Summary

  • Lewis Capaldi has just finished playing a surprise set on Glastonbury's main stage

  • The first song was hugely emotional - a back and forth between Lewis and the crowd, writes music correspondent Mark Savage

  • Coming up: Blossoms, The 1975 and Biffy Clyro - here are all the timings

  • Follow the action on this page in the watch & listen tab above

  1. An emotional end to Lewis Capaldi's Glastonbury returnpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time

    Annabel Rackham
    BBC Culture reporter at Glastonbury

    Lewis Capaldi ends his set with Someone You Loved - which he references he failed to finish at his last Glastonbury performance.

    "I might struggle to finish it for a different reason today", he says as he holds back tears.

  2. 'I just wanted to finish what I couldn’t first time around'published at 17:24 British Summer Time

    Annabel Rackham
    BBC Culture reporter at Glastonbury

    Glastonbury crowds watching Lewis Capaldi on stage

    An emotional return for Lewis Capaldi - many will remember his last performance on the Pyramid Stage in 2023 when he struggled to finish his live set.

    Capaldi has Tourette’s syndrome and later said it was affecting his ability to sing. Apart from a surprise set a couple of weeks ago he’s been out of the spotlight for two years, but you wouldn’t know it from his flawless start today.

    He tells the crowd: “It’s just a short set today but I just wanted to come and finish what I couldn’t finish first time around on this stage.”

  3. The moment Lewis Capaldi returned to Glastonburypublished at 17:11 British Summer Time

    Mark Savage
    BBC Music correspondent, reporting from Glastonbury

    Lewis Capaldi holds the peace sign up on stage at GlastonburyImage source, Getty Images

    Lewis Capaldi’s name appeared in giant letters on the video screen at the back of the Pyramid Stage and a huge cheer rang out.

    He strolled on stage, taking in the view and raised one finger to the sky as the audience went wild.

    The first song was hugely emotional. It was a back and forth between Lewis and the crowd, duetting on the chorus of Before You Go. Lewis flashed a humble smile as the song ended, before going straight into Grace.

  4. Watch Lewis Capaldi's triumphant return to Glastonburypublished at 17:09 British Summer Time

    Lewis Capaldi is back at Glastonbury and the crowd is loving it.

    A reminder, you can follow along by pressing watch live at the top of this page.

  5. The rumours were true...Lewis Capaldi is backpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time
    Breaking

    Lewis Capaldi on stageImage source, Getty Images

    Earlier we reported that there's been a lot speculation that Scottish songwriter Lewis Capaldi may be the secret 'TBA' performer on the Pyramid Stage - and it turns out the rumours were true.

    Capaldi has just walked out on Glastonbury's main stage for the first since that emotional performance in 2023 when festival fans helped sing along as his voice faltered.

  6. Katy B performing at Silver Hayespublished at 16:37 British Summer Time

    Annabel Rackham
    BBC Culture reporter at Glastonbury

    Katy B is performing in the boiling sun over at Silver Hayes - one of Glastonbury’s ever-evolving dance music villages.

    The 5am hitmaker, who rose to fame in the early 2010s, says going to Glastonbury as a teenager is “one of my most memorable experiences”. She says she performed cover tracks alongside classmates from the renowned Brit School.

    “That’s the great thing about Glastonbury - there’s so many opportunities to do really fun things, like back to backs, DJ sets and lots of different performances really," says Katy, who is also performing at 04:00 in the morning.

  7. Man in banana costume proposes to girlfriendpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time

    Charlotte Gallagher
    Reporting from Glastonbury

    Dan and Kate smile at the camera in banana costumes

    We're going to peel away from the main stages for a moment just to tell you about a lovely bunch we met yesterday.

    Dan got down on one knee to propose to Kate in the field opposite the Pyramid Stage in front of their friends, also dressed as bananas.

    And they didn’t rule out having their honeymoon at Glastonbury when it returns in 2027.

  8. Wet Leg make a splash on the Other Stagepublished at 16:19 British Summer Time

    Mark Savage
    BBC Music correspondent, reporting from Glastonbury

    Wet Leg performing on the Other Stage during the GlastonburyImage source, PA Media

    It’s so hot here at Glastonbury that Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale is pouring a can of water over her head between songs.

    It’s quite a hairy set, overall. The band - now officially a five-piece - look for all the world like Wayne and Garth, head banging their generous barnets to Bohemian Rhapsody… except its arch indie riffs instead of Queen’s pomp rock classic.

    They kick off their set with the confrontational single Catch These Fists before delving into first album classics like Oh No and Supermarket.

    Rhian dedicates their new single, a sweet love ditty called Davina McCall, to her partner, before they swerve into Ur Mum. And in a tradition started at Glastonbury 2022 the audience goes nuts at the line, “have you been perfecting your longest and loudest scream”.

    Amazing scenes.

  9. Rumours Lewis Capaldi could make an appearancepublished at 15:45 British Summer Time

    Roseline Adusei
    Live reporter

    Lewis Capaldi performing on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2023

    Rumours are flying that singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi will grace the main stage later as one of the surprise acts.

    This follows the release of his new single Survive in the last 24 hours - a return to the public eye for the first time in around two years.

  10. A quick guide to what's coming uppublished at 15:35 British Summer Time

    Two girls in the foreground (L: wearing a dark brown cowboy hat, white tank top and black skirt covered by white lace sarong. She has her hands raised. The other girl, R, is in a white sleeveless dress with a light brown cowboy hat hanging down her back). In front of them, a large crowd looking performers on the Pyramid Stage at GlastonburyImage source, Getty Images

    We've already had some great performances so far today but the biggest acts are yet to come.

    This year’s headliners are The 1975, who take to the main stage tonight, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts are up on Saturday, and Olivia Rodrigo closes things out on Sunday.

    Coming up on the main stage a little later today we're expecting a much-anticipated set of timeless hits from 90s alt-rock singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette at around 18:15.

    Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro will also be making a big return since their last outing on the Pyramid Stage in 2017. You should be able to watch them from around 20:15.

    But you don't just have to stick to the Pyramid Stage – Self Esteem is on The Park Stage and Blossoms are lighting up Woodsies today - and there's many more to see.

    If you need the full lowdown you can find set times, line-ups, stages and all the rest here.

  11. CMAT's set could mark pivotal moment in her careerpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time

    Noor Nanji
    Reporting from Glastonbury

    CMAT on the Glastonbury main stageImage source, EPA

    We've just finished watching CMAT on the main stage.

    Artists work so hard to get to the Pyramid Stage but there’s also something to be said for how the setting can make some artists’ careers.

    It felt like we just saw that happening with CMAT. She ended her incredible set by parting the crowd and meeting fans as everyone belted out "I just can’t do it" from the song Stay for Something - what a moment.

  12. Paul McCartney watches on as Inhaler rock the Other Stagepublished at 15:08 British Summer Time

    Mark Savage
    BBC Music correspondent, reporting from Glastonbury

    Some major sound problems over on The Other Stage, where Ireland’s Inhaler are well into their set. The speakers are cutting in and out as they play A Question Of You.

    The chorus has more holes than Swiss cheese, but the band are bravely soldiering on.

    It's poor timing, with music legend Paul McCartney spotted watching from the wings.

    Luckily it seems to be a temporary problem… the next song Just To Keep You Satisfied, passes off without incident.

    But frontman Elijah Hewson gets the crowd to sing a call and response section, just in case.

  13. CMAT enters crowd for big finishpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time

    CMAT has just wrapped up her lively set on the main stage.

    Ending with Stay For Something, she finished by jumping into the crowd as they sang along with their hands in the air.

  14. It’s time for the viral TikTok dance of the summerpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time

    Noor Nanji
    Reporting from Glastonbury

    CMAT on the stage, holding up one arm as she dances

    There’s so much more to CMAT than the dance.

    But unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ll have seen the routine to her song Take A Sexy Picture of Me going viral on TikTok.

    The Irish singer-songwriter has said she wrote the song in response to being fat-shamed at a festival last year.

    A year later, a crowd of fans is belting that same song back at her at one of the biggest music festivals in Europe.

  15. CMAT kicks off set with Have Fun!published at 14:01 British Summer Time

    CMAT on the stage, holding a mic and performing a big kick in the airImage source, PA Media

    The sun is shining and flags are waving as CMAT takes to the stage.

    She begins by playing Have Fun! to a cheering crowd, who are singing along with the star.

    As a reminder, you can watch her set live at the top of this page.

  16. CMAT to perform shortlypublished at 13:42 British Summer Time

    CMAT is due on the Pyramid Stage any minute now.

    You can follow along by clicking watch live at the top of this page.

  17. Supergrass frontman thinks Glastonbury is Alrightpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time

    Mark Savage
    BBC Music correspondent, reporting from Glastonbury

    Crowds gather to watch Supergrass performImage source, PA Media

    “I love this view,” says Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes, as he surveys the vast crowd in front of the Pyramid Stage.

    He recalls their first visit to the festival in 1995, when they arrived “by chopper” to play the NME stage - presumably meaning a helicopter, and not the 1970s bicycles.

    Their barnstorming set is a reminder of how many great hooks and riffs the band created in the late 90s.

    Highlights so far include Caught By The Fuzz, MansiZe Rooster, all-time indie anthem Alright and an incendiary version of Richard III.

  18. The mystery of the festival's surprise starspublished at 12:44 British Summer Time

    Ian Youngs
    Entertainment and Arts reporter

    After the Glastonbury timetable was published, one band's name was on everybody's lips. Except no-one knows who they actually are.

    Patchwork have a prime place on the festival's line-up - third from the top of the bill on the main Pyramid Stage on the Saturday night. The only thing is, there's no band called Patchwork.

    It's a fake name for a mystery guest - just as an unknown band called The ChurnUps were on the Pyramid bill in 2023, and turned out to be the Foo Fighters.

    Fans theories have been swirling as to who could be the mystery act, including: Pulp, Haim, Mumford and Sons, Oasis and Robbie Williams.

    You can read more about the speculation here.

  19. Meet Glasto's most-resourceful: 'Luke and the Coneheads'published at 12:14 British Summer Time

    Katie Razzall
    Culture editor

    A group picture

    I think I have found the most resourceful festival-goers.

    Among the crowd at Lorde, "Luke and the Coneheads", as they introduced themselves.

    Luke is the decorated ironing board, named after a friend who couldn't make it.

    Laura Chambers (sporting the traffic cone hat) and her friends from Buckinghamshire are Glastonbury stalwarts.

    Laura told me the ironing board is "essential, it’s key to the group, you can put your drinks on it".

    As for the cone head? "You can find your friends in a crowd… because you lose everyone but when you have the cone on, you can find everyone."

    Hats off to them (except it's too hot to do that).

  20. We're already being treated to a raft of surprise guestspublished at 12:07 British Summer Time

    Colin Paterson
    Entertainment correspondent, reporting from Glastonbury

    Andrew Scott and Benedict Cumberbatch on stage

    Surprise guest names are everywhere this morning.

    Over at the Greenpeace stage, Benedict Cumberbatch is putting on the first Letters Live at Glastonbury, the show where celebrities read out letters, both meaningful and humorous.

    So far actors Andrew Scott, James Norton, Bella Ramsey and Simon Pegg (with Rik Mayall’s letter to Bob Geldof after he was turned away from the recording of Live Aid) have all been on.

    The jazz drifting in from another near by stage adds a surreal element to proceedings.