The world’s most well-known music pageant returns to screens tomorrow, with nice climate set for Worthy Farm. Headliners for this weekend embrace Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA and Shania Twain. Right here’s easy methods to watch reside protection of Glastonbury 2024 without cost, together with some units in 4K Extremely HD.
As per regular, the BBC goes to be broadcasting intensive protection of the pageant and we’ll clarify all of your choices together with iPlayer, broadcast TV and radio. You’ll have the ability to watch and hear on a variety of gadgets, whether or not you did not get tickets or simply don’t fancy spending the weekend with hundreds of others in scorching and/or muddy fields.
Find out how to watch Glastonbury on TV
The trio of headline acts for this yr appears to be fairly common, showcasing a spread of genres and ages. Dua Lipa will open on Friday adopted by Coldplay and SZA on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Shania Twain has the coveted legends slot.
Beneath you possibly can see which units might be aired on TV, together with the headline acts, that are labelled in daring. Notice that these are a mixture of highlights and reside units.
Friday Glastonbury TV schedule
- Sugababes and Paul Heaton – BBC 4 – 7.30pm BST
- Friday Night time Half 1 that includes the Sugababes, Anne Marie and Paul Heaton – BBC Two – 7.30pm BST
- Dexys and PJ Harvey – BBC 4 – 9pm BST
- Friday Night time Half 2, that includes Dua Lipa – BBC Two – 9pm BST
- Idles – BBC 4 – 10.15pm
- Dua Lipa – BBC One – 10pm BST
- Jungle – BBC 4 – 11.30pm BST
- Friday Night time Half 4 – BBC Two – 12.15am BST
Saturday Glastonbury TV schedule
- Saturday Night time Half 1 – BBC Two – 5pm BST
- Corinne Bailey Rae and The Final Dinner Get together – BBC 4 – 7pm BST
- Keane and Nitin Sawhney – BBC 4 – 8pm BST
- Saturday Night time Half 2 – BBC Two – 9pm BST
- Orbital – BBC 4 – 9.15pm BST
- Coldplay – BBC One – 10pm BST
- Jessie Ware – BBC 4 – 10.15pm BST
- Disclosure – BBC 4 – 11.45pm BST
- Saturday Night time Half 4 – BBC Two – 12.00am BST
Sunday Glastonbury TV schedule
- Shania Twain (legends slot) – BBC One – 6.15pm BST
- Seasick Steve and Paloma Religion – BBC 4 – 7pm BST
- Sunday Night time Half 2 – BBC Two – 7.30pm BST
- Metal Pulse and Brittany Howard – BBC 4 – 8.30pm BST
- Sunday Night time Half 3 – BBC Two – 9pm BST
- The Nationwide – BBC 4 – 9.45pm BST
- SZA – BBC One – 10pm BST
- Glastonbury 2024 – BBC 4 – 11.15pm BST
- Sunday Night time Half 4 – BBC Two – 11.45pm BST
You’ll be able to see the total line-up on the Glastonbury web site.
Presenters embrace Annie Macmanus, Arielle Free, Cerys Matthews, Clara Amfo, Craig Charles, Danny Howard, Deb Grant, Dermot O’Leary, DJ Goal, 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 extra.
Find out how to watch Glastonbury 2024 reside on-line and in Extremely HD
Like in earlier years, you may get virtually limitless Glastonbury reside protection through the BBC Glastonbury web site the place you’ll have the ability to select which stage you wish to watch from, together with The Pyramid Stage, The Different Stage, The West Holts Stage and The Woodies Stage.
The BBC stated over 90 hours of protection might be accessible through iPlayer which is greater than ever. The devoted Glastonbury channel might be reside Thursday to Sunday, as effectively the second Glastonbury Channel for extra protection.
Even earlier than the pageant begins you possibly can watch ‘better of’ highlights from earlier years, together with 30-minute specials from Dua Lipa and Coldplay.
Glastonbury might be proven in 4K Extremely HD high quality when you’ve got a appropriate TV and streaming gadget – you possibly can see a full record of what’s supported over on the BBC web site.
Additionally, you will want a robust web connection – the BBC recommends 24MBit/s to stream in full 4K, or 12MBit/s for 2560p Extremely HD.
This might be restricted to the Pyramid Stage units and there could also be a ‘Better of’ program to come back after the pageant like in earlier years. On iPlayer, be sure to’ve chosen ‘Greatest High quality’ within the Settings menu underneath ‘Video High quality’ to get 4K Extremely HD.
It’s additionally value noting that iPlayer can have, like final yr, a Pyramid Stage – Signed stream, which incorporates British Signal Language.
Following @bbcglasto on Twitter may even provide help to sustain with every part that’s occurring on the music pageant. Additionally, try the official Glastonbury app in partnership with Vodafone.
Watch Glastonbury 2024 from exterior the UK
Though it’s simple to look at protection from the UK, these overseas don’t have quick access to the BBC. Vulture has confirmed that performances from Coldplay and Dua Lipa might be made accessible globally 24 hours after airing.
In the event you don’t wish to wait, or wish to watch one thing else, then you possibly can entry BBC iPlayer to look at reside performances with the assistance of a VPN (digital personal community). When content material like that is geo-restricted, a VPN permits your laptop to successfully browse from the place the place it’s accessible.
Our decide of the greatest VPN for BBC iPlayer is NordVPN, which additionally tops our total greatest VPN round-up due to its ease-of-use, top-notch safety and glorious worth for cash.
It is advisable signup to a VPN, obtain and set up it, launch it then hook up with a United Kingdom server earlier than opening iPlayer. Learn extra in our Find out how to watch BBC iPlayer overseas article.
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Find out how to hearken to Glastonbury 2024 reside on radio
For Glastonbury 2024, the BBC is broadcasting over 90 hours of protection so you possibly can tune into Radio 1, Radio 1 Dance, BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Radio 2, 5 Stay, 6 Music, Radio 4 and others to catch the pageant over the weekend.
The best method to hearken to BBC radio on sensible gadgets is through the BBC Sounds app.
Glastonbury 2024 reside webcam
As if all of the above wasn’t sufficient, the standard Glastonbury reside webcam is reside and kicking accessible on the BBC web site. The digicam is sat atop the barn bringing a spectacular panoramic view of the pageant together with the Pyramid Stage, John Peel and Greenfields.