BBC One will give music fans front row seats to performances from The 1975, RAYE and Rod Stewart as part of the broadcaster’s comprehensive coverage of this year’s Glastonbury festival. But some viewers may be disappointed…
- BBC is offering over 90 hours of live coverage across its TV channels and iPlayer.
Coverage of this year’s Glastonbury will switch between BBC One and BBC Two from Friday through to Sunday, with BBC One picking up the headline performances.
BBC One is cutting short its usual 40-minute news slot at 10pm to bring viewers live coverage of The 1975s from 10:30 on Friday night. On Saturday, the channel will cover RAYE and Charli xcx from 9:10pm. Meanwhile, on Sunday, live coverage of Rod Stewart is available from 7:15pm.
Scroll down for full listings across the three days.
Clara Amfo, Jack Saunders and Jo Whiley will guide BBC Two viewers through the three days, dipping into live performances and showing highlights from other performances. On Sunday evening, this includes coverage of Nile Rodgers and CHIC from 5pm.
BBC Four will offer viewers an alternative with an ‘appointment to view’ schedule featuring artists such as Wet Leg, Franz Ferdinand and Snow Patrol. It’s due to screen Loyle Carner (Friday 10:30pm) and The Prodigy (Sunday 9:45pm) live or near-live.
However some viewers may end up disappointed, with some performances not making the cut, or only featuring part of the artist or group’s Glastonbury set. Coverage is subject to agreements being in place between the artists and the BBC. Technical issues may also force last minute changes. There’s ongoing controversy over the appearance of Kneecap at the festival, with none of the BBC’s broadcast channels scheduled to show live coverage.
The BBC iPlayer will offer extra streams to cover more of the action live. More details below.
Glastonbury 2025: What’s on and when…
Schedules and timings are subject to change.
Mobile users swipe across to see the full schedules.
Friday 27th June
| BBC ONE | BBC TWO | BBC FOUR |
|---|---|---|
| 20:00 Alanis Morrissette, En Vogue plus interviews with special guests | 19:00 English Teacher and Wet Leg 20:00 Supergrass and Blossoms | |
| 21:00-22:00 Biffy Clyro and a look ahead to The 1975s, who perform on BBC One later this evening. | 21:00 Franz Ferdinand and Wunderhorse | |
| 22:30-00:00 The 1975 | 22:30-23:45 Loyle Carner | |
| 00:00-02:00 Day One highlights plus performances from ANOHNI and the Johnsons and Loyle Carner. |
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 2025.
Saturday 28th June
| BBC ONE | BBC TWO | BBC FOUR |
|---|---|---|
| 17:00 performances from Jade (Woodsies Stage), Brandi Carlisle (Pyramid Stage) and Weezer (Other Stage) | ||
| 19:00-21:00 performances include Gary Numan (Park Stage) — further coverage on BBC Four and Ezra Collective. Plus we find out who “Patchwork” are… | 19:00 John Fogarty 20:00 Gary Numan | |
| 21:10-22:10 RAYE | 21:00 Amyl and The Sniffers and Beth Gibbons | |
| 22:30-23:40 Charli xcx | 22:10-00:00 Further live coverage of Glastonbury 2025 | |
| 00:00-02:00 Highlights of Day Two |
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 2025.
Sunday 29th June
| BBC ONE | BBC TWO | BBC FOUR |
|---|---|---|
| 17:00-19:15 Nile Rodgers and CHIC plus highlights of Celeste and The Libertines. | ||
| 19:15-20:45 Rod Stewart | 19:00 Celeste 20:00 Cymande and Black Uhuru | |
| 20:45-22:05 Wolf Alice, AJ Tracey, Noah Kahan | 21:00 Snow Patrol and St Vincent 21:45-23:15 The Prodigy | |
| 22:00-00:00 Olivia Rodrigo |
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 2025.
Streaming coverage via BBC iPlayer
BBC iPlayer users have access to additional live streams on top of the coverage shown on BBC One, Two and Four.
BBC iPlayer will offer 4K UHD coverage of the main performances on the Pyramid Stage, plus a BSL channel with in-vision signing.
On Freely, Freesat, Freeview Play, Sky Q, Virgin Media and EE TV, the red button on BBC One and BBC Two will direct viewers to the iPlayer live streams. The old Red Button broadcast channel on older devices will not cover Glastonbury, in an arrangement first introduced in 2022.
After Glastonbury has finished, the BBC iPlayer will offer a highlights channel, plus all the weekend’s programmes on catch-up. BBC Three will begin to show a selection of highlights during the first week of June.
By: Marc Thornham | Image: BBC