Glastonbury Festival 2025 is officially over after a knockout headline set from Olivia Rodrigo and controversy over the BBC’s airing of chants the festival has labelled “appalling”.
Police have said they are assessing videos of comments made by members of Bob Vylan on Saturday (28 June) to determine whether any offences may have been committed – and it’s been reported that they have been dropped by their agents.
The moment threatene to overshadow the music, which was capped off by Rodrigo after a Legends Slot appearance from Rod Stewart, who brought out guests Mick Hucknall, Ronnie Wood and Lulu.
At 22, Rodrigo was one of Glastonbury’s youngest solo headliners, following Billie Eilish who topped the bill when she was just 20 years old.
Headliner Neil Young closed Saturday night with a set that clashed with two other major stars: British alt-pop star Charli XCX, and Grammy-winning rapper Doechii.
The veteran rocker’s performance was livestreamed by the BBC, after Young made a U-turn having previously said he did not want his set to be aired. Other major performances so far have come from Pulp, Haim, Lorde, The 1975, RAYE and Irish pop singer CMAT.
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Glastonbury 2025 key points
- Olivia Rodrigo brings out The Cure's Robert Smith to sing 'Friday I'm in Love' and 'Just Like Heaven'
- Wolf Alice review, Other Stage - ★★★★☆
- The Libertines review, Pyramid Stage - ★★☆☆☆
- VIDEO: Rod Stewart serenades huge crowds from the Pyramid Stage in Legends Slot
- Bob Vylan share lengthy statement after Glastonbury boss calls onstage remarks ‘appalling’
Bob Vylan have US visas revoked
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Lydia Spencer-Elliott
Bob Vylan have had their US visas revoked ahead of a tour later this year.
The US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has said this is because of the band’s “hateful tirade at Glastonbury”.
It comes after the band’s controversial set at Worthy Farm, which saw them lead the crowd in an anti-IDF chant.
Glastonbury Festival organisers said they were “appalled’’ by the comment, adding that they “very much crossed a line”. Meanwhile, police are currently assessing Glastonbury footage to decide whether any offences may have been committed.
The Prodigy receive rave reviews for ‘electrifying’ Glastonbury performance dedicated to Keith Flint
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Greg Evans
On Sunday (29 June), the group paid a heartfelt tribute to frontman and founder Keith Flint, who died in 2019, with a special edition of their hit “Firestarter” remixed with Flint’s voice.
It marked the first time the band has performed at the Worthy Farm music festival since 2009, having first performed there in 1995 at the peak of their commercial success.
Performing on the festival’s Other stage, The Prodigy, led by Maxim (Keith Andrew Palmer) alongside musicians Liam Howlett, Rob Holliday and Leo Crabtree, stunned viewers and festivalgoers with their high-energy set covering decades of hits including “Omen”, “Light Up the Sky”, and the controversial “Smack My B***”.
“The Prodigy. One of the most electrifying, unhinged and incredible bands I’ve ever seen live,” wrote one fan on X/Twitter. “This return to Glastonbury is off the charts. That’s what a festival headliner looks like.”
Maria Butt reports:
Rod Stewart’s Glastonbury legends slot feels like wringing out the dregs of a career
15:00
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Greg Evans
The first cut may be the deepest, but the first note isn’t even the flattest. It’s an earache, more like writes an unimpressed Mark Beaumont.
Bob Vylan ‘dropped by agents'
14:15
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Jacob Stolworthy
Bob Vylan have been “dropped by their agents” after their controversial Glastonbury set, which saw them lead the crowd in an anti-IDF chant.
Glastonbury Festival organisers said they were “appalled’’ by the comment, adding that they “very much crossed a line”. Meanwhile, police are currently assessing Glastonbury footage to decide whether any offences may have been committed.
It’s now been reported that United Talent Agency (UTA) have dropped the band over the backlash. The agency appear to have scrubbed the act from their official website. The Independent has contacted UTA for comment.
More here:
Charli xcx hits back at critics
14:00
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Jacob Stolworthy
Charli XCX has addressed accusations that she’s a “fraud” following backlash aimed at her Glastonbury Festival performance.
The 32-year-old singer, who created the Brat cultural phenomenon with the release of her so-named sixth studio album, has openly admitted she uses Auto-Tune when recording and performing her music.
Yet, throughout her performance at Worthy Farm, many viewers watching the BBC’s coverage of Glastonbury at home slammed the singer for using the software – and for her style of dancing.
Read the report here:
Bob Vylan responds to Glastonbury controversy
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Jacob Stolworthy
Bobby Vylan, who is one half of punk rap duo Bob Vylan, has shared a lengthy statement after Glastonbury bosses called his onstage comments at the festival “appalling”.
Here’s what he said:
Praise for The Prodigy
12:30
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Jacob Stolworthy
The Prodigy have received overwhelming praise for their set on Glastonbury Festival’s closing night.
On Sunday (29 June), the group paid a heartfelt tribute to frontman and founder Keith Flint, who died in 2019, with a special edition of their hit “Firestarter” remixed with Flint’s voice.
It marked the first time the band has performed at the Worthy Farm music festival since 2009, having first performed there in 1995 at the peak of their commercial success.
More here:
Amyl and the Sniffera defend Bob Vylan
12:00
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Jacob Stolworthy
Rock band Ayml and the Sniffers, who also played Glastonbury 2025, have leapt to the defence of Bob Vylan.
Rapper Bobby Vylan, of rap punk duo Bob Vylan, led crowds on the festival’s West Holts Stage in chants of “Free, free Palestine” and “Death, death to the IDF [Israel Defence Forces]” on Saturday (28 June).
Police are assessing the footage of comments made by Bob Vylan at Glastonbury to decide whether any offences may have been committed – and Glastonbury organisers said they were “appalled” by the performance.
In the wake of the controversy, Amyl and the Sniffers shared the below:
Ofcom launches BBC probe over Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury chant
11:30
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Jacob Stolworthy
Ofcom is seeking information from the BBC on how punk duo Bob Vylan’s “death to the IDF” chant at Glastonbury was broadcast.
The watchdog said the broadcaster has “questions to answer” over its decision to carry the chant during the group’s performance on Saturday.
More here:
Glastonbury 2026: Why is there no festival next year?
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Roisin O'Connor
Glastonbury Festival has begun, where thousands of music fans will flock to Worthy Farm in Somerset to see acts including Neil Young, Olivia Rodrigo and The 1975.
It has been confirmed that 2026 will mark the festival’s traditional fallow year, which is held once every five years in order to allow the farmland site to recover.
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Rod Stewart didn’t impress our critic
10:30
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Jacob Stolworthy
The first cut may be the deepest, but the first note isn’t even the flattest. It’s an earache, more like
Read Mark Beaumont’s review of Stewart’s Legends slot here:
Ian McKellen fights back tears during touching moment with Glastonbury crowd
10:03
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Lucy Leeson
Sir Ian McKellen fought back tears during a touching moment with the Glastonbury crowd.
The Lord of the Rings actor performed alongside the Scissor Sisters to deliver his monologue from their hit Invisible Light, at the Somerset festival on Saturday (28 June).
The 86-year-old was then captured by the BBC Radio 2 team backstage as crowds can be heard chanting.
After the actor was informed they were indeed chanting his name, he became visibly emotional and covered his face with his hands.
A look back at Alanis Morissette's Friday show
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Jacob Stolworthy
The clean up operation is in full swing...
09:00
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Jacob Stolworthy
As Worthy Farm closes its gates for two years, a clean-up operation is underway to get the site back to normal after a wild five days of festivities.
Olivia Rodrigo takes Glastonbury by storm
08:15
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Jacob Stolworthy
Pop star has the crowd so deeply in their feelings that it feels like any deadbeat ex in the vicinity would burst directly into flames.
Read Kate Solomon’s verdict on Rodrigo’s Sunday night headline slot:
Check out our critics' takes on some of Sunday's key acts
08:00
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Ellie Harrison
If Charli XCX is over Brat summer, she doesn’t let it show during her full-throttle Glastonbury set
07:02
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Roisin O'Connor
Rod Stewart brings out Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis in heartwarming moment
06:00
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Ellie Harrison
Bob Vylan share lengthy statement after 'appalling' onstage comments
05:00
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Ellie Harrison
REVIEW: Rod Stewart’s Glastonbury Legends Slot feels like wringing out the dregs of a career
04:01
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Roisin O'Connor
'Lewis Capaldi’s Glastonbury comeback tells us everything we need to know about him'
03:03
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Roisin O'Connor
After he was forced to cut his 2023 set short, the Scottish singer-songwriter returned to the Pyramid Stage in the most triumphant manner. If there’s such a thing as a fairytale beginning, writes Louis Chilton, we just saw it.
REVIEW: Doechii’s Glastonbury performance sees her triumph over a biblical set clash
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Roisin O'Connor
Choosing to spend your Saturday headline slot with her doesn't feel like a consolation prize. In fact, you’d be forgiven for thinking Doechii had been playing to festival crowds for decades, writes Kate Solomon
REVIEW: Neil Young thunders through a mighty Glastonbury setlist in front of a surprisingly sparse crowd
01:03
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Roisin O'Connor
Young’s idea of a special guest is Hank Williams’s guitar, while his pyrotechnics are strictly of the fretboard variety and generally aimed into a circle of bandmates, writes Mark Beaumont.
Glastonbury 2025 is one of the festival’s most politicised events in recent memory
Monday 30 June 2025 00:59
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Roisin O'Connor
REVIEW: Olivia Rodrigo’s Glastonbury headliner was a killer show and therapy rolled into one
Monday 30 June 2025 00:50
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Roisin O'Connor
Glastonbury 2026: Why is there no festival next year?
Monday 30 June 2025 00:01
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Roisin O'Connor
REVIEW: If Charli XCX is over Brat summer, she doesn’t let it show during her full-throttle Glastonbury set
Sunday 29 June 2025 23:34
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Roisin O'Connor
IN PICTURES: Olivia Rodrigo headlines Glastonbury 2025
Sunday 29 June 2025 23:05
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Roisin O'Connor
VIDEO: Wes Streeting hits out at Glastonbury and BBC over ‘death to the IDF’ chants
Sunday 29 June 2025 23:03
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Roisin O'Connor
Maccabees review, Park Stage - ★★★★★
Sunday 29 June 2025 22:58
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Mark Beaumont
“We never thought we’d be playing these songs again to anybody,” says Felix White as the reformed Maccabees make a long-wished-for and highly emotional return to Avalon.
It’s like no time has passed; they pile into “Latchmere”, “X-Ray” and “Precious Time” with every gigawatt of their formative electricity still pulsing, and return to headline status just as the febrile atmospherics of “No Kind Words” and “Pelican” become the alt-rock standard.
A celebratory night is capped by Florence Welch’s appearance for “Dog Days are Over”, but The Maccabees’ dog days might just have arrived.
Some shameless flirting with the Brits just now
Sunday 29 June 2025 22:45
“I love England so f***ing much,” Rodrigo declares.
“It’s bands like the Cure that first got me acquainted with England… I have so many things I love about England. I love pop culture, I love how nobody judges you for having a pint at noon, it’s the best. I love English sweets, all the sweets from M&S, Colin the Caterpillar specifically. True story: I have had three sticky toffee puddings since coming to Glastonbury. And as luck would have it, I love English boys.”
That’s right, she’s introducing “So American”. We love.
Bob Vylan: What to know about the rap duo at the centre of Glastonbury controversy
Sunday 29 June 2025 22:35
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Roisin O'Connor
Punk duo Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury performance has led to a police assessment and condemnation from festival organisers and the BBC.
The duo led crowds at the West Holts Stage in a chant of “death, death to the IDF” as they performed before Irish rap trio Kneecap.
In a post on social media on Saturday, Avon and Somerset Police said: “We are aware of the comments made by acts on the West Holts Stage at Glastonbury Festival this afternoon.
Full story:
IT'S ROBERT SMITH!!!!
Sunday 29 June 2025 22:30
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Roisin O'Connor
I don’t think I’ve had bigger FOMO than this moment right now, with Olivia Rodrigo bringing out The Cure’s Robert Smith to sing “Friday I’m in Love” AND “Just Like Heaven”. I love this, YES YES YES.
Bob Vylan share lengthy statement after Glastonbury boss calls onstage remarks ‘appalling’
Sunday 29 June 2025 22:18
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Roisin O'Connor
REVIEW: Doechii’s Glastonbury performance sees her triumph over a biblical set clash
Sunday 29 June 2025 22:01
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Roisin O'Connor
Already one of my favourite Glastonbury headliners
Sunday 29 June 2025 22:00
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Roisin O'Connor
Rodrigo is spectacular, and I’m getting emotional seeing how many young girls are in the audience for her set. This is going to have a profound impact on them: core memory, life-changing kinda stuff.
Thoughts on Maccabees from our head of culture Patrick Smith
Sunday 29 June 2025 21:51
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Roisin O'Connor
“Not going
