Glastonbury Festival has announced the 2024 line-up for the BBC Music Introducing stage – you can check it out below.
The legendary Worthy Farm event will take place between June 26-30, boasting headline sets from Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA, as well as performances from the likes of Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz and The National.
Following the initial wave of acts being confirmed in March, organisers have been drip-feeding separate posters for the festival’s many areas and stages – including Left Field, Woodsies, The Glade, the Acoustic Stage, Silver Hayes, The Park and Strummerville.
Today (May 30), BBC Music Introducing has revealed what it has in store for Glasto ’24. Launched at the event in 2007, the venue boasts “the most exciting unsigned, undiscovered and under the radar music” from across the UK.
“Come and see some of Glastonbury’s potential future headliners at the BBC Music Introducing stage,” a description reads.
Next month, the stage will open at the earlier time of 1pm BST on Thursday June 27. Performers include Antony Szmierek, Chloe Slater, Girlband!, Kingfishr, August Charles, Fizz, Maya Lakhani, Maruja, Mary In The Junkyard and Letisha Gordon.
More acts are yet to be announced.
“And for the first time, the stage will host BBC Introducing Open Deck – an open call for emerging DJs who are attending the festival to jump on the decks and play a set,” organisers wrote,
“More deets to be announced. For now, get your best Glasto fits ready. We can’t wait to see ya there.”
As confirmed earlier this week, the BBC Music Introducing stage will also present special sets to celebrate the life of legendary Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale. There’ll be takeovers from Radio 1, 1Xtra and Radio 2.
On Friday June 28, the stage will host 6 Music’s ‘Indie Forever’ with DJs Nathan Shepherd and Emily Pilbeam. On Sunday June 30, Dermot O’Leary will bring Radio 2’s Alternative Sounds Of The 90s to the venue.
BBC Music Introducing has previously helped kick-start the careers of major artists including Florence + The Machine, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Pale Waves, Idles, Little Simz and Sam Fender.
Check out the full Glastonbury line-up so far with stage splits here. Meanwhile, the new Glasto site map has revealed some key changes for 2024.
The final batch of tickets for this year’s festival sold out in 20 minutes last month. A limited amount of coach/ticket packages were snapped up in 18 minutes three days prior.
Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis had revealed earlier that the event had seen its “highest percentage of ticket balances paid ever”. “Incredible. Thanks so much everyone,” she added.
In other news, Dua Lipa has said she “manifested” headlining Glastonbury “by album three” early on in her career. Her third studio record, ‘Radical Optimism’, was released on May 3.
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Dolly Parton is sharing a heartfelt message of appreciation for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.
The country music legend posted a video on Instagram on Friday, July 3, thanking the global pop star and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end for their generous $2 million gift to her Imagination Library, the literacy initiative that sends free books to children.
Earlier this week, ahead of their Fourth of July wedding celebrations, Swift and Kelce announced $26 million in charitable donations benefiting organizations throughout the United States. Among the recipients were the Grammy Museum Foundation, New York Cares, Harvesters in Kansas City, and Parton's Imagination Library.
“Taylor and Travis, it’s Dolly,” Parton said in the video. “I just found out that the two of you are donating $2 million to my Imagination Library. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am absolutely overwhelmed and so grateful.”
She continued, “It is so clear that giving back is something that truly matters to both of you. So, when you have your first born, can I have it? Because that is going to be one very special baby!”
Parton also spoke about the purpose behind her Dollywood Foundation, explaining that its mission is to “dream more, care more, learn more, and be more.” She added that Swift and Kelce’s donation will help expand that mission and allow it to reach even more people.
To wrap up her message, Parton treated the couple to a short performance of her beloved 1974 hit, “I Will Always Love You.”
News of Swift and Kelce’s combined $26 million in charitable giving first emerged earlier this week. On Thursday, July 2, the 14 time Grammy Award winner’s spokesperson released a list of the organizations selected to receive donations from the engaged couple.
Several of the charities are based in communities that have played important roles in Swift and Kelce’s lives, including Reading, Pennsylvania, and Cleveland, their hometowns, along with Nashville and Kansas City, where each built their career. They also contributed to a number of organizations in New York City ahead of their wedding celebration, which is scheduled to take place on Friday, July 3, at Madison Square Garden.
