What is it?

Arguably the best festival in the world, the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts has grown from a few hippies in a field drinking free milk on farmer Michael Eavis' farm to the biggest festival in Europe attracting 160,000 people every year. With six huge music stages and tents including the awesome Pyramid Stage, a myriad of smaller music stages and venues plus areas such as the 40 acre Shangri-La area which is open until 6am on Friday and Saturday nights plus the Green Fields, Healing Fields, Glade, Field of Avalon, The Park, Trash City, Cinema Field which are all packed into the 100 acre site in the Vale of Avalon, Glastonbury has lots more to offer than just music. Glastonbury also donates some of its profit to support various charities such as Oxfam, Greenpeace, Water Aid and local charities.

Where & When?

Worthy Farm, Pilton, near Glastonbury in Somerset - Friday 26th to Sunday 28th June. Gates open for camping at 8am, Wednesday 24th June.

Who's playing?

This year's headliners have been confirmed as Neil Young, Blur and Bruce Springsteen while Franz Ferdinand, Emiliana Torrini, Lily Allen and Florence and the Machine have also all confirmed they'll play the festival.

A-Z Listing

2 ManyDJs, 3 Daft Monkeys, 6 Day Riot, Abdullah Chhadeh And Syriana, Adsorb, Afghan Headspin, Alberta Cross, Alela Diane, Alessi's Ark, All Hands on Decks, Altern-8, Alyssa Bonagura, Amadou & Mariam, Amanda Blank, Animal Collective, Annie Mac, Annie Nightingale Opening Party, Ans, Appleblim, Aquasky, Art Brut, Astroboy, Atomic Hooligan, Baaba Maal, Baby Charles, Back to the Planet, Baddies, Badly Drawn BoyBanco de Gaia, Bap Kennedy, Baskery, Bat For Lashes, Beardyman with The Bays, Beardyman, Beat Torrent, Ben & Lex, Ben Sims, Ben Taylor, Beth Rowley, Billy Nasty (Dubstep Set), Billy Nasty Bishi, Bjorn Again, Black Eyed Peas, Blackberry Wood, Bloc Party, Blue Roses, Blur, Bombay Bicycle Club, Bon Iver, Bourbon Warfare DJs, Boy Crisis, Brand New, Breakfast with Howard Marks, Bridgewater Reggae Soundsystem, Bristol Rise Up! Featuring…, British Sea Power, Broken Records, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Burn the Negative, Calvin Harris, Caspa, Charlene Soraia, Chase & Status, Cheeba, Chief, Chip Munk, Chris Coco, Circlesquare, City Stereo, Clive Craske, Cold War Kids, Commix, Cora Smyth Band,Craig Charles, Crazy P, Crookers, Crosby Stills & Nash, Cyberfunk All Stars, Dan Black, Dan Le Sac Vs Scoobius Pip, Danny Howells, Dave Seaman, David Guetta, Dead Like Harry, Deadmau5, DeepGroove, Dhr Robijn, Dirty Vegas, Dizzee Rascal, DJ Badly, DJ Bunjy, DJ Food, DJ Fresh, DJ Missill, DJ Yoda, Dodgy, Don Diablo, Don Letts, Doves, Dr Gaffa, Dr Meaker, Dreadzone, Dub From Atlantis, Dub Pistols, DubFX, DubKasm, Eagles Of Death Metal, East 17, Easy Star All-Stars, Eatstatic, Ebony Bones, Echo And The Bunnymen, Eclectic Ballroom, Edward II, Eliza Carthy, Ella Chi, Emiliana Torrini, Emmy The Great Emmy The Great, Enter Shikari, Eric Prydz, Erik Truffaz, Erol Alkan, Esser, Eveson, Evil Genius, Ezra Bang & Hot Machine, Fairport Convention, Fight Like Apes, Filthy Dukes, First Aid Kit, Fleet Foxes, Florence And The Machine, Frankmusik, Franz Ferdinand, Freq Nasty, Friendly Fires, Fucked Up, Futureboogie, Gabrielle Cilmi, Gary Louris and Mark Olson, Gaslight Anthem, Geezer, General Fiasco, General Midi, Georgie Fame, Giorgio Gatti Vs Edoardo Marvaso, Glasvegas, Glitterati feat The Flying Goffey Brothers, Golden Silvers, Goldfish, Goldie Lookin Chain DJ Set, Gong Good Books, Groove Diggerz, Guilty Pleasures, Heartbreak, Henry & Louis featuring Jamo, Herne, High Contrast, Hockey, Hope And Social, Horace Andy, Hot 8 Brass Band, Hudson Mohawke, Hugh Cornwell, Hybrid Cinematic Set, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Imelda May, In Case Of Fire, Infadels (DJ Set), Infinite Scale, Iration Steppas ft Mark Iration, Ironik, Jack Penate, Jalapeno Sound System feat. Smoove & Turrell, Jam The Channel, James Hunter, James Monro, Jamie Cullum, Jamie Jones, Jamie T, Japanese Popstars, Jarvis Cocker, Jason Mraz, Jersey Budd Jim Masters, Jim Masters, Jinx, Jodie Harsh, Joe Gideon And The Shark, Joe Goddard (Hot Chip), Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong, John Smith, Joker & Nomad, Jon Hopkins, Jose James, Josh Wink, Just Jack, Kap Bambino, Kasabian, Kate Walsh, Khaled, Kilfenorca, Ceili Band, Kissy Sellout, Krafty Kuts, La Roux, Lack of Afro Live, Lady GaGa, Ladyhawke, Lamb, Lay Low, Layo and Bushwacka!, Leeroy Thornhill (X Prodigy) Lekiddo - Lord of the Lobsters!, Leo the Amateur, Lily Allen, Linda Lewis, Lisa Hannigan, Little Boots, Liz Green, London Community Gospel Choir, London Elektricity DJ Set, Lonnie Liston Smith, Lottie Lucy Wainwright Roche, Lunasa, M Ward, Madness, Magic Numbers, Major Major, Manu Dibango, Marina and the Diamonds, Mark Jones, Marshall Hackett I love What?, Martin Harley Band, Matthew Jonson (Cobblestone Jazz), Maura Kincaid, Maxfield, Maximo Park, Mellow Star, Metric, Metronomy, Micachu and the Shapes, Michael McGoldrick, Iain Fletcher and Andy Dinan, Miss B MJ Cole, Motown 50th Birthday, MPHO Mr Hudson, Mr Nice Mr Scruff, Mum Suleiman, Music Of The Penguin Cafe Orchestra, My Toys Like Me, Mystery Jets DJ Set, Mystro N Type, N.U.M.B., Nairobi, NAPT, Nathan Detroit Dance Lounge, Neil Young, Nerm & D-Code, Newton Faulkner, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, No Crows, Noah And The Whale, Noisettes, Novak 3D Disco, Ocelot, Official Secrets Act, Orquesta Aragon, Ou Est, Outlaws, Outmode, Pama International, Paolo Nutini, Passion Pit, Pathaan, Paul Arnold, Paul Woolford, Peaches, Peatbog Fairies, Peggy Sue, Pendulum, Pete Tong, Peter Bjorn and John, Peter Doherty, Peyoti For Presidents, Pinch & Peverelist, Playing For Change, Priscilla Ahn, Q Tip, Qemists, Quiver, Raffertie, Randy & Earls Old Record Club, Ray Davies, Red Light and Ben Westbeach, Regina Spektor, Reverand and the Makers, Richard 'Kid' Strange and the Party, Rob Da Bank, Robyn Hitchcock, Rock Idol, Roger McGuinn, Rokia Traore, Rolf Harris, Roots Manuva, RSD, Rumble Strips, Rusko, Rye Rye, Salsa Class, Salsa Club featuring La Excelencia, Salsa Club featuring The Alex Wilson Salsa Power Orchestra, Salsa Club featuring The Elephants, Sancho Panza, Scott Matthews, Scratch Perverts, Sean Taylor, Second Class Citizen, Seth Lakeman, Seun Kuti and Fela's Egypt 80, Sharon Corr, Shlomo and Guests, Shut Up And Dance, Silent Disco's, Skream And Benga, SLAM, Smash n' Grab, Smith & Mighty, Soft Toy Emergency, Solas, Speech Debelle and The Therapist, Speed Caravan, Spinal Tap, Stanton Warriors, Status Quo, Steel Pulse, Stephanie Mckay, Stereo MCs, Steve Hillage Band, Stornoway, Stuart Wilkinson, Sub Universe, Swap-A-Rama Razzmattazz, Take It 2 The Bridge, Tayo, Team Waterpolo, Teddy Thompson, Terry Reid, The Aliens, The Bee's Knees, The Big Pink, The Blockheads, The Boxer Rebellion, The Broken Family Band, The Capitol Years, The Cosmonauts, The Destroyers, The Egg, The Emperor Machine, The Gentle Good, The Horrors, The King Blues, The Kleptones, The Lancashire Hotpots, The Lost Brothers, The Low Anthem, The Maccabees, The Mandibles, The Martin Harley Band, The Memory Band, The Mojo Fins, The Mummers, The Nextmen featuring Yungun, The Nightingales, The Parlure Cabaret, The Part Time Heroes, The Perceptions, The Prodigy, The Puppini Sisters,The Rakes, The Rockingbirds, The Script, The Shortwave Set, The Slips, The Soft Pack, The Specials, The Streets, The Temper Trap, The Ting Tings, The View, The Virgins, The Whip, The Wombats, The Wonder Stuff, Theoretical Girl, Timo Maas, Tinariwen, Tinchy Stryder, Tindersticks, Tom Jones, Tom Middleton Old Shool Rave Set, Tom Middleton, Tom Real, Tommy Sparks, Tony Christie, Transformer, Tunng and Tinariwen, Twisted Wheel, Two Door Cinema Club, Unabombers, Urban Knights, Vagabond, Vent, Vladimir Steamboat, VV Brown, Warsaw Village Band, WaterAid Choir, Wave Machines, We Don’t Play, We Have Band, Wheeler Street, White Lies, Whomadewho, Wiley, Will Vegas, Will Young, WonderfullyCourteousGentlemen, Wonky Pop DJs, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yr Ods, Zinc

How do I get tickets?

Tickets are now sold out.

Where can I read more about it?

Check out the official site at: www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk