On 15^th May the festival announced the fiery lineup all over their social media accounts and website. The duo from Manchester was set to perform a DJ set at the Arcadia Spider last year but were forced to pull out of the festival and several other summer shows due to contracting COVID-19. Thankfully, the English DJ Bonobo and English duo Groove Armada stepped in to ensure EDM heads at Worthy Farm still got their electronica fill.

Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have been the Chemical Brothers since 1995. The illustrious duo has had six UK number-one albums as well as won six Grammys throughout their career. Following the release of the single “No Reason“, the duo revealed via Instagram their tenth studio album will be released this Autumn which will coincide with a UK tour. Their last album, No Geography, was released in 2019. Watch the video for the third single from the album (and the theme tune for the BBC’s coverage of Glastonbury) “Got to Keep On” below:

Also set to play the spider this summer is progressive IDM musician Floating Points, the beloved DJ Shy FX, the boiler room fave VTSS, grime’s champion Skepta alongside Jammer, and DnB hero Wilkinson. See the poster above for the full lineup.

The awe-worthy fire-spitting Arcadia stage is a 50-tone installation built from recycled military hardware by Pip Rush and Bert Cole. First appearing at the festival in 2010, the stage returned last year after its replacement by the Pangea crane in 2019. The team behind the giant spider wrote in their Instagram caption, “The Spider’s built on creative recycling and now she’s got transformation running through her veins. This year, the entire Arcadia field runs on recycled energy – waste cooking oil turned to high-grade biofuel”.

The festival also revealed the bill for the newly named Woodsies stage (previously known as the John Peel stage) earlier this week. Stellar acts include Hot Chip, Christine and the Queen, Pheonix, Warpaint, Rina Sawayama, Caroline Polachek, Slowdive, Shame, Pale Waves, and FLO. See the full lineup below.

“Although the WOODSIES STAGE takes a new name for 2023, it will offer the same raucous, effervescent and gloriously sweaty vibes it did when it was known as the John Peel and, before that, the New Bands Tent”, the organisers have promised. This year over 1000 trees have been planted in the arena, the festival has revealed, “as part of our commitment to maintain the magic of the original Worthy Farm and to let us remember the importance of keeping the land as a haven for wildlife as well as festivals and farming”.

Earlier this month, the festival announced its lineup for this year’s Left Field including Crawlers, Billy Bragg, Cavetown, and Kid Kapichi. Headliners for Glastonbury this year were announced in March and include Elton John, Arctic Monkeys, and Guns N’ Roses.

Though tickets for this year’s Glastonbury are sold out, those feeling lucky may try their luck at winning tickets by purchasing Tony’s Chocolonely‘s Willy Wonka-style chocolate bar. As it stands two pairs of tickets are waiting to be unwrapped.

The Chemical Brothers will play a DJ set from inside the iconic Arcadia spider on Friday 24th June between 11pm and 1am. Fan can expect to see a big show, they recent shared an Instagram post with the caption stating, “Intense rehearsals completed. Brand new intense show. We’re ready for the summer, see you in a field soon.”

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Other highlights confirmed for to perform on the Arcadia stage line up include, Carl Cox, Calvin Harris, Four Tet, DJ EZ, Kurupt FM and Camelphat B2B Patrick Topping.

See below full set times for The Pyramid and Other Stage:

Friday, June 24

The Pyramid Stage

• Billie Eilish, 10.15pm – 11.45pm
• Sam Fender, 8.15pm – 9.15pm
• Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, 6.15pm – 7.30pm
• Wolf Alice, 4.45pm – 5.45pm
• Crowded House, 3.15pm – 4.15pm
• Rufus Wainwright, 1.45pm – 2.45pm
• Ziggy Marley, 12.15pm – 1.15pm

The Other Stage

• Foals, 10.30pm – 11.45pm
• St. Vincent, 8.30pm – 9.30pm
• Idles, 6.45pm – 7.45pm
• Supergrass, 5.15pm – 6.15pm
• First Aid Kit, 3.45pm – 4.45pm
• Blossoms, 2.15pm – 3.15pm
• Kae Tempest, 1pm – 1.45pm
• The Libertines, 11.30am – 12.30pm

Saturday, June 25

The Pyramid Stage

• Paul McCartney, 9.30pm – 11.45pm
• Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, 7.15pm – 8.30pm
• Haim, 5.30pm – 6.30pm
• AJ Tracey, 4pm – 4.45pm
• Easy Life, 2.30pm – 3.30pm
• Joy Crookes, 1.15pm – 2pm
• Les Amazones D’Afrique, 12pm – 12.45pm

The Other Stage

• Megan Thee Stallion, 10.30pm – 11.30pm
• Burna Boy, 8.30pm – 9.30pm
• Olivia Rodrigo, 6.45pm – 7.45pm
• Glass Animals, 5.15pm – 6.15pm
• Metronomy, 3.45pm – 4.45pm
• Skunk Anansie, 2.15pm – 3.15pm
• Tems, 1pm – 1.45pm
• Hak Baker, 11.45am – 12.30pm

Sunday, June 26

The Pyramid Stage

• Kendrick Lamar 21.45pm – 23.15pm
• Lorde 19.30pm – 20.45pm
• Elbow 5.45pm – 6.45pm
• Diana Ross 4.00pm – 5.15pm
• Herbie Hancock 2.00pm – 3.00pm
• Dakhabrakha 12.45pm – 13.30pm
• Black Dyke Band 11.30pm – 12.15pm

• Pet Shop Boys 21.40 pm – 23.15pm
• Years & Years 19.45pm – 20.45pm
• Kacey Musgraves 18.00pm – 19.00pm
• Fontaines DC 16.30pm – 17.30pm
• Declan Mckenna 15.00pm – 16.00pm
• Lianne La Havas 13.30pm – 14.30pm
• Sea Girls 12.15pm – 13.00pm
• Kojey Radical 11.00 – 11.45pm

Full Line up and Set Times can be found here.

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After moving to Brockwell Park for 2018 and Drumsheds for 2019, they are moving back to their old stomping ground of Victoria Park in East London for the 15th anniversary. They first returned to the famous Victoria Park in 2021, which represented a homecoming after they missed out on Summer 2020. The 2021 edition sold out in February, even when the UK was deep in lockdown with no end in sight, showcasing the festivals popularity in the scene.

The previous time the festival was held in Victoria Park was 2017, a day which hosted an impressive variety of acts including Death Grips, Flying Lotus, Run The Jewels, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and a headline act from Aphex Twin at the massive Barn stage.

Acts to perform at 2022’s Field Day include Floating Points, HAAi, Kareem Ali, Otik, and Tourist, as announced in November last year alongside the headliners, Kraftwerk and The Chemical Brothers.

A few artists on this line-up are returning acts, such as Moodymann who performed at the 2017 edition and Floating Points who performed a live set at the 2019 edition in Brockwell Park.

On their website, Field day revel in their return: “Field Day festival is set for a glorious homecoming, with Victoria Park in East London unveiled as the location for this year’s anticipated show. Taking place on Saturday 20th August 2022 as part of the APE Presents programme, the festival will showcase some of electronic music’s most revered artists.”

Gareth Cooper, Field Day’s Director, said: “Off the back of a successful year last year, we’re delighted Field Day is returning to Victoria Park to celebrate its 15th edition.

“This year will be our biggest yet and we’re excited to welcome two of the most iconic acts in the history of electronic music to the festival, as well as a selection of the most ground-breaking artists in the industry.”

Tickets for the festival have been on pre-sale since November and are already on their fifth release, although these tickets are now likely to sell out after this new line-up announcement. You can buy tickets on their website here.

Attention UK! @chembros will be live at @Creamfields on Saturday 24th August! Tickets on sale now: https://t.co/Hu16xSO0Tt #TheChemicalBrothers #Creamfields2019 #NoGeography @eddychemical pic.twitter.com/qbkWMsOEb7

— The Chemical Brothers (@ChemBros) January 24, 2019

Tweeting about the festival the band spoke of the importance of Creamfields to the themselves and dance music, and how they can’t wait to return to “make more beautiful memories”. Currently on their ninth album The Chemical Brothers are one of the most important artists in British dance music and have won 4 GRAMMY awards. The band made their name as a big-beat icon in the 1990s with massive hits including ‘Block Rockin’ Beats’, 1997, and ‘Hey Girl, Hey Boy’, 1999. The band have established a reputation for legendary live shows and this week were also announced to be headlining Corona Capital Guadalajara in Mexico with Tame Impala.

@ChemBros LIVE Saturday 24th August #Creamfields2019 https://t.co/0QjJS55XRu pic.twitter.com/kuqC2a9vMK — Creamfields (@Creamfields) January 24, 2019

The Chemical Brothers returned in 2018 with their first music in three years, the anthemic ‘Free Yourself’ complete with a robotic themed press released and music video. The single being the first track heard from their new album ‘No Geography’ which is set to be released in Spring 2019, and will consist of 10 tracks. It’s yet to be seen if this visual style will transfer itself to their live shows.

The Manchester based band are expected to the the festival’s last headliner, and join an incredible lineup featuring Canadian DJ Deadmua5 , Adam Beyer , Cirez D and in a UK festival exclusive, the return of dance icons Swedish House Mafia. The line up has got fans around the world excited with EDM.com stating the festival is “is pulling out all the stops for their 2019 edition”. A full line up is expected to be released later in the year, with day and weekend tickets currently on sale.

#Creamfields2019 Announced so far…#StayTunedhttps://t.co/0QjJS55XRu pic.twitter.com/qT2a4rLlnB — Creamfields (@Creamfields) January 19, 2019

@Creamfields really aren’t playing with their headliners this year  SHM, Prydz, Deadmau5 and The Chemical Brothers, what a way to spend my 3rd year on the trot — georgie (@georgiebarham) January 24, 2019

For fans not able to attend to Creamfields they will still be able to catch The Chemical Brothers on a five date tour in November in the UK. Full dates are listed below, accompanied by a complete back catalog of Chemical Brothers hits.

Chemical Brothers Tour Dates 2019:

21/11/2019 – First Direct Arena – Leeds

22/11/2019 – Manchester Arena – Manchester

23/11/2019 – The SSE Hydro – Glasgow

28/11/2019 – Motorpoint Arena -Cardiff

29/11/2019 – Birmingham Arena – Birmingham