You’ll be able to stream headline performances from Glastonbury where you are in the world via the BBC.
- Viewers on holiday abroad and music fans worldwide won’t need to miss out on the BBC’s coverage of Glastonbury.
- The BBC will live stream Dua Lipa and Coldplay’s Pyramid Stage sets via the recently relaunched BBC.com international version of its website.
Music fans around the world can tune into the stream, which is produced by BBC Studios, to watch Dua Lipa’s headline performance on Friday 28th June from 11:00-00:45 European Time* and Coldplay’s headline set on Saturday 29th June 29th from 22:45-00:45 European Time.
The live stream will be available via the global version of the BBC’s website – bbc.com. The global BBC website is operated via BBC Studios, the BBC’s commercial arm. Its recent relaunch aims to bring more video and audio streaming content to international users.
Seven-time BRIT and three-time Grammy Award winner Dua Lipa is making her first ever appearance on the famous Pyramid Stage. Seven-time Grammy Award winners Coldplay return to headline Glastonbury for the fifth time.
Tara Maitra, Chief Commercial Officer at BBC Studios, commented:
“The Glastonbury Festival is an icon of British culture, and this livestream will give fans around the globe a front row seat to headline performances like never before. This is just the latest example of our focus on bringing more cultural-defining moments like Glastonbury to fans on our platforms outside the UK so users can experience the best of British culture wherever they may be.”
Alternative for some roaming users
Brits on holiday abroad with a roaming allowance may still be able to stream the full Glastonbury experience through the iPlayer. Most major networks route internet traffic back through the UK, allowing users to access UK streaming services.
However, availability varies from provider to provider (some budget brands may route internet roaming traffic differently) and from country to country. Streaming via roaming may be subject to additional charges, roaming allowance caps and your UK provider may not always give you access to local 5G networks for the fastest streaming experience. You will need to be connected via mobile data, not local wi-fi networks.
Alternatively, users may want to use a VPN to access the iPlayer abroad. As this breaches section 7 of the BBC’s terms for using its online services, the BBC may legitimately block access.
By: Marc Thornham | Image: BBC publicity
- *European Time: Central European Summer Time (CEST), or UK+1 hour. The time zone in countries including France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Spain (excluding the Canaries).