The BBC, Glastonbury’s exclusive broadcast partner, will bring audiences a two-month celebration of the celebrated music festival this June and July, across TV, BBC iPlayer, radio and BBC Sounds.

Lorna Clarke, BBC Director of Music, commented: “This year, we’re making it easier than ever for millions of music fans to access Glastonbury’s standout moments, whilst also giving them the freedom to explore the festival their way – Glastonbury is theirs and the BBC brings it to them. I would like to thank Emily and Michael Eavis once again for allowing us this exclusive access to their very special creation, as only the BBC can bring the nation together to enjoy their beloved festival.”

The presenting team broadcasting from Glastonbury this year across the BBC’s platforms includes: Anita Rani, Annie Macmanus, Arielle Free, Cerys Matthews, Clara Amfo, Craig Charles, Danni Diston, Danny Howard, Deb Grant, Dermot O’Leary, DJ Target, Gilles Peterson, Greg James, Huw Stephens, Jack Saunders, Jamz Supernova, Jo Whiley, Lauren Laverne, Matt Everitt, Nathan Shepherd, Nick Grimshaw, Sam MacGregor, Sarah Story, Steve Lamacq and Zoe Ball.

Glastonbury 2025 on TV & BBC iPlayer

BBC iPlayer will bring viewers over 90 hours of performances with its live streams of the five main stages – Pyramid, Other, West Holts, Woodsies and The Park – during this year;s Glastonbury, allowing viewers to make their own list of acts and plot their way through the weekend. Pyramid Stage sets will once again be available to stream live in UHD and in British Sign Language.

To get viewers ready for this year’s event, the Glastonbury Hits Channel is now live, streaming classic tracks from some of the biggest artists to have performed over the years, 24/7, until the festival’s main stages open on June 27th.

The Glastonbury Channel returns (June 27th – 29th) with hosts Clara Amfo, Huw Stephens, Jack Saunders, Jamz Supernova, Jo Whiley and Lauren Laverne who will guide viewers through the biggest sets and festival surprises as they happen, the standout moments from BBC One and BBC Two as they are broadcast, and special guests.

The Glastonbury Highlights Channel – from late evening on June 27th, viewers can catch up with all the biggest, most-talked about performances from this year’s festival, 24 hours a day, until July 30th.

On-demand, BBC iPlayer provides over 90 sets and over 90 must-watch tracks to enjoy throughout July (for 30 days after broadcast). New and on-demand for this year will be Glastonbury Recap – a short montage of clips released each day of the festival to catch viewers up on the action and Glastonbury Highlights – five compilations featuring tracks from some of the most memorable performances from 2025, available for a year shortly after the festival.

Sidetracked by Glastonbury is back for 2025 with three, visualised episodes of Sidetracked – the music podcast, presented by Annie Macmanus and Nick Grimshaw – featuring new interviews with Rod Stewart, Loyle Carner and more. Rod Stewart’s episode is available on BBC iPlayer now, with two more episodes dropping on Mondays until June 16th.

On TV, there will be extensive coverage over the weekend on BBC One, Two and Four. During the week leading up to Glastonbury, BBC Two will broadcast three, 30-minute specials called Glastonbury: 70s Legends (w/t), Glastonbury: 80s Legends (w/t) and Glastonbury: 90s Legends (w/t). Each will feature classic Glastonbury tracks from performers who made their name in each of those decades.

BBC Two then kicks off the first live programme from Worthy Farm on June 26th, presented by Clara Amfo and Lauren Laverne, who look to the weekend ahead.

Following a weekend of performances on BBC TV and iPlayer, BBC Two will show a Best of Glastonbury 2025 compilation, whilst more highlights will be shown on BBC Three.

Glastonubury will also feature extensive coverage across BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio 1, Radio 1 Dance, 1Xtra, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

Glastonbury is commissioned for TV and radio by Clarke, BBC Director of Music. The BBC’s Glastonbury TV coverage is produced by BBC Studios Music Productions. The Executive Producer is Alison Howe. The Head of BBC Pop Music TV is Jonathan Rothery. The Commissioning Editor for BBC Pop Music TV is Rachel Davies.

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