The first day of Glastonbury 2024 is now underway and if you weren’t lucky enough to get a ticket, you’ll still be able to watch most of the performances for free online.
The National will headline the Other Stage at 9:45pm tonight in one of the weekend’s most anticipated sets – but there’s plenty to look forward to before then including Avril Lavigne, Nothing But Theives and Two Door Cinema Club all taking to the Other Stage this afternoon. And if you’re not at the festival, you can keep up with the action for free online thanks to the live stream links below. Sadly, The Zutons‘s 11:45am opening set takes place before the BBC’s coverage starts today, so won’t be avaialble to watch online.
Click here to watch the Other Stage live on BBC iPlayer.
Missed a set or just a bit late? No need to wait for the sets to be uploaded to iPlayer – you can rewind the live stream to the times listed below.
The Other Stage running order
Click here to watch the Other Stage live on BBC iPlayer.
- Soft Play
- 13:45 – 14:30
- James
- 15:00 – 16:00
- Nothing But Thieves
- 16:30 – 17:30
- Avril Lavigne
- 18:00 – 19:00
- Two Door Cinema Club
- 19:45 – 20:45
- The National
- 21:45 – 23:15
The BBC’s live coverage of the Other Stage runs from 1:45pm today. The Zutons and Rachel Chinouriri appeared on The Other Stage before this time and won’t be shown.
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.”
