Glastonbury 2024 live updates: line-up, today’s schedule, weather and Dua Lipa’s appearance time

“I’ve wanted to play on this stage all my life, it’s been a dream…so when this moment comes, it’s almost supernatural,” Olivia Dean tells the BBC from Glastonbury.

Dean said it was amazing to see “so many women” in this year’s Glastonbury line-up: “It helps you visualise it, when you see people like you.”

“I loved seeing Adele, and I remember seeing Stormi and feeling like I was watching history,” she said.

Some info for you here in case you’re not familiar with the next act on the Pyramid Stage, K-pop stars Seventeen.

On the Pyramid stage, Olivia Deen gave a performance full of charisma and confidence. Her first album, chaotic, This book was nominated for the Mercury Prize and is about self-discovery in the aftermath of a breakup.

Her voice is big, backed by a soulful, resonant tenor that can leap playfully through the octaves. It’s a joy to watch live, with cymbals, drums, saxophones, trumpets and a meticulous choreography adding weight to a highly polished performance, which also sees her in fine form as she pays tribute to her grandmother, who was part of the Windrush generation and moved to the UK when she was 18.

The Grammy and Brit Award winner has received widespread acclaim for her studio albums “CTRL” and “SOS” — and yet, based on the confusion she caused when she was announced as headlining this year’s Glastonbury Festival, many still don’t know her name. Here’s why you need to delve into her work, by Kate Solomon

This is the first time Glastonbury Festival will host two headline artists, with SZA joining Dua Lipa.

She told the BBC: “I feel incredibly lucky to be part of this transformation. It’s important that we have more major female artists. We just have to keep pushing and making that change happen.”

She said trying to get the crowd on stage for a performance of “Blow Your Mind (Mwah),” as she did during her last Glastonbury show, might be tough this time: “It might be tight. But I have to find a way to make 150,000 people feel like they’re in a little nightclub.

“That’s the goal, and if there’s a place to do that, it’s got to be Glasto.”

Glastonbury organizer Emily Eavis has defended the festival’s line-up amid criticism of a shortage of rock bands as pop star Dua Lipa prepares to headline music on Friday.

This year’s event features headline performances from Dua Lipa, Coldplay and American R&B singer SZA, while country music star Shania Twain will play in the coveted Legends Slot.

“I think the line-up reflects what’s going on in the music world at the moment – ​​there aren’t a lot of new rock acts to choose from if I’m honest,” Ives said.

“I hope that comes up again, my peak was 1995 with Pulp and Oasis and Radiohead… and that was great but music changes all the time and now this is where we are.”

I know there’s been a lot of grumbling about the Glastonbury line-up this year, much of it justified (in my view), but I also think it’s still a huge improvement over Guns’N’Roses or, dare I say it, Arctic Monkeys (I love them but… Last year’s group was not my favorite).

Here’s something I did previously on this very topic

BBC coverage will be available across iPlayer, BBC Sounds, TV, radio and online, including the Classic Glastonbury channel broadcasting non-stop 24 hours a day from now until Sunday 30 June.

The channel will show back-to-back footage of some of Glastonbury’s most memorable shows, including Elton John’s farewell concert last year.

The BBC will also be broadcasting a dedicated Glastonbury Festival channel on iPlayer from noon on Friday (28 June) until Sunday evening, hosting a continuous, selected broadcast of live moments, interviews and behind-the-scenes videos.