Glastonbury Festival 2023 Explained

Glastonbury Festival 2023
Location:Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, England
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The 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 21 and 25 June and followed the 2022 edition of the festival. The three headlining acts were Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses and Elton John, with Yusuf / Cat Stevens performing in the Legends slot.

Over 40 hours of television coverage of the festival was hosted by Jo Whiley, Lauren Laverne, Jack Saunders and Clara Amfo and aired on BBC iPlayer and several BBC channels. Over 85 hours of live radio coverage was broadcast on BBC Sounds. For the first time, British Sign Language was included for all Pyramid Stage performances. Several documentaries were released in the lead up to the festival and a selection of highlights from previous years was made available to stream.[1]

Background

Elton John was announced as the festival's Sunday night headliner on 2 December 2022. It is John's first time headlining Glastonbury and his final ever UK show, acting as the last performance of the UK leg of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. A statement released by Emily Eavis as part of the announcement read: "It gives me enormous pleasure to let you know that the one and only Elton John will be making his first ever Glastonbury appearance, headlining the Pyramid Stage on the Sunday night next year. This will be the final UK show of Elton's last ever tour, so we will be closing the Festival and marking this huge moment in both of our histories with the mother of all send offs. We are so very happy to finally bring the Rocket Man to Worthy Farm!"[2]

The remaining two headliners, Arctic Monkeys, headlining for the third time, and Guns N' Roses, making their Glastonbury debut, were announced on 3 March 2023, alongside an initial slate of artists.[3] [4] Yusuf / Cat Stevens was also revealed as the Legends slot performer, having been personally selected by festival founder Michael Eavis.[5]

On 3 March 2023, it was announced that the John Peel Stage would be renamed to Woodsies after nearly 20 years as part of a push for the stages to be named after the fields they are located in.[6]

Tickets

General admission tickets for the festival cost £285 for the full weekend and were sold out.[7]

Line-up

The full line-up, with set times, was announced on 30 May 2023.[8] [9]

Pyramid stage

A. Arctic Monkeys' set featured James Ford.
B. Foo Fighters' set featured an appearance from Dave Grohl's daughter Violet.
C. Guns N' Roses' set featured an appearance from Dave Grohl.
D. Aitch's set featured an appearance from Anne-Marie.
E. Elton John's set featured appearances from Jacob Lusk, London Community Gospel Choir, Stephen Sanchez, Brandon Flowers and Rina Sawayama.
F. Lil Nas X's set featured an appearance from Jack Harlow.

Pyramid Stage Set Lists

Maisie Peters[10]
  1. Body Better
  2. I'm Trying (Not Friends)
  3. Love Him I Don't
  4. You're Just a Boy (and I'm Kinda the Man)
  5. Cate's Brother
  6. Not Another Rockstar
  7. Worst of You
  8. Villain
  9. Run
  10. You Signed Up for This
  11. Brooklyn
  12. John Hughes Movie
  13. Lost the Breakup
  14. Blonde
Stefflon Don[11]
  1. Senseless
  2. Can't Let You Go
  3. Move
  4. Clockwork
  5. Boasty
  6. Bun Fi Fun
  7. Daily Duppy
  8. Bum Bum Tam Tam
  9. Dip
  10. Best Friend
  11. Move It
  12. 16 Shots
  13. Hurtin' Me
Texas[12]
  1. I Don't Want a Lover
  2. Halo
  3. In Our Lifetime
  4. The Conversation
  5. Summer Son
  6. Let's Work It Out
  7. When We Are Together
  8. Black Eyed Boy
  9. Inner Smile
  10. Say What You Want
  11. Suspicious Minds
Foo Fighters[13]
  1. All My Life
  2. No Son of Mine
  3. Learn to Fly
  4. Rescued
  5. The Pretender
  6. My Hero
  7. Show Me How
  8. Best of You
  9. Everlong
Royal Blood[14]
  1. Out of the Black
  2. Come On Over
  3. Boilermaker
  4. Lights Out
  5. Mountains at Midnight
  6. Trouble's Coming
  7. Typhoons
  8. Loose Change
  9. Little Monster
  10. How Did We Get So Dark?
  11. Ten Tonne Skeleton
  12. Figure It Out
Arctic Monkeys[15]
  1. Sculptures of Anything Goes
  2. Brianstorm
  3. Snap Out of It
  4. Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair
  5. Crying Lightning
  6. Teddy Picker
  7. Cornerstone
  8. Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
  9. Arabella
  10. Four Out of Five
  11. Pretty Visitors
  12. Fluorescent Adolescent
  13. Perfect Sense
  14. Do I Wanna Know?
  15. Mardy Bum
  16. There'd Better Be a Mirrorball
  17. 505
  18. Body Paint
  19. I Wanna Be Yours
  20. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
  21. R U Mine?
Rick Astley[16]
  1. Together Forever
  2. Keep Singing
  3. As It Was/Take On Me
  4. Cry for Help
  5. Dipppin' My Feet
  6. God Says / Dance
  7. Whenever You Need Somebody/Good Times
  8. Highway to Hell
  9. Never Gonna Give You Up
Raye[17]
  1. Oscar Winning Tears
  2. The Thrill Is Gone
  3. Ice Cream Man
  4. Mary Jane
  5. Five Star Hotels
  6. Worth It
  7. Black Mascara
  8. You Don't Know Me
  9. Escapism
Amadou & Mariam[18]
  1. Ta Promesse
  2. Batoma
  3. C'est Chaud
  4. Wily Kataso
  5. Masiteladi
  6. Yiki Yassa
  7. Enaramina
  8. Bofou Safou
  9. Sabali
  10. La Réalité
  11. Beaux Dimanches
Aitch[19]
  1. Safe to Say
  2. Learning Curve
  3. Taste (Make It Shake)
  4. Strike a Pose
  5. Wait
  6. Louis Vuitton
  7. Take Me Back to London
  8. Keisha & Becky
  9. UFO
  10. Raw
  11. Bamba
  12. War
  13. 1989
  14. In Disguise
  15. Wonderwall
  16. Close to Home
  17. My G
  18. Fuego
  19. Psycho with Anne-Marie
  20. Rain
  21. Baby
Lewis Capaldi[20]
  1. Forget Me
  2. Forever
  3. Pointless
  4. Heavenly Kind of State of Mind
  5. Before You Go/Dancing Queen
  6. Bruises
  7. Wish You the Best
  8. Hold Me While You Wait
  9. Someone You Loved
Lizzo[21]
  1. Cuz I Love You
  2. Juice
  3. 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)
  4. Soulmate
  5. Phone/Grrrls
  6. Boys
  7. Tempo
  8. Rumors
  9. Jerome
  10. Special
  11. I'm Every Woman/Everybody's Gay
  12. Coldplay
  13. Truth Hurts
  14. I Love You Bitch
  15. Good as Hell
  16. About Damn Time
Guns N' Roses[22]
  1. It's So Easy
  2. Bad Obsession
  3. Chinese Democracy
  4. Slither
  5. Welcome to the Jungle
  6. Mr. Brownstone
  7. Pretty Tied Up
  8. Double Talkin' Jive
  9. Estranged
  10. Live and Let Die
  11. Reckless Life
  12. T.V. Eye
  13. Down on the Farm
  14. Rocket Queen
  15. Absurd
  16. Civil War
  17. You Could Be Mine
  18. Sweet Child o' Mine
  19. November Rain
  20. Patience
  21. Hard Skool
  22. Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  23. Nightrain
  24. Paradise City with Dave Grohl
Sophie Ellis-Bextor[23]
  1. Take Me Home
  2. Hypnotized
  3. Young Blood
  4. Get Over You
  5. Lady (Hear Me Tonight)/Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)/Sing It Back
  6. Crying at the Discoteque
  7. Like a Prayer
  8. Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)
  9. Murder on the Dancefloor
The Chicks[24]
  1. Sin Wagon
  2. Gaslighter
  3. Ready to Run
  4. Landslide
  5. Wide Open Spaces
  6. Cowboy Take Me Away
  7. Tights on My Boat
  8. White Trash Wedding
  9. Daddy Lessons/Long Time Gone
  10. Rainbowland
  11. March March
  12. Not Ready to Make Nice
  13. Goodbye Earl
Yusuf/Cat Stevens[25]
  1. The Wind
  2. Moonshadow
  3. I Love My Dog/Here Comes My Baby
  4. The First Cut Is the Deepest
  5. Matthew and Son
  6. Where Do the Children Play?
  7. Oh Very Young
  8. Hard Headed Woman
  9. Sitting
  10. Tea for the Tillerman
  11. (Remember the Days of the) Old Schoolyard
  12. If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out
  13. Morning Has Broken
  14. Take the World Apart
  15. Here Comes the Sun
  16. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
  17. Highness
  18. Peace Train
  19. Pagan Run
  20. Wild World
  21. Father and Son
Blondie[26]
  1. One Way or Another
  2. Hanging on the Telephone
  3. Call Me
  4. Will Anything Happen?
  5. Atomic
  6. Rapture
  7. The Tide Is High
  8. Long Time
  9. Maria
  10. Detroit 442
  11. Doom or Destiny
  12. Heart of Glass
  13. Fun/Denis
  14. Dreaming
Lil Nas X[27]
  1. Montero (Call Me by Your Name)
  2. Scoop
  3. Dead Right Now
  4. Don't Want It
  5. Old Town Road/Pony/Rodeo
  6. Sun Goes Down
  7. Panini
  8. Down Souf Hoes
  9. Thats What I Want
  10. Lost in the Citadel
  11. Industry Baby with Jack Harlow
Elton John[28]
  1. Pinball Wizard
  2. The Bitch Is Back
  3. Bennie and the Jets
  4. Daniel
  5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  6. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
  7. Philadelphia Freedom
  8. Are You Ready for Love with Jacob Lusk and London Community Gospel Choir
  9. Sad Songs (Say So Much) with London Community Gospel Choir
  10. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
  11. Until I Found You with Stephen Sanchez
  12. Your Song
  13. Candle in the Wind
  14. Tiny Dancer with Brandon Flowers
  15. Don't Go Breaking My Heart with Rina Sawayama
  16. Crocodile Rock
  17. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
  18. I'm Still Standing
  19. Cold Heart
  20. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  21. Rocket Man

Other stage

A. Central Cee's set featured an appearance from Dave.
B. Becky Hill's set featured the Heritage Orchestra.

West Holts stage

A. Gabriels' set featured an appearance from Celeste.
B. Loyle Carner's set featured an appearance from Olivia Dean.
C. Rudimental's set featured an appearance from Charlotte Plank and Venbee.
D. Speakers Corner Quartet featured Coby Sey, Tirzah, Confucius MC, Joe Armon-Jones, Lea Sen, Kae Tempest, Leilah, James Massiah, Tawiah and Shabaka Hutchings.

Woodsies stage

A. Caroline Polachek's set featured appearances from Brìghde Chaimbeul and Weyes Blood.

Park stage

A. Sparks' set featured appearances from Cate Blanchett and Edgar Wright.
B. Fatboy Slim's set featured an appearance from Rita Ora.
C. The Pretenders' set featured appearances from Johnny Marr and Dave Grohl.

Left Field

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC announces Glastonbury 2023 coverage plans. 31 May 2023. NME. 1 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Elton John to headline Sunday at Glastonbury 2023. 2 December 2022. Glastonburyfestivals.co.uk. 1 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Glastonbury Festival announces 2023 line-up. 3 March 2023. NME. 1 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts 2023: Initial Line-Up Announcement. 6 March 2023. Louder Than War. 1 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Glastonbury Festival 2023 line-up: Yusuf/Cat Stevens is 'petrified' of big Pyramid Stage 'Legend' slot. 23 March 2023. Somerset Live. 1 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Glastonbury renames John Peel Stage after nearly two decades. 3 March 2023. The Independent. 1 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Glastonbury Festival 2023 re-sale tickets sell out in just six minutes. 23 April 2023. NME. 1 June 2023.
  8. Web site: Check out the full Glastonbury 2023 line-up and stage times here. 30 May 2023. NME. 1 June 2023.
  9. Web site: Glastonbury Festival Line-Up 2023. 30 May 2023. Glastonburyfestivals.co.uk. 1 June 2023.
  10. Web site: Maisie Peters at Worthy Farm (June 23, 2023). Setlist.fm. 30 June 2023.
  11. Web site: Stefflon Don at Worthy Farm (June 23, 2023). Setlist.fm. 30 June 2023.
  12. Web site: Stefflon Don at Worthy Farm (June 23, 2023). Setlist.fm. 30 June 2023.
  13. Web site: Foo Fighters confirmed as The Churnups as they play Glastonbury secret set. Radio X. 30 June 2023.
  14. Web site: Royal Blood at Worthy Farm (June 23, 2023). Setlist.fm. 30 June 2023.
  15. Web site: Arctic Monkeys smash Glastonbury 2023 headline slot: full setlist. 23 June 2023. Radio X. 30 June 2023.
  16. Web site: Rick Astley at Worthy Farm (June 24, 2023). Setlist.fm. 30 June 2023.
  17. Web site: Raye at Worthy Farm (June 24, 2023). Setlist.fm. 30 June 2023.
  18. Web site: Amadou & Mariam at Worthy Farm (June 24, 2023). Setlist.fm. 30 June 2023.
  19. Web site: Aitch at Worthy Farm (June 24, 2023). Setlist.fm. 30 June 2023.
  20. Web site: Lewis Capaldi at Worthy Farm (June 24, 2023). Setlist.fm. 30 June 2023.
  21. Web site: Lizzo at Worthy Farm (June 24, 2023). 24 June 2023. Setlist.fm. 30 June 2023.
  22. Web site: Guns N' Roses at Glastonbury 2023 - stage, time, setlist, clashes and more. 24 June 2023. Somerset Live. 30 June 2023.
  23. Web site: Sophie Ellis-Bextor at Worthy Farm (June 25, 2023). Setlist.fm. 30 June 2023.
  24. Web site: The Chicks at Worthy Farm (June 25, 2023). Setlist.fm. 30 June 2023.
  25. Web site: Fans react to “mesmerising” Yusuf/Cat Stevens performance at Glastonbury Festival 2023. Radio X. 30 June 2023.
  26. Web site: Blondie at Worthy Farm (June 25, 2023). Setlist.fm. 30 June 2023.
  27. Web site: Lil Nas X at Worthy Farm (June 25, 2023). Setlist.fm. 30 June 2023.
  28. Web site: Glastonbury 2023: Elton John's Pyramid Stage setlist and special guests including Brandon Flowers. 26 June 2023. Edinburgh News. 30 June 2023.

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