BBC Two will provide the bulk of the live TV coverage from Glastonbury 2023, with coverage of performances from Texas, Royal Blood, RAYE, Guns n’ Roses and Yusuf/Cat Stevens.
Meanwhile, BBC One will show late night coverage of the Arctic Monkeys on Friday, plus Lewis Capaldi’s primetime headline act on Saturday at 9pm. BBC One will also cover Rick Astley, Blondie and Elton John on Sunday, as the festival welcomes this year’s legends to perform.
BBC Three will support BBC TV’s coverage on Friday and Saturday, with BBC Four visiting Worthy Farm in Pilton for live coverage on Saturday and Sunday night.
In a change introduced by the BBC last year, all additional coverage will be online only through the iPlayer, which offers a dedicated Glastonbury Channel and the option to watch coverage from the Pyramid Stage in UHD or with in-vision signing. The old Red Button broadcast channel on older devices will not cover Glastonbury.
Here’s our guide to Glastonbury 2023 across BBC TV. Schedules and timings are subject to change.
Friday 23th June
| BBC ONE | BBC TWO | BBC THREE |
|---|---|---|
| 19:30 Texas and Gabriels | 19:30 Carly Rae Jepsen and Maisie Peters | |
| 21:00-22:30 Royal Blood, Warpaint, Sparks & Young Fathers | 21:00 Fred Again | |
| 22:30-00:00 Arctic Monkeys | 22:00 Digga D and Shygirl 23:00-00:30 Wizkid & Stefflon Don | |
| 00:00-02:00 Day One highlights including Kelis |
BBC iPlayer & Connected Red Button: Glastonbury Channel (all day) with options to view live coverage and highlights from across the stages. BBC RB1 (Red Button channel for older devices) will NOT cover Glastonbury.
Saturday 24th June
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| BBC ONE | BBC TWO | BBC THREE | BBC FOUR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00–21:00 RAYE, Ezra Collective, plus highlights of today’s performances so far. | 19:00-20:00 Tom Grennan & Aitch | 20:00 Jacob Collier | |
| 21:00-22:00 Lewis Capaldi and Lizzo | 21:00 Manic Street Preachers & Leftfield | ||
| 22:00-02:00 Guns n’ Roses followed by other highlights | 23:00-00:15 Fatboy Slim | ||
| 00:15-02:00 Loyle Carner & Central Cee |
BBC iPlayer & Connected Red Button: Glastonbury Channel (all day) with options to view live coverage and highlights from across the stages. BBC RB1 (Red Button channel for older devices) will NOT cover Glastonbury 2023.
Sunday 25th June
| BBC ONE | BBC TWO | BBC FOUR |
|---|---|---|
| 17:00-18:00 Rick Astley and Blondie | ||
| 18:00-21:00 Yusuf/Cat Stevens and Becky Hill | 19:00 The Chicks and Dermot Kennedy | |
| 21:00-23:05 Elton John | 21:00 Barrington Levy and Candi Staton | |
| 22:00 The War on Drugs and Queens of the Stone Age | ||
| 23:05-00:20 Highlights including Rudimental |
BBC iPlayer & Connected Red Button: Glastonbury Channel (all day) with options to view live coverage and highlights from across the stages. BBC RB1 (Red Button channel for older devices) will NOT cover Glastonbury 2023.
In addition to coverage from this year’s Glastonbury. The BBC is also offering a pop-up channel with Glastonbury’s Greatest Hits from yesteryear.
Marc Thornham