Glastonbury
Season 2008
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. The festival is best known for its contemporary music, but also features dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and many other arts. For 2005, the enclosed area of the festival was over 900 acres, had over 385 live performances and was attended by around 150,000 people. While the villagers of Pilton have been complaining about the noise generated during the weekend for many years, in 2007 over 700 acts played on over 80 stages. Glastonbury was heavily influenced by hippie ethics and the free festival movement in the 1970s, especially the Isle of Wight Festival.
Where to Watch Season 2008
31 Episodes
- Editors/We Are Scientists
E1Editors/We Are ScientistsEdith Bowman and Zane Lowe present coverage of the festival from Worthy Farm. They look at all the stories, gossip and performance from the start of day one of the festival. There are also performances from Editors on the Pyramid Stage and We Are Scientists on the Other Stage. - The Fratellis/Estelle
E2The Fratellis/EstelleEdith Bowman and Zane Lowe continue coverage of day one of this year's festival with live performances from The Fratellis on the Pyramid Stage and Estelle on the Jazz World Stage. Plus all the gossip, news and interviews from the first day of the world famous festival. - Kings of Leon/Jimmy Cliff
E3Kings of Leon/Jimmy CliffLauren Laverne and Mark Radcliffe open proceedings from this year's festival of performing arts at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset. Kicking off with a performance from Tennessee's Kings of Leon who will be making their first appearance as headliners on the legendary Pyramid Stage alongside highlights of Jazz World stage headliner, Jamaican legend Jimmy Cliff. Plus, a look at how the farm has coped and recovered since the floods of last year and acoustic performances from artists playing at some of the smaller stages including Dizzee Rascal and Edwyn Collins. - Buddy Guy/Ethiopiques/Joan Armatrading
E10Buddy Guy/Ethiopiques/Joan ArmatradingMark Radcliffe introduces three performances from the Jazz World Stage. Legendary blues guitarist and singer Buddy Guy is followed by the Ethiopiques and their unique sound of 1960s, and British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading rounds things off with songs from her extensive back catalogue and numbers from her recent album Into The Blues. - Day 2 Night & HighlightsE12
Day 2 Night & HighlightsLauren Laverne, Jo Whiley, Mark Radcliffe and Phill Jupitus conclude events on day two of the festival. With music from Other Stage headliners Massive Attack plus highlights of the day's events and performances including Manu Chao, Ethiopiques, Vampire Weekend, Imagined Village and Elbow. Jay-Z drops by after his headlining set plus acoustics and the odd interesting cabaret moment. - Day 3 Afternoon
E14Day 3 AfternoonLauren Laverne and Mark Radcliffe host as Neil Diamond performs live on the Pyramid in the now traditional Sunday teatime slot at the festival. Neil performs tracks from his recent No 1 album Home Before Dark, along with a selection of his classic songs in a 50 minute set. Plus Mark Ronson performs live from the Other Stage, a look at the history of Worthy Farm and a performance by Will Young. - Eddy Grant
E16Eddy GrantMark Radcliffe introduces the British reggae-tinged star Eddy Grant and his Frontline Orchestra in one of his first UK shows in over a decade, as they perform on the Jazz World Stage. Grant plays many of his classic hits, including Give Me Hope Joanna, I Don't Want To Dance, Baby Come Back and Electric Avenue. - Day 3 Night & Highlights
E18Day 3 Night & HighlightsJo Whiley and Mark Radcliffe introduce the final headliner on the Pyramid Stage - Wigan's recently reformed anthemic group The Verve, with songs from their classic 1997 album Urban Hymns, plus new tracks from their upcoming reunion LP. Plus performances from the likes of King Solomon Burke, The Zutons, Eddy Grant and The National, with more special acoustic performances and the final cabaret act left on site. Phill Jupitus and Lauren Laverne look back over the whole weekend with highlights of all the main stages.
