The Glastonbury 2025 lineup has been announced, revealing that British rock band The 1975 and US pop star Olivia Rodrigo will join Neil Young as the festival’s three headliners.
Other acts on the lineup include Brit Award and Grammy-winning star Charli XCX, singer RAYE, Grammy-winning rapper Doechii, British hip-hop artist Loyle Carner, Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro and rapper Busta Rhymes.
It was announced last year that Rod Stewart will take on the Sunday teatime Legends Slot on the Pyramid Stage.
Organisers seem intent on offering festival-goers a mix of both established and new talent, from Nineties-formed electronic pioneers The Prodigy, Canadian artist Alanis Morissette and rock band The Libertines to “Messy” star Lola Young, US pop singer Gracie Abrams, and viral star Shaboozey, whose single “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has been a near-permanent fixture on TikTok since its release.
Among the returning festival favourites include Mercury Prize-winning rock band Wolf Alice, indie duo Wet Leg, Fatboy Slim and Scissor Sisters.
The 1975, led by frontman Matty Healy, will top the Friday billing on the Pyramid Stage, marking their debut as headliners. They are Glastonbury veterans, having performed at the Worthy Farm bonanza three times, including in 2014 and 2016.
Veteran artist Young’s headline slot on the Saturday was accidentally announced on 1 January, when he abruptly announced that he was withdrawing from this year’s festival due to his belief that it was under the “corporate control” of the BBC.
Just two days later, he said that he had received an “error in information” and that the festival was “back on our itinerary”. He previously headlined Glastonbury in 2009.
Rodrigo proved herself to be a favourite among Glastonbury-goers back in 2022, when she appeared on the Other Stage and brought out British singer Lily Allen to sing her song “F*** You” in response to the US Supreme Court ruling over Roe v Wade.
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The 22-year-old will headline Sunday night on the Pyramid Stage and become the second-youngest headliner in Glastonbury history, after fellow pop star Billie Eilish who topped the bill in 2022, aged 20.
Rodrigo is also headlining British Summer Time festival in London’s Hyde Park, two days before she heads to Worthy Farm.
Pop-soul artist RAYE looks set to enjoy another huge year as she returns from performing at the 2025 Academy Awards, and will now play on the Pyramid Stage before Young’s set.
The 27-year-old swept the Brit Awards last year thanks to her debut album, My 21st Century Blues, which she delivered as an independent artist after walking away from her record label, following a battle over their apparent refusal to let her release her own music.
Meanwhile, trend-setting artist Charli XCX looks set to enjoy another Brat summer, as she will headline the Other Stage on Saturday, one year after her DJ set managed to rival Dua Lipa’s headline slot.
Further acts are due to be announced in the coming months, with 2024 breakout stars Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter among the rumoured additions.
The 1975 frontman Healy is known as one of UK music’s most divisive figures, and appeared to be called out at Glastonbury in 2023 by his label mate Rina Sawayama over a number of controversial comments he made during a podcast episode.
The band are currently being sued by the organisers of a festival in Malaysia, which was shut down after Healy kissed one of his bandmates, bassist Ross MacDonald, onstage at the Good Vibes Festival in Kuala Lumpur in 2023. Healy said he was protesting the country’s anti-LGBT laws.
The festival’s annual resale, which gives music fans one final chance to get their hands on tickets ahead of June, is also expected to take place in spring, having been held last year in April.
Glastonbury 2025 takes place from 25 to 29 June, and will mark the last festival before its traditional fallow year, which gives the farmland and its workers a chance to rest.
