Over 40 hours of television coverage of the festival was hosted by Jo Whiley, Lauren Laverne, Jack Saunders and Clara Amfo and aired on BBC iPlayer and several BBC channels. Over 85 hours of live radio coverage was broadcast on BBC Sounds. For the first time, British Sign Language was included for all Pyramid Stage performances. Several documentaries were released in the lead up to the festival and a selection of highlights from previous years was made available to stream.[1]
Background
Elton John was announced as the festival's Sunday night headliner on 2 December 2022. It is John's first time headlining Glastonbury and his final ever UK show, acting as the last performance of the UK leg of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour. A statement released by Emily Eavis as part of the announcement read: "It gives me enormous pleasure to let you know that the one and only Elton John will be making his first ever Glastonbury appearance, headlining the Pyramid Stage on the Sunday night next year. This will be the final UK show of Elton's last ever tour, so we will be closing the Festival and marking this huge moment in both of our histories with the mother of all send offs. We are so very happy to finally bring the Rocket Man to Worthy Farm!"[2]
The remaining two headliners, Arctic Monkeys, headlining for the third time, and Guns N' Roses, making their Glastonbury debut, were announced on 3 March 2023, alongside an initial slate of artists.[3][4]Yusuf / Cat Stevens was also revealed as the Legends slot performer, having been personally selected by festival founder Michael Eavis.[5]
On 3 March 2023, it was announced that the John Peel Stage would be renamed to Woodsies after nearly 20 years as part of a push for the stages to be named after the fields they are located in.[6]
Tickets
General admission tickets for the festival cost £285 for the full weekend and were sold out.[7]
Line-up
The full line-up, with set times, was announced on 30 May 2023.[8][9]
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^"Maisie Peters at Worthy Farm (June 23, 2023)". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Stefflon Don at Worthy Farm (June 23, 2023)". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Stefflon Don at Worthy Farm (June 23, 2023)". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Foo Fighters confirmed as The Churnups as they play Glastonbury secret set". Radio X. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Royal Blood at Worthy Farm (June 23, 2023)". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Arctic Monkeys smash Glastonbury 2023 headline slot: full setlist". Radio X. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Rick Astley at Worthy Farm (June 24, 2023)". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Raye at Worthy Farm (June 24, 2023)". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Amadou & Mariam at Worthy Farm (June 24, 2023)". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Aitch at Worthy Farm (June 24, 2023)". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Lewis Capaldi at Worthy Farm (June 24, 2023)". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Lizzo at Worthy Farm (June 24, 2023)". Setlist.fm. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Guns N' Roses at Glastonbury 2023 - stage, time, setlist, clashes and more". Somerset Live. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Sophie Ellis-Bextor at Worthy Farm (June 25, 2023)". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"The Chicks at Worthy Farm (June 25, 2023)". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Fans react to "mesmerising" Yusuf/Cat Stevens performance at Glastonbury Festival 2023". Radio X. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Blondie at Worthy Farm (June 25, 2023)". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Lil Nas X at Worthy Farm (June 25, 2023)". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
^"Glastonbury 2023: Elton John's Pyramid Stage setlist and special guests including Brandon Flowers". Edinburgh News. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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