodsies and The Park– allowing viewers to choose their Glastonbury experience as if they were there, moving between the five main festival stages at the click of a button. Pyramid Stage sets will also be available to stream live in Ultra High Definition (Friday 28 – Sunday 30 June, times may vary).

Classic Glastonbury Channel – viewers can kickstart Glastonbury early from Monday 10 June with an extensive selection of classic performances from previous festivals. Sets include Elton John’s instant classic headline performance from 2023, Kylie Minogue’s unforgettable Legends slot from 2019, Dave’s famous 2019 performance – including that Thiago Silva moment – on the Other Stage, Ed Sheeran (2017) and Fred again.. (2023), as well as themed compilations and documentaries. Classic Glastonbury continues throughout the weekend itself, until Sunday 30 June, allowing viewers to move between the years as well as the stages.

Glastonbury Highlights Channel – for those wanting to catch up on the sets they missed, or to relive those memorable moments they experienced in the field, Glastonbury Highlights will provide a 24 hour stream, featuring a range of artists from 2024 (Monday July – Saturday 14 July, midnight-midnight).

In addition, Sidetracked by Glastonbury – Annie Macmanus’ and Nick Grimshaw’s Glastonbury specials of Sidetracked for BBC Sounds – will be visualised in full for BBC iPlayer for the first time and available on Mondays throughout June, featuring interviews with Shania Twain, Emily Eavis and more.

On the BBC’s TV channels, coverage begins in the week leading up to Glastonbury, as BBC Two follows the journeys of artists including Dua Lipa and Coldplay, from the first time they set foot on Worthy Farm, right up to performing on the Pyramid Stage this year. Each of the 30 minute episodes will see these artists talk about their Glastonbury stories, alongside archive of their key performances from over the years, as well as some of the other artists they’ve enjoyed. In addition, BBC Two will broadcast Reel Stories: Shania Twain, which sees Shania in conversation with Radio 2’s Dermot O’Leary about her life and career. The channel then opens live proceedings with its first show from Worthy Farm on Thursday 27 June, warming viewers up for the festival and looking ahead at what’s to come.

Also on Thursday 27 June, CBeebies Bedtime Stories kicks off a weekend of Glastonbury specials with Joe Talbot, vocalist of Grammy-nominated band IDLES. From the CBeebies studio, Joe reads The Boy with Flowers in his Hair by Jarvis, a beautifully-illustrated story about friendship. Then throughout the weekend, a host of stars will bring some more CBeebies Bedtime Stories magic from on-site at the festival.

The One Show helps kick off the Glastonbury weekend on BBC One on Friday 28 June (7pm), with a special celebration of Glastonbury through the years, and links up live to the 2024 event.

Following a weekend of performances across the BBC’s TV channels, BBC Two will round up the best of Glastonbury 2024 with a highlights programme.

The full TV schedule from Saturday 22 – Friday 28 June will be announced on Wednesday 12 June and the TV schedules from Saturday 29 June – Friday 5 July will be confirmed on Wednesday 19 June.

Glastonbury on BBC iPlayer is part of BBC iPlayer’s summer of sport and music – the best place to enjoy all the sports and music moments that bring the nation together this summer.