Glastonbury 2024 live: Latest weather forecast, stage times and who’s performing
Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA and Shania Twain are in the top spots for this year’s festival, as Michael and Emily Eavis prepare to welcome ticket-holders to Worthy Farm
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Glastonbury ticket-holders can breathe a sigh of relief, as the weather for this year’s festival is forecast to be “mostly warm, dry and settled”.
The latest Met Office update shared on Monday 24 June comes after a particularly cold and wet start to the summer. As festival-goers are welcomed to Worthy Farm by Michael and Emily Eavis, temperatures are exepcted to reach highs of between 25C to 27C.
Thursday will see “cloudier and slightly breezier conditions through the day and possibly some light rain in the afternoon” as the music kicks off on the smaller stages, while the main days of Friday to Sunday are anticipated to be “dry [with] sunny spells and light winds”, experiencing maximum temperatures of 20C or 21C.
Here’s a handy guide on what to pack for Glastonbury 2024.
This year’s festival is being headlined by pop star Dua Lipa on Friday, pop-rock band Coldplay on Saturday, and American R&B star SZA on Sunday. You can find a full list of the lineup and set times for each stage here.
How to watch the BBC’s live coverage
The BBC has announced its scheduling for Glastonbury 2024, as music fans who weren’t lucky enough to score tickets (or simply prefer to watch from home) look to tune into the action from Worthy Farm.
Live coverage by the broadcaster will begin on Wednesday 26 June, when fans flock to the festival fields in Somerset to see hundreds of artists perform.
On Friday, Dua Lipa will make her debut as Glastonbury headliner, followed by pop-rock band Coldplay on Saturday and US star SZA closing the festival on Sunday.
Meanwhile, country-pop icon Shania Twain will take on the Legends Slot, performing a career-spanning set of hits including “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” and “That Don’t Impress Me Much”.
Glastonbury 2024: How to watch the BBC’s live coverage
Broadcaster has unveiled its coverage plan for this year’s festival at Worthy Farm, including headliner performances on the Pyramid Stage from Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA
When is Dua Lipa performing on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury and how to watch
Dua Lipa will make her debut as a Glastonbury headliner on Friday 28 June, when she will take to the Pyramid Stage to perform a set of some of her biggest hits.
The British-Albanian pop star was announced as one of the festival’s star bookings in March, alongside pop-rock band Coldplay and US R&B artist SZA. Country-pop queen Shania Twain will take on the Legends Slot on Sunday.
Dua Lipa, 28, has a string of top 10 singles under her belt including “New Rules”, “One Kiss” and “Don’t Start Now”.
Her third album, Radical Optimism,was released in May and received mixed reviews from critics. The Independent’s Helen Brown awarded it five stars, praising the “Eurodisco” influences and Latin twangs of songs such as “Maria” and “French Exit”.
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