The BBC’s Glastonbury coverage was streamed a record 34.1m times on BBC iPlayer and played 2.3m times on BBC Sounds.
Over the weekend, on BBC iPlayer a huge 23m streams were live – the highest on record for a BBC programme brand.
Popular sets from the festival included Pyramid stage headliners Sir Paul McCartney and Billie Eilish. BBC TV and radio also covered performances from the likes of Crowded House, Diana Ross, Little Simz, Megan Thee Stallion, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Sam Fender.
Streams increased by a 116% on BBC iPlayer and 205% on BBC Sounds compared to the last Glastonbury in 2019. (Up from 15.8m and 765,000 respectively.)
In addition to record streaming audiences, millions also watched coverage across each of its TV channels:
BBC live TV Glastonbury ratings
Sir Paul McCartney’s Glastonbury performance on BBC One had a peak audience of 3.9 million and an average audience of 2.7 million.
Diana Ross’ performance on BBC One had a peak audience of 3.8 million and an average audience of 3.1 million.
Lorna Clarke, BBC Director of Music says:
“The BBC provided the ultimate armchair experience of the world’s best-loved festival this weekend with a dedicated Glastonbury channel on BBC iPlayer, 6 Music’s All Day Glastonbury coverage, performances from the biggest artists on demand on BBC Sounds and over 35 hours of coverage across our TV channels.
“The party isn’t over yet, with over 90 sets and key tracks from the five filmed stages available to watch on BBC iPlayer – including Pyramid Stage performances in Ultra High Definition.”