Glastonbury Festival is set to make a triumphant comeback in 2022 after being cancelled two years in a row.
The UK festival was scrapped in both 2020 and 2021 thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but the huge music event is going ahead this year.
And now, Paul McCartney, Kenrick Lamar, Sam Fender, Olivia Rodrigo, Foals and Wolf Alice have been announced among the acts performing at this summer’s festival.
In total, 89 names have been added to the exciting line-up so far, alongside previously-announced headliner Billie Eilish.
McCartney will perform on the famous Pyramid Stage on Saturday 25th June, exactly one week after he turns 80.
The Beatles icon had previously been scheduled to headline the 2020 event before it was called off due to COVID-19.
“When he finally confirmed, we were beyond [excited],” organiser Emily Eavis told the BBC. “For us, having Paul McCartney is obviously a dream, a huge moment in our history. It means the world getting Paul McCartney to Glastonbury.”
McCartney is set to become the festival’s oldest ever headliner, while the Friday night headliner Eilish will be the festival’s youngest ever solo headliner.
Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar will close the festival on Sunday night.
The music festival shared the official line-up on Twitter on Friday 4th March.
Here is the first Glastonbury Festival 2022 line-up poster, which includes our final two Pyramid Stage headliners: @PaulMcCartney (Saturday) and @kendricklamar (Sunday). Many more acts and attractions still to be announced. pic.twitter.com/Tgo4HYMb6l
— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) March 4, 2022
The full line-up is expected to be announced in May 2022.
Read on for everything you need to know about Glastonbury Festival 2022.
When is Glastonbury 2022?
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The festival always takes place on the final weekend of June.
In 2022, the event will take place from Wednesday 22nd June to Sunday 26th June in the Somerset village of Pilton at Worthy Farm.
Speaking about the 2022 festival earlier this year, founder Michael Eavis said: “After 51 years, the enthusiasm from people to actually want to come is still there. Which is very reassuring to me.”
He added: “You’d think by now people would be beginning to get fed up with the idea. But they’re definitely not!”
The Glastonbury 2022 line-up so far
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Billie Eilish
Paul McCartney
Kendrick Lamar
Diana Ross
Amyl and the Sniffers
Angelique Kidjo
Arlo Parks
The Avalanches
Beabadoobee
Bicep
Big Thief
Black Midi
Blossoms
Bonobo
Burna Boy
Caribou
Caroline Polachek
Cate Le Bon
Celeste
Charli XCX
Clairo
Confidence Man
Courtney Barnett
Crowded House
Declan McKenna
Doja Cat
Dry Cleaning
Easy Life
Elbow
Emma-Jean Thackray
First Aid Kit
Foals
Fontaines DC
Four Tet
Gabriels
Ghetts
Girl in Red
Glass Animals
Greentea Peng
Griff
Haim
Herbie Hancock
Holly Humberstone
Idles
Inhaler
Jarv Is…
Jessie Ware
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Joy Crookes
Kacey Musgraves
Khruangbin
Koffee
Leon Bridges
Lianne La Havas
Little Simz
Lorde
Megan Thee Stallion
Metronomy
Mitski
Nightmares on Wax
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Nubya Garcia
Olivia Rodrigo
Pet Shop Boys
Phoebe Bridgers
Primal Scream
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
Róisín Murphy
Rufus Wainwright
Sam Fender
Sampa the Great
Seun Kuti and Egypt 80
Self Esteem
Sigrid
Skunk Anansie
Sleaford Mods
Snarky Puppy
Squid
St Vincent
Supergrass
Tems
TLC
Turnstile
Warmduscher
The Waterboys
Wet Leg
Wolf Alice
Years and Years
Yves Tumor
Glastonbury 2022 tickets
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Sadly, tickets are sold out for Glastonbury 2022.
However, don’t lose heart: there may well be a resale in April 2022 if enough people return their tickets.
You can register to buy Glastonbury tickets ahead of the sale via Glastonbury Festival’s website.
The price of a ticket fluctuates yearly. In 2022, tickets cost £280 per person plus a £5 booking fee.
Glastonbury Festival 2022 takes place 22nd to 26th June at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset.
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