Glastonbury
Season 2016
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 2016
125 Episodes
- ZZ Top & the LumineersE2
ZZ Top & the LumineersZZ Top 1 Got Me Under Pressure 2 Gimme All Your Lovin' 3 Waitin' for the Bus 4 Jesus Just Left Chicago 5 Pincushion 7 I Gotsta Get Paid 8 Foxy Lady (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover) 9 I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 10 Chartreuse 11 Sharp Dressed Man 12 Legs 13 La Grange (with Sloppy Drunk Jam and Bar-B-Q snippet) 14 Tush - Baaba Maal & Mbongwana Star
E6Baaba Maal & Mbongwana StarHighlights from the Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts continue with Senegalese superstar Baaba Maal. The singer-songwriter and percussionist, who recently released his 17th album The Traveller, is no stranger to Glastonbury, but as he makes his debut on the Pyramid stage he'll provide a modern but evocative musical twist on the West African tradition of the griot. The storytelling troubadour is closely followed by Mbongwana Star. The chaotically creative musicians from Kinshasa will be breaking all the rules when it comes to traditional Congolese music with their punk attitude and thrilling psychedelic sounds, as they make their debut at the festival on the West Holts stage. - Squeeze & the Last Shadow Puppets
E7Squeeze & the Last Shadow PuppetsMark Radcliffe and Clara Amfo introduce two acts from the Pyramid Stage on day two of the Glastonbury Festival. South London troupers Squeeze perform a selection of their classic tunes along with a couple of songs from their most recent and critically acclaimed album Cradle to the Grave, their first record of new material in 17 years. Hot on their heels are the stylish duo of Alex Turner and Miles Turner, who make their collective debut on the stage as the Last Shadow Puppets, along with James Ford and Zach Dawes, to play tracks from their two albums together including recent release Everything You've Come to Expect. Hide description Glastonbury Programme website Credits - Coldplay with Barry Gibb
E67Coldplay with Barry GibbColdplay end the weekend with a bang bringing powerful and emotive pop anthems to Worthy Farm with guests: Barry Gibb and Michael Eavis. 1 A Head Full of Dreams (extended intro with Charlie Chaplin speech) 2 Yellow 3 (Recorded for "Love in Tokyo") 4 Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall 5 The Scientist 6 Birds (with "Oceans" excerpt in intro) 7 Paradise (with Tiësto remix outro) 8 Everglow 10 (restarted with Chris solo due… more ) 9 Clocks (with "Army of One" excerpt in intro) 10 Midnight (partial) 13 Charlie Brown 11 Hymn for the Weekend 12 Fix You (with "Midnight" excerpt in intro) 13 Boys That Sing (Viola Beach cover) (with Viola Beach vocals throughout) 14 Viva la Vida 18 Adventure of a Lifetime Encore: 15 Kaleidoscope (Extended) 16 To Love Somebody (Bee Gees cover) (with Barry Gibb) 17 Stayin' Alive (Bee Gees cover) (with Barry Gibb) (18 Full of Dreams) 19 A Sky Full of Stars 20 Up&Up (with Apple, Moses Martin) 21 My Way (Claude François cover) (with Michael Eavis) 22 Up&Up (reprise; outro only) - Friday Part 1E104
Friday Part 1Glastonbury - 2016: Friday Part 1 From their bird's eye studio view high up at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, presenters Jo Whiley, Mark Radcliffe, Lauren Laverne, Huw Stephens and roving reporters Gemma Cairney and Martin Dougan kick off a weekend of wide-ranging live coverage on BBC Two of Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts. Alongside all the news from the first day of the festival, there will be one or two performances from around the site and a special acoustic performance in the studio, as well as a short film from reporter James Ballardie who takes a look round the town of Glastonbury and explores its relationship with the festival. Plus a catch-up with Friday's headliners Muse as they prepare to take to the stage as the first Pyramid Stage headliners of the weekend. - Friday Part 2E105
Friday Part 2Glastonbury - 2016: Friday Part 2 Live coverage continues from Glastonbury Festival with presenter Lauren Laverne introducing headline act Muse as they take to the stage to perform for the third time as headline act on the world-famous Pyramid Stage. After the full Muse performance, presenters Jo Whiley and Huw Stephens cherry pick the best of the rest from day one of the festival, introduce bespoke acoustic performances and check in with presenter Gemma Cairney as she delves into the dark, weird and bizarre late night world of Glastonbury Festival. - Saturday Part 3 inc AdeleE108
Saturday Part 3 inc AdeleLive coverage of Glastonbury Festival continues with the live headline set from the multimillion-selling, global singing star Adele, as she makes her debut at the festival on the famous Pyramid Stage. Before that, presenters Lauren Laverne and Huw Stephens introduce highlights from the likes of antipodean psyche rockers Tame Impala, who take to the Pyramid Stage just before Adele, Glasgow synth poppers Chvrches and a sprinkling of bespoke acoustic performances. Following the live set from Adele, Jo Whiley and Mark Radcliffe host proceedings from the BBC studio in the Park area, with highlights from the sets by James Blake and M83, and our roving reporter Gemma Cairney is out and about discovering late-night Glastonbury and what happens after dark on Worthy Farm. - Sunday Part 1 - including Jeff Lynne's ELO
E109Sunday Part 1 - including Jeff Lynne's ELOSunday afternoon live coverage from Glastonbury Festival continues with hosts Mark Radcliffe, Lauren Laverne and Jo Whiley bringing you the best of the live music from the world famous festival. In the now traditional Sunday afternoon legends spot, Mr Blue Sky himself, ELO head honcho and all-round Brummie legend Jeff Lynne makes his Glastonbury Festival debut on the Pyramid Stage. AWithnd music from the likes of Gregory Porter and Laura Mvula and from the BBC Two bird's-eye studio near the Park stage, a special acoustic performance from US superstar and pop cultural icon Cyndi Lauper. Plus presenters Gemma Cairney and Martin Dougan get out and about and report back on the weird, wonderful and often unseen areas of the festival. - Sunday Part 2 - including Coldplay
E110Sunday Part 2 - including ColdplayIt is the third and final night of BBC Two's coverage of Glastonbury Festival and presenters Jo Whiley and Huw Stephens bring you the full live set from Glastonbury veterans Coldplay, as they take to the famous Pyramid Stage and headline the festival for a record-breaking fourth time. Following Coldplay's full live performance, Jo Whiley is joined by Mark Radcliffe on the BBC Two sofa to scoop up the best of the rest from the last day of the festival, including music from the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Guy Garvey and Grimes, plus some late-night bespoke acoustic performances from the BBC Two studio. Gemma Cairney also delivers her last report from the nocturnal world of Glastonbury Festival. All in all, a final joyful round-up of the best of Glastonbury Festival 2016. - Best of Glastonbury 2016E111
Best of Glastonbury 2016A delightful round-up of highlights from the weekend's events at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts from Worthy Farm in Somerset 2016. Including performances from many of the headline artists, one or two bespoke acoustic performances and an overall celebration of all things Glastonbury 2016.
