Glastonbury Festival 2009
Wednesday 24th to Sunday 28th June 2009Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4AZ, England MAP
£175 - SOLD OUT
Daily capacity: 150,000
The line-up for this year's Glastonbury Festival has been revealed. There are a few more of the smaller stages to be announced, and a few special guests to be confirmed.
Saturday sees a line-up that includes Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Kasabian, Crosby Stills and Nash, Dizzee Rascal, Spinal Tap, Tinariwen, Eagles Of Death metal, and VV Brown.
Playing on Sunday will be Blur, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Madness, Tom Jones, Amadou & Mariam, Tony Christie, Status Quo, and Easy Star All Stars.
The Other Stage has Bloc Party headlining Friday with The Ting Tings, Lady GaGa, White Lies, The View, The Maccabees, The Rakes, The Whip, and Mr Hudson in support.
Franz Ferdinand headline Saturday with Pendulum, Maximo Park, Paolo Nutini, Peter Doherty, The Script, Jason Mraz, Metric, Peter, Bjorn And John, and The Broken Family Band also appearing that day.
Sunday sees The Prodigy return to headline the Other stage with support from Glasvegas, Bon Iver, Bat For Lashes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Enter Shikari, Brand New, Art Brut, The Boxer Rebellion, and In Case Of Fire.
The headliners for Jazzworld Stage have been confirmed as Q-Tip on Friday, Playing For Change a supergroup of World musicians top the bill on Saturday, and Black Eyed Peas on Sunday. Also confirmed are The Streets, Baaba Maal, Manu Dibango, Roots Manuva, Steel Pulse, Lamb, Hot 8 Brass Band, Stephanie McKay, Lonnie Liston Smith, Jamie Cullum, Rokia Traore, Erik Truffaz, Khaled, Orquestra Aragon, and Linda Lewis.
The headliners for this year's John Peel Stage are Doves, Jarvis Cocker, and Echo and The Bunnymen, along with loads of acts including Lady Gaga, Jack Penate, Little Boots, White Lies, Florence & The Machine, Passion Pit, The Gaslight Anthem, Hockey, The Wombats, Noisettes, Ladyhawke, The Soft Pack, and Just Jack.
Animal Collective, Bon Iver, and Seun Kuti And Egypt '80, headline The Park Stage which plays host to many still to be confirmed special guests as well as The Horrors, Emiliana Torrini, Noah And The Whale, James Hunter, Golden Silvers, Bishi, Lay Low, M. Ward, Shlomo, Horace Andy, Easy Star All Stars, The Memory Band, The Low Anthem, First Aid Kit, Cold War Kids, Alela Diane, Terry Reid, The Rockingbirds, Alberta Cross, Chief, Micachu And The Shapes, and Water Aid West Country Community Choir.
A host of classic acoustic acts take to the Acoustic Stage including headliners Ray Davies, The Kilfenora Ceili Band, and Georgie Fame, along with Fairport Convention, Tindersticks, Jason Mraz, Scott Matthews, No Crows, Hugh Cornwell, Ben Taylor, Sean Taylor, Karima Francis, John Smith, Newton Faulkner, Lisa Hannigan, Gary Louris & Mark Olson, Lunasa, Bap Kennedy, Hope & Social, Stornoway, Cora Smyth, Roger McGuinn, Sharon Corr, London Community Gospel Choir, Beth Rowley, Imelda May, The Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Kate Walsh, Martin Harley Band, and Lucy Wainwright-Roche.
The Avalon Stage has The Blockheads, The Wonder Stuff, and Peatbog Faeries as headliners of a line-up of acts that includes British Sea Power, Orkestra Del Sol, 3 Daft Monkeys, Edward II, Eliza Carthy, The King Blues, Seth Lakeman, Dodgy, Will Young, Michael McGoldrick, Iain Fletcher, & Andy Dinan, The Puppini Sisters, Baskery, The Mandibles, Badly Drawn Boy, Solas, The Lancashire Hotpots, Wheeler Street, Martin Harley Band, Teddy Thompson, The Mummers, The Destroyers, 6 Day Riot, and Stornoway.
The Glade sees Tom Real, headline on Friday with The Bays feat. Beardyman, James Monro, Banco De Gaia, Pathaan, Outmode, Mim Suleiman, and Clive Craske. Saturday has Stereo MC's, top the bill of acts including Stanton Warriors, DJ Fresh, Dub Pistols, Don Letts, Dr Meaker, Tayo, Rusko, Sancho Panza, Nairobi, and Jinx.
Glade's Sunday headliner is Gong, The Steve Hillage Band, Eat Static, Richard Kid Strange And The Party, 2nd Class Citizens, Back To The Planet, 3 Daft Monkeys, Hybrid Cinematic Set, and Breakfast with Howard Marks.
In the Dance Village the East Dance Tent is headlined by David Guetta, 2manydjs, and Calvin Harris, with a line-up that includes Freeland (aka Adam Freeland), Layo & Bushwacka!, Easy Star All Stars, Mark Iration, Dreadzone, Tom Middleton, The Egg, Paul Woolford, Pama International, Deadmau5, Pete Tong, La Roux, Wiley, Tinchy Stryder, Eric Prydz, Heartbreak, We Have Band, Mr Scruff, VV Brown, Rob Da Bank, Frankmusik, Wonky Pop, Kissy Sell Out, and Ou Est.
Erol Alkan, Josh Wink, and Peaches headline the West Dance Tent with Friday's line-up including Crookers, The Whip, Annie Mac, Skream & Benga, Whomadewho, Joe Goddard (Hot Chip), DeepGroove, and Nathan Detroit.
Joining Josh Wink on Saturday are DJ Yoda, DJ Food, The Qemists, Timo Maas, The Japanese Popstars, Hudson Mohawke, NAPT, Emperor Machine, and Jam The Channel.
Jodie Harsh, Beat Torrent, Freq Nasty, Dirty Vegas, Quiver, Filthy Dukes, Don Diablo, Goldfish, Stuart Wilkinson, and Transformers all play the West Dance Tent on Sunday.
The Queens Head has a few special guest to be confirmed, and a line-up that includes Smash n' Grab, Metronomy, Kap Bambino, Ebony Bones, Golden Silvers, Alessi's Ark, Liz Green, The Gentle Good, Charlene Soraia, Stornoway, We Have Band, and Maximo Park on Thursday. Friday has The Glitterati, Jason Mraz, The Big Pink, The Rakes, The Rumble Strips, The Virgins, Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Tommy Sparks, The Low Anthem, Team Waterpolo, Hope & Social, Dead Like Harry, Yr Ods, CityStereo, The Mojo Fins, Maura Kincaid, The Slips, and Sub-Universe.
Saturday's Queens Head line-up includes Guilty Pleasures, Dan Black, The King Blues, The Shortwave Set, Special Guests, The Wombats, Official Secrets Act, Noah And The Whale, Emmy The Great, Broken Records, Special Guests, Peggy Sue And The Pirates, Marina And The Diamonds, Theoretical Girl, and Blue Roses.
The Queens Head also plays host to a celebration of Motown's 50th Birthday on Sunday, as well as acts including Robyn Hitchcock, The Aliens, The Magic Numbers, Bombay Bicycle Club, Joe Gideon & The Shark, Vagabond, Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong, Fight Like Apes, The Capitol Years, Soft Toy Emergency, Priscilla Ahn, Jersey Budd, Two Door Cinema Club, and Major Major.
To see the line-up in full, along with the latest rumours for some of the other stages, click here >>.
This year's Glastonbury Festival runs throughout the five full days from Wednesday 24th until Sunday 28th June 2009 at Worthy Farm, Somerset.
A full weekend ticket is priced at £175 (plus a booking fee of £5), and you must have a registration number to be able to purchase them.
To buy Glastonbury Festival tickets, there are a few still available, click here.
Each purchase must be matched with valid registration numbers.
Online registration is also available and can be carried out by clicking here.
The ticket price includes includes a FREE programme, a useful cloth bag, and small around the neck guide. Car parking tickets can be bought at the same time and are priced at £10 per vehicle, and campervan tickets are priced at £65 per van.
For detailed information on all aspects of the festival, click here.
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