Glastonbury Festival 2025 Drops First Major Lineup Announcement

by | Mar 6, 2025

Glastonbury Festival has today (6th March) dropped the first major lineup for this year’s edition. Following the announcement of Rod Stewart taking up Sunday’s Legends slot late last year and Neil Young And The Chrome Hearts headlining Worthy Farm’s legendary Pyramid Stage on the Saturday, any other names playing this year’s festival have been purely speculative. Until now. And boy, is this a who’s who of both legendary acts as well as the current crop of global talent.

Glastonbury Festival 2024

Glastonbury Festival 2024 (Kalpesh Patel)
Glastonbury Festival 2024 (Kalpesh Patel)

Say Glastonbury Festival of today’s announcement: The 1975 finally bring their incendiary show back to Worthy Farm to headline the Pyramid Stage on the Friday, while Olivia Rodrigo will close out the Festival on the Sunday night – headlining the Pyramid for her first appearance at Glastonbury since her memorable Other Stage set in 2022. As previously announced, Neil Young will headline for the second time after an unforgettable set in 2009, while Rod Stewart will take to the Pyramid Stage in the Sunday legend slot.

The 1975

The 1975 (Samuel Bradley)
The 1975 (Samuel Bradley)

Charli XCX is set for her biggest performance at Glastonbury after taking over the world with her BRAT album and tour, headlining the Other Stage on Saturday night. Loyle Carner will headline Other on the Friday and The Prodigy will close the Festival there on Sunday night with a show that will be their first here since the tragic passing of frontman Keith Flint in 2019.

Charli XCX @ Glastonbury

Charli XCX @ Glastonbury Festival (Kalpesh Patel)
Charli XCX @ Glastonbury Festival (Kalpesh Patel)

RAYE returns to the Pyramid Stage to play penultimate to Neil Young on Saturday night, following her breakthrough set at lunchtime on the same Stage in 2023.

Raye @ Glastonbury Festival 2023

Raye @ Glastonbury Festival 2023 (Kalpesh Patel)
Raye @ Glastonbury Festival 2023 (Kalpesh Patel)

Perhaps the hottest new artist on the planet, Doechii, makes her highly anticipated debut at Glastonbury to headline the West Holts Stage on Saturday night. There will also be other first time Glastonbury sets over the weekend from a plethora of artists including Noah Kahan, Alanis Morissette, Gracie Abrams, Busta Rhymes, Lola Young, Brandi Carlile, Myles Smith, En Vogue, Amaarae, Cymande, Shaboozey, Osees and Gary Numan.

Alanis Morissette @ Shepherd's Bush Empire

Alanis Morissette @ Shepherd's Bush Empire (Kalpesh Patel)
Alanis Morissette @ Shepherd's Bush Empire (Kalpesh Patel)

Returning to Worthy Farm on Friday this year will also be incendiary Scots rockers Biffy Clyro, Stockport’s finest Blossoms, Rockshot Magazine favourites Wunderhorse and the genre-bending and deliciously theatrical Self Esteem!

Biffy Clyro @ The O2 Arena

Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro @ The O2 Arena (Kalpesh Patel)
Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro @ The O2 Arena (Kalpesh Patel)

Indie-rockers Inhaler will also be returning to Glastonbury Festival this year following the release of (almost) chart-topping third LP Open Wide, which Rockshot Magazine went along to check out being performed live recently at London’s O2 Academy, Brixton.

Elijah Hewson of Inhaler @ O2 Academy Brixton

Elijah Hewson of Inhaler @ O2 Academy Brixton (Kalpesh Patel)
Elijah Hewson of Inhaler @ O2 Academy Brixton (Kalpesh Patel)

Alongside Neil Young, Charli XCX and Raye, Saturday at Glastonbury will see performances from the blistering Amyl And The Sniffers, Brit Award-nominated Beabadoobee, the legendary John Fogerty, Portishead legend Beth Gibbons, Nova Twins, Father John Misty, Kaiser Chiefs, Scissor Sisters and another Rockshot Magazine favourite: Weezer, who return to Worthy Farm after some 30 years!

In addition to Olivia Rodrigo, the final day at Worthy Farm will see the firestarters themselves The Prodigy return alongside folk-rock’s newest star Noah Kahan! While the always fun and funky Nile Rodgers & Chic will play alongside London rockers Wolf Alice, The Libertines, Celeste, Future Islands, Djo, Girl In Red, Snow Patrol, St Vincent, The Big Moon, and The Brian Jonestown Massacare to name but a few!

The 2024 edition was memorable of course for featuring rousing sets from the likes of Coldplay, Shania Twain and Dua Lipa along with a divisive sets from headliner Sza. We were also treated to incendiary sets from Avril Lavigne, Nothing But Thieves and the one and only The Last Dinner Party.

While a longer list of acts playing this year’s event is expected closer to the summer followed by day and stage breakdowns, the full list of artists confirmed for Glastonbury Festival 2025 so far are:

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