Kasabian have been revealed as playing a ‘secret set‘ at Glastonbury tonight.
The 6pm slot in the Woodsies tent, known as the John Peel Stage until last year, has been listed as TBA since the full line-up and set times were announced. It wasn’t until this morning we found out this will be an hour-long performance by Kasabian – which has since been officially confirmed by the band on Instagram.
Their last official Glasto performance was way back in 2014, though they previously appeared at the festival in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2009.
Glastonbury surprises guru SecretGlasto were first with the news, tweeting a clue just before noon saying “Any Lost Souls Forever wondering who’s playing Woodsies at 1800?” shortly followed by “Anyone lonely and stuck for something to do at 1800? Head to Woodsies and you won’t be LOST SOULS FOREVER”.
If you weren’t up to speed on Kasabian’s discography, a quick Google of ‘Lost Souls Forever’ would have revealed it’s the band’s second single. But with some still confused, SecretGlasto later put out another tweet directly announcing the secret set:
The Woodsies tent is broadcast live online by the BBC from early afternoon today, so you’ll be able to watch Kasabian’s secret set in full both live and on catch-up for the next 30 days. Click here to watch Kasabian on the Woodsies stage live stream.
Known for their energetic performances and crowd-pleasing hits, the Leicester-based rock band is sure to draw a large and enthusiastic crowd. Their Glasto debut in 2004, was in the same tent – although way back then it was still known as the New Bands Tent. Fast forward to 2014 and they were headlining the Pyramid Stage.
How to watch on your TV
Obviously, the links to the streams aren’t much good if you want to watch on your TV (unless you’re able to ‘cast’ from your phone or laptop to your telly), so how do you find the streams on the iPlayer app?
Fortunately, Glastonbury coverage will be front and centre when you open the iPlayer app. Just click “view more” and you’ll be taken to a Glastonbury page with a “watch live” section.
It can get a little confusing, as iPlayer shows ‘live’ icons over some streams which are showing replays, highlights and time-delayed sets – or even sets from previous years. To make sure you’re watching live, make sure you select one which says it’s the live stream for a particular stage. It’s very easy to end up watching The Glastonbury Channel by mistake if they’re showing highlights or delayed coverage of artists from the same stage you want to stream.
To clarify, iPlayer displays ‘Live’ icons on everything that is a stream or channel, even if it isn’t live coverage. This is just how the iPlayer app or website typically handles streams. Normally, this makes sense because you would know that shows like EastEnders aren’t live, but the ‘Live’ icon indicates that you’re watching the BBC One channel as opposed to catch-up or on-demand videos.
Be careful which one you select and make sure you look at the description rather than quickly spotting an artist and clicking in a hurry. Alternatively, just use the links on this page and if required, cast to your TV.
Full list of Sunday’s live streams
This isn’t the only stage available to watch live online. The BBC are running official live streams of Glastonbury’s five biggest stages – along with a special 4K / UHD channel available on select devices. Check them out below.
- The Pyramid Stage live stream (or this link for sign language)
- The Other Stage live stream
- The West Holts Stage live stream
- The Park Stage live stream
- The Woodsies live stream
There are also four special channels showing a mix of live coverage, highlights, commentary and pre-recorded sets:
- The Glastonbury Channel
- Uninterrupted coverage of unmissable sets
- Glastonbury Channel 2
- Classic Glastonbury Channel *currently off air
- Glastonbury 4K / UHD
- Available on select devices inside the iPlayer app
Once the main music line-up gets underway on Friday, the BBC will run live streams from the five biggest stages on BBC iPlayer. Most of the sets from the Pyramid Stage, the Other Stage, the West Holts Stage, the Park Stage and Woodsies will be available live and on catch-up on iPlayer. In addition to this, there will be 40 hours of coverage on BBC TV channels and over 85 hours on BBC Radio. The Pyramid Stage coverage will be available in 4K Ultra HD.
Emily Eavis said last year: “We’ve worked in partnership with the BBC since 1997, and they’ve become an incredibly valuable part of what we do at Glastonbury. I think we’ve created something really special together and we’re delighted that they’re continuing to evolve their coverage with additions such as streaming Pyramid Stage performances live in British Sign Language. We’re looking forward to welcoming them to the farm in June and here’s to many more Glastonburys together.”
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