Here is the first Glastonbury Festival 2022 line-up poster, which includes our final two Pyramid Stage headliners: @PaulMcCartney (Saturday) and @kendricklamar (Sunday). Many more acts and attractions still to be announced. pic.twitter.com/Tgo4HYMb6l

— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) March 4, 2022

McCartney is set to perform at the famous Pyramid Stage on Saturday 25th June 2022, where the former Beatle last took the stage eighteen years ago. McCartney made his previous Glastonbury appearance in 2004, performing alongside Muse, Oasis and James Brown. By this June, McCartney will be 80 years old and will be the oldest act to perform, and 20-year-old Eilish will be the youngest act to perform at the festival. Glastonbury organiser, Emily Eavis has spoken on McCartney’s upcoming performance, “When he finally confirmed, we were beyond [excited], For us, having Paul McCartney is obviously a dream, a huge moment in our history. It means the world getting Paul McCartney to Glastonbury.”  

Lamar is billed to headline the festival on Sunday 26th June 2022, and has also been confirmed to headline this year’s Rolling Loud Festival. The Miami event will also feature Kanye West and Future, other acts billed to perform include Three 6 Mafia, Saweetie and Soulja Boy. The Pulitzer Prize-winning artist recently made waves for his explosive performance at this year’s Super Bowl, also siring success at the 2022 Grammy Awards, receiving two nominations for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for his 2021 single “Family Ties“. The highly influential rapper has remained a regular at the esteemed ceremony, with Lamar having won thirteen Grammy awards during his career.

During the initial lineup announcement confirming the appearance of Eilish, more than eighty acts were verified to play the festival. Included within the line-up are Olivia Rodrigo, Lorde, Megan The Stallion, Noel Gallagher’s High-Flying Birds, Wolf Alice, Years and Years, Charli XCX, Crowded House, Celeste, Arlo Parks, Doja Cat, Haim, Pet Shop Boys, The Jesus And Mary Chain, TLC, Foals and Glass Animals. Many more bands and acts are set to be announced over the coming weeks, and an announcement confirming the full line up for the festival will be shared in May.

As well as being the youngest artist to take the Pyramid Stage, Eilish will also be the first female headlining act since 2016. The “Bad Guy” singer will perform on Friday 24th June 2022. The five-day event’s lineup showcases the festival’s dedication to gender equality, forty seven of the eighty-nine confirmed acts are all female-fronted. Ross is set to take the coveted Legends slot on Sunday 26th June 2022, the iconic singer confirmed her return to Worthy Farm in November last year. Ross took to Instagram to announce her triumphant return, the singer’s post also gave information concerning her UK Thank You tour. 

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Eavis spoke on the exciting news and stated that she was “thrilled” that Ross would be coming back to the iconic venue, “We were so excited to book such a legend for Glastonbury 2020 and are so happy that she’s the first to re-confirm for next year.” Michael and Emily Eavis, the father and daughter team in charge of the event have also disclosed that the festival will raise money for the Red Cross Ukraine appeal, alongside WaterAid, Oxfam and Greenpeace. 

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The 2020 edition of the festival would have marked the 50th anniversary of the Somerset event, which was scheduled to take place this June. However, today (April 29) Glastonbury organisers have confirmed that their usual competition, to find the best new talent from the UK and Ireland, will remain.

We’re pleased to announce we’re going ahead with this year’s Emerging Talent Competition. The winners will be given a slot at Glastonbury 2021, plus a £5,000 Talent Development prize from @PRSFoundation. Listen to the longlisted acts at https://t.co/3v0jhasxke now!

— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) April 29, 2020

Speaking about the decision to allow the competition to go ahead as planned, festival organiser Emily Eavis, said: “At a time when the live music industry is on hold, and upcoming artists are not able to get out there and showcase their talents, I’m so pleased that we’re still able to shine a light on the best new acts in the UK and Ireland through the Emerging Talent Competition. I’m hugely looking forward to hearing the 90 acts on the longlist – and I really hope that lots of others will listen and choose their favourites too.”

The 90 longlisted artists have been revealed and were picked by a judging panel which is made up of 30 UK music writers and bloggers. A panel of judges, including Michael and Emily Eavis, will then narrow down the 90 longlisted artists to a final eight.

Unfortunatly, due to current circumstances surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, there will be no live final, inn Pilton, this year. However, the panel will be selecting the winner and runners up, who will then go on to perform, at Worthy Farm, next year.

“The Emerging Talent Competition is an incredible opportunity and has been a fantastic springboard for so many successful music creators, including Declan McKenna, Marie White, Flohio and Izzy Bizu. This unique combination of the opportunity to perform at the iconic Glastonbury Festival and receive vital career support has had a real and sustainable impact on those artists’ development. I’m very much looking forward to seeing who the winner and runners-up are this year,” said Joe Frankland, CEO of PRS Foundation.

The winners of the competition will be awarded a slot to perform, at Glastonbury 2021, as well as a recieve a £5,000 Talent Development prize from PRS Foundation. The two runners-up will also receive a cash prize of £2,500 each, again from the PRS Foundation Talent Development Prize.

Speaking about the competition, Amy Field from PRS for Music, said: “We are so pleased the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition is still going ahead. It’s something positive to focus on during this uncertain time and with the unfortunate cancellation of Glastonbury Festival this year. We know that many music creators are currently facing challenges, and so we are proud to be able to continue this project with PRS Foundation and Glastonbury to keep the momentum going and provide some much needed support to artists taking part.”

Great news! @glastonbury are going ahead with this year’s Emerging Talent Competition.

The winners will be given a slot at Glastonbury 2021, plus a £5,000 Talent Development prize from @PRSFoundation.

Listen to the longlisted acts at https://t.co/uYaCV09yIy now! pic.twitter.com/yQDVBXDFPa

— PRS for Music (@PRSforMusic) April 29, 2020

In recent years the competition has played a big part in the rise of artists such as Declan McKenna, Izzy Bizu, Swimming Girls, Che Lingo, She Drew The Gun and many more. Among other historic winners of the competition are The Subways and Scouting For Girls.

The announcement that the competition will go ahead comes after the BBC announced that in place of its Glastonbury coverage they will instead show a range of programming, across the weekend it was due to run in June 2020, that will celebrate 50 years of the festival.

The ‘Lover’ singer, following much speculation, took to Twitter on December 15 to confirm the rumours by announcing that she will be headlining the Pyramid Stage, on Sunday June 28 2020. Taking to Twitter, Swift, said: “I’m ecstatic to tell you that I’ll be headlining Glastonbury on its 50th anniversary – See you there!” Swift wrote. She also shared an image of herself holding the Glastonbury Free Press announcement, which reads: “Sunday night Taylor made for Glastonbury!”

I’m ecstatic to tell you that I’ll be headlining Glastonbury on its 50th anniversary – See you there! pic.twitter.com/2gJ40mEiDH

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 15, 2019

Meanwhile, Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis shared a video, in which he announced Swift as the second headliner. Taking to social media, Michael Eavis, said: “I’m so pleased to announce Taylor Swift will be headlining the Sunday at Glastonbury 2020. She’s one of the biggest stars in the world and her songs are absolutely amazing. We’re so delighted.”

“She’s one of the biggest stars in the world and her songs are absolutely amazing. We’re so delighted.” Taylor Swift. Sunday night headliner. Glastonbury 2020. pic.twitter.com/SHp9A4GG4w — Glastonbury Festival (@GlastoFest) December 15, 2019

Swift, who performed on this weekend’s Strictly Come Dancing final, will join the previously announced headliners Paul McCartney and Diana Ross. Speaking about the announcement, Emily Eavis, said: “Taylor is one of the biggest and best artists on the planet, and we’re just so pleased that she’s coming here to Worthy Farm to join us for our 50th birthday celebrations.”

Paul McCartney was the first headliner to be confirmed to play at Glastonbury’s 50th anniversary, in November. The 50th anniversary performance will mark McCartney’s first appearance at the festival since 2004. Speaking about McCartney’s headline slot, Emily, said: “It’s amazing having him back. It’s the ultimate way to celebrate.”

Meanwhile, it has also been confirmed that Diana Ross will be tackling the coveted “legends slot”, on Sunday afternoon. Earlier this month, Aerosmith announced that they would be heading to Glastonbury, next year as part of their European 2020 tour. However, the Friday headliner has still to be announced and currently American rapper, Kendrick Lamar is heading up bookies odds for the  slot.

Meanwhile, Swift is taking a new approach to touring, next year. After 2018’s ambitious, 53-date ‘Reputation’ stadium tour, which played to 2.8m fans and took £259.3m at the box office, Swift is taking her new album, ‘Lover’, to festivals around the world. The star, who celebrated her 30th birthday this week with a Christmas-themed party, will play one further date in the UK next summer, at London’s BST festival, in Hyde Park.

Speaking about her live performances, Swift, said: “The Lover album is open fields, sunsets, and summer. I want to perform it in a way that feels authentic. I want to go to some places I haven’t been and play festivals,” Swift said as she took to social media to discuss her new way of touring.

Emily Eavis, Glastonbury organiser, confirmed the news of November 18 2019 by taking to social media to say: “IT’S REAL!! So excited.. Having Paul McCartney coming back to headline the Pyramid next year is an absolute dream come true. There really was no one that we wanted more for the 50th anniversary.”

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IT’S REAL!! So excited… Having @paulmccartney coming back to headline the Pyramid next year is an absolute dream come true. There really was no one that we wanted more for the 50th anniversary

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The news comes just hours after the Beatles icon seemingly confirmed that he will headline the festival next year, after sharing a cryptic clue on his Twitter account. McCartney has now also confirmed the news, writing: “Hey Glasto – excited to be part of your Anniversary celebrations. See ya next summer!” McCartney apparently confirmed the news a few days before the official announcement by sharing an image of American composer Philip Glass, actress Emma Stone and rock legend Chuck Berry. When the surnames of all three are combined, the not-so-subtle clue of ‘Glass-Stone-Bury’ is provided.

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— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) November 18, 2019

In April, Eavis’ father, festival founder Michael Eavis, admitted to a BBC reporter that had the star in his sights saying: “Hopefully for the 50th. Don’t make a big thing of it though, will you?”

Speaking to Zoe Ball, on BBC Radio 2, McCartney said: “My kids are saying, ‘Dad, we’ve got to talk about Glastonbury’, and I think I know what they mean. We played there quite a long time ago so maybe it is time to go back. I don’t know. I’d have to put a few things in place.

“So they go every year, like a lot of people these days, and it is a great festival and we played there quite a long time ago so, maybe it is time to go back, I don’t know, I’d have to put a few things in place and try and do that but it’s starting to become some sort of remote possibility.”

Hey Glasto – excited to be part of your Anniversary celebrations. See ya next summer! https://t.co/31yA40Eb4d

— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) November 18, 2019

McCartney last took to the Pyramid Stage, in 2004, and his appearance came after a day of heavy rain that left fans soaked through. He played through the horrible British weather to give fans a two-and-a-half hour performance of greatest hits including Wings classic Jet and racing through 22 Beatles songs, including Helter Skelter, Back In The USSR and Yesterday.

The Beatles star is the first headliner to be confirmed for Glastonbury 2020, but his confirmation comes after Diana Ross was announced to play the Sunday afternoon “legends slot”. Meanwhile there has been a lot of speculation about who else will be headlining, with the likes of Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, The 1975 and Foals among the names.

Fleetwood Mac, who have also long been linked with the festival, also prompted speculation that they would be heading to Somerset next year when Mick Fleetwood told fans at Wembley Stadium they still “had a big field to play”.

But speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival last month, Emily Eavis ruled the band out after negotiations apparently stalled over money. “I can’t afford them at the moment,” Michael told fans in June. “But they said the other day that they really want to do it and if they don’t do it before they die they’ll go to hell.”