The BBC has revealed its coverage plans for next month’s Glastonbury Festival, which include broadcasting from the Pyramid Stage in UHD (or 4K) for the first time.
Their coverage will include over 35 hours on BBC One, Two, Three and Four and over 40 hours in iPlayer, in addition to live streams from the five biggest stages. There are also over 60 hours of coverage planned for their radio stations and the BBC Sounds app.
Billed as a celebration of Glastonbury, the BBC’s coverage will begin earlier than in previous years with two special programmes. BBC Two will show ‘Glastonbury: 50 Years & Counting‘ and BBC One ‘Stormzy: Road to the Pyramid Stage’ with both also available on iPlayer.
Lorna Clarke, BBC Director of Music, said: “I’m very proud of the BBC’s long history of broadcasting from Glastonbury, the highlight of our Summer of Live Music. Our coverage this year will be our most extensive to date, with over 35 hours of programming across BBC One, Two, Three and Four, and over 40 hours on BBC iPlayer – in addition to digital live streams from the five biggest festival stages. We’ll also have wall-to-wall coverage on the BBC’s pop radio networks and BBC Sounds – with over 60 hours of broadcasts from the festival itself. For the first time, we’ll be showing sets from the Pyramid stage in Ultra High Definition, a fantastic progression in our Glastonbury story, which aims to help audiences access every epic musical moment.
“Our expert team of presenters will guide audiences around Worthy Farm, whilst BBC iPlayer – with its dedicated Glastonbury channel – and BBC Sounds will allow people to watch and listen on-demand, throughout the festival weekend and beyond. Many thanks to Emily and Michael Eavis for once again allowing us to bring their incredible creation to millions of music lovers around the UK.”
Emily Eavis said: “It’s a joy to have the BBC and its brilliant team back and broadcasting live from Glastonbury for the first time since 2019 – continuing a special partnership that’s been evolving since 1997. I’m looking forward to Worthy Farm being filled with thousands of people once again and for millions more around the country being able to enjoy performances from our stellar line-up, courtesy of the BBC, wherever they are.”
For full details of the BBC’s planned Glastonbury coverage, head to this page on the BBC website.
Last week, Glastonbury revealed a limited edition upcycled vest designed by Stella McCartney, available now from the Glastonbury website with all proceeds going to War Child’s Emergency Fund – helping children in Ukraine and other conflicts.
A charity vest sold back at Glastonbury 2007, also designed by Stella McCartney, has since gone on to become a rare collector’s item. Then, during a recent warehouse audit, a stash of unsold vests was uncovered.
Glastonbury organisers said: “Staying true to Stella McCartney’s ethos and principles to reduce our impact on the planet the original vests have now been upcycled and repurposed with a new mushroom artwork celebrating fungi as the future of fashion and our planet.”
Also in support of War Child’s Emergency Fund, Glastonbury organisers recently revealed a limited edition poster print. It features the festival’s 2022 artwork by Stanley Donwood reworked with the colours of the Ukrainian flag and will be produced on-site using the festival’s Heidelberg Cylinder printing press.
They’re now available to purchase from the online Glastonbury store for £25 with the sale limited to 2,022 prints, each of which will be numbered.
Paul McCartney will be 80 by the time Glastonbury comes around, which will make him the oldest ever Pyramid Stage headliner. He’s set to play on Saturday night, the day after Billie Eilish headlines. Aged 20 at the time, she’ll be the youngest ever Pyramid headliner.
The main line-up poster was revealed back in March with area-specific posters following throughout April and May. The full line-up, including set times, was announced at 11 am this morning.
All tickets for Glastonbury 2022 have now been sold. Resales of returned tickets were held towards the end of March which both sold out in a matter of minutes. Your last chance at getting in might be to win tickets, so check out our frequently updated list of Glastonbury competitions.
Glastonbury 2022 will take place from Wednesday 22nd to Sunday 26th June at Worthy Farm near Pilton, Somerset.
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