Glastonbury Festival reveals Theatre & Circus line-up

Glastonbury Festival 2015

Wednesday 24th to Sunday 28th June 2015
Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4AZ, England MAP
£220 (secured with a deposit) - SOLD OUT

Daily capacity: 198,000

Glastonbury Festival has announced the first line-up of entertainment in the Theatre & Circus Fields this year, that will be entertaining thousands of Festival goers daily away from the music stages. The Theatre and Circus field are home to 400 acts over the Festival with over 3,500 performers putting on 1,500 shows in three days on the eastern side of the Festival site.

The line-up includes special visitors from the Cumbre Tajín Festival de la Identidad will perform the extraordinary Mexican Ritual Ceremony, Voladores, daily in the Circus Field.

Organisers explain, "These brave Mexicans fly on ropes from a 20 metre pole, as part of an ancient ritual display, whilst leaving one man atop, dancing and playing a flute and drum. We’re thrilled to welcome this truly incredible spectacle to Glastonbury."

CIRCUS BIG TOP

Svalbard
Eric McGill
La Soirée
Briefs
The Black Eagles
Miss Behave
Special Guests TBC
Billy Lee And The Swamp Critters
Maddie Mcgowan
The Mighty Gareth
Venus
Ouaillenote
Dino Lampa
Bunny Morethan
Donald Grant
Rod Laver
Ecliptic
Shaz Andrews
Fire Fingers
Silvia Pavone
Jessica Arpin
Kaelyn Schmitt
Steve Rawlings
Linn Broden

CABARET TENT

Marcus Brigstocke's Policy Unit
Jimeoin
Dr John Cooper Clarke
Luke Wright
Alasdair Beckett-King
Eleanor Tiernan
Stuart Black
marcus Brigstocke
Emily Bee
Paul Dabek
Stuart Goldsmith
Alistair Barrie
Les Bubb
Phil Kay
Andrew Maxwell
The Bees Knees
Matt Kirshen
Famos Bramwells
Frank Sanazi
The Lounge Kittens
Matt Richardson
Mik Artistik's Ego Trip
Phil Nichol
Arthur Smith
Jack Campbell
Rob Beckett
Tiffany Stevenson
Rod Laver
Attila The Stockbroker
Mike Garry
Joey Page
Barry Castagnola
Miss Behave
John Otway
Tom Binns
Sally-Anne Hayward
Charmian Hughes
Juwon Ogungbe
Murray Lachlan Young
Shappi Khorsandi
Vicky Arlidge
Steve Gribbin
Nathan Caton
Lee Nelson
Doc Brown
Steve Rawlings
Nick Doody
Les Ooh La Las
Dr Palfi

THE ASTROLABE THEATRE

Los Excentricos
The Insect Circus Show
Michael Clark Company
Blackskywhite
Dan Evans
Death By Numbers
The Demon Barbers
George Egg
Jonathan Kay
Les Ooh La Las
Poetry Can F*Ck Off
Rod Laver
Stephen Frost Impro Allstars
The Black Eagles

SENSATION SEEKERS STAGE

The Beatbox Collective
Professor Elemental
Uncle Funk & The Boogie Wonderband
Frisky And Mannish
Mik Artistik's Ego Trip
Illuminaughty Ball
Arif
Matt Barnard
Bowjangles
Michael Campari And The Solar System
Pete Dobbing
Felicity Footloose Show
The Bees Knees
Fraser Hooper
Tom Allen
Able Mable
Jon Hicks
Giant Twister With Dick Pulsing
Tourettes Hero & Captain Hotknives

THE SUMMER HOUSE

Les Bubb
Mik Artistik's Ego Trip
Murray Lachlan Young
Le Navet Bete 'Rumpus'
Doreen Doreen
Asphalt Exodus
Beyond Repair Dance
Donald Grant
Mute
Aileen Wilkie
Paul Dabek
Special Guests TBC
Andrew O'neill
Bowjangles
The Bees Knees
Umami Dance Theatre
Lekiddo – Lord Of The Lobsters!

POETRY & WORDS

Joaquin Zihuatanejo
Anna Freeman
John Hegley
Antosh Wojcik
Kayo Chingonyi
Porky The Poet (Aka Phil Jupitus)
Attila The Stockbroker
Luke Wright
Mc Gramski
Carly Brown
Rachel Rose Reid
Erin Bolens (2014 Slam Winner)
Megan Beech
Charlotte Higgins
Dan Simpson
Rosy Carrick
Miko Berry
Murray Lachlan Young
Sara Hirsch
Dreadlockalien
Erin Bolens
Scott Tyrrell
Open Mic (Hosted By Megan Beech)
Harry Baker
Paula Varjack
The Antipoet
Jess Green And The Mischief Thieves
Poetry Slam (Hosted By Dan Simpson And Paula Varjack)
Pete The Temp, Poet In Residence
Vanessa Kisuule
Wil Greenway
Winston Plowes Spoke-N-Word

MAVERICKS

Miss Behave
Lords Of Strut
Ivan Brackenbury
Frank Sanazi
The Twichit Freak Cabaret
Billy Kidd
Captain Id Of Splott
The Beatbox Collective
Captain Ruin
Professor Elemental
Very Special Guests
Dolly Delicious
Phil Kay
Donald Grant
Peewee
Pete Dobbing
Emily Bee
George Egg
Paul Dabek
Paul Currie
Les Ooh La Las
Ouaillenote
Tom Binns

WALKABOUTS

Mutha Truckers
The Twichit Freak Cabaret
Asphalt Exodus
Strangelings
Vip Puppets
Granny Turismo
Igor Rasputin's Caravan Of Lost Souls
Rimski's Piano
The Very Devils
Rose Popay
Enchanted Seasons- Summer
The Cloudmen
Legendary Lynn
Runaway Christmas Tree Fairy
Ladybirds
Ear Dentist For The Mind
Darius Magicworld Walker
The Play People
Original Mixture
Natural Theatre Company
Jay Rawlings
The Other Halfs
Worldroots Acappella
The Wardens
Dapper Chaps
Seagulls
St Joan's Ambulance
Ninja Parkour
Winter Wonderland Birds
Curious Eyebrows
Closing The Gap Theatre
The Candies
Gacko
Flossy And Boo
Ministry Of Happy
The Bureau Of Random Acts
Wayne And Wanda
Big Rory And Ochie
Vertigo Stilts
Venetian Belles
Madame D'orificio
Fairy Famous Family
Swank
Sav The Deceptionist
Artemis
Tea Ladies On Tour
Vamos Theatre
Masters Of The Kazooniverse
Fair Play

THE CIRCUS FIELD

Andy Marshall 1940's Crooner
Mr Banana Show
Juggling.TV
Captain Ruin
Joe Hoare Laughter Workshop
Jessica Arpin
Palo Volador
Fat Matt
Danza De Guaguas
Mauro Paganini
Birthday Party
Bosco Circus
Madame D'orificio
Mr Peewee The Drumming Puppet
Fuse Circus Workshops
Djuggledy
Jerri Hart
Chris Bull
The Slackline School
The Great Dave
The Crate Stack Challenge
The Mighty Gareth
Chinese Lion
Groovy Guy
Gazzo
George Orange
Theaker
Felicity Footloose Show
Rodeo Bull
Billy Kidd
Brothers Of Stripe
Angie Mack
Paul Currie
Merry Go Round
Silver
Dolores Delight
Andy Snatch
Lulu's World
Above And Beyond
Dynamix
Unstable Acts

BELLA'S FIELD

A Voyage Around My Bedroom
Lekiddo - Lord Of The Lobsters!
George Orange
Able Mable
Chinese Lion
Billy Kidd
The Insect Circus Museum
Captain Ruin
Daemon Or Doppleganger
Total Eclipse Of The Head
The Beatbox Collective
Umami Dance Theatre
Daniel Mckee
Djuggledy
Fire Fingers
Fairly Famous Family
Gazzo
Jon Hicks
Lords Of Strut
Ozmoses
Lulu's World
Scott Walker 'Up Against The Wall'
Sol Cinema
Mute
Paul Currie
The Brooklyn Healer

GLEBELAND

Do It Like Lionel
The Marie Celestial
Herbie Treehead Disaster Band
The Brooklyn Healer
Swing Boats
Silver
New York Brass Band
Pampered Pink
Mr Peewee The Drumming Puppet
Silver
Gazzo
Dave Southern
Chinese Lion
Bramble Fm
Zoielogic Dance Theatre

Music acts confirmed so far include Friday headliner Foo Fighters, and Saturday headliner Kanye West, with Father John Misty, Courtney Barnett, Lionel Richie, Patti Smith & her band, Florence + The Machine, Pharrell Williams, Alt-J, Motorhead, Mary J Blige, Alabama Shakes, Paloma Faith, The Waterboys, The Fall, George Ezra, Rudimental, Deadmau5, The Vaccines, The Maccabees, Suede, The Chemical Brothers (live), Belle & Sebastian, Clean Bandit, Jungle, Jamie XX, Gregory Porter, Super Furry Animals, Jon Hopkins, Sharon Van Etten, Kate Tempest, Wolf Alice, Perfume Genius, Fat White Family, La Roux, Death Cab For Cutie, Kasai Allstars, FFS (Franz Ferdinand & Sparks), Modestep, Circa Waves, Peace, Young Fathers, The Moody Blues, Chronixx, Mavis Staples, FKA Twigs, Caribou, Goat, Future Islands, Run the Jewels, Hot Chip, Flying Lotus, Azealia Banks, Todd Terje, Ryan Adams, Spiritualized, Roy Ayers, The Mothership Returns: George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic & The Family Stone, Jamie T, Ben Howard, Mark Ronson, Ibeyi, Rae Morris, Enter Shikari, Lianne La Havas, Jessie Ware, Death From Above 1979, Years And Years, Sleaford Mods, Charli XCX, The Pop Group, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Ella Eyre, Hozier, and the entrants for the Emerging Talent competition Declan McKenna, Shields, K.O.G & the Zongo Brigade, MoD, Princess Slayer, Lucy Kitchen, Isaac Lee-Kronick, and Jakl.

This year's sold out Glastonbury Festival runs for five full days from Wednesday 24th until Sunday 28th June 2015 across over a 1,000 acres of beautiful countryside at Worthy Farm, Pilton in Somerset.

As ever, entry includes a free programme. Once again, the Festival will be raising more than £2 million in funds for Oxfam, Wateraid, Greenpeace and and hundreds of other worthy causes, both local and international.

The full complete line-up will not be announced until next month. Expect something like 2,000 performances at over 100 venues including music, cabaret, theatre, circus, a fantastic Kidz area, poetry, green crafts and information, site art, decor, and loads, loads more ... much more than just the music, so make sure you check it all out!

As usual eFestivals will bring you the very best-sourced rumours, allowing festival-goers to see who is playing long before the bands are formally announced - keep your eyes on the Glastonbury 2015 rumours, updated as we receive information.

discuss this news on the Festival Forums