★ Kanye West: Pyramid stage, 10.15pm
Pay no mind to the naysayers – the combination of Kanye’s artistry, experimentation and megalomaniacal self-confidence make him this decade’s most fascinatingmusic star.
★ Pharrell Williams: Pyramid stage, 8pm
Thanks to two ridiculously catchy singles, a very litigious collaboration with Robin Thicke and exceptional taste in hats, Pharrell has, in recent years, transcended his previous life as one half of taste-making production duo the Neptunes to become one of the biggest pop stars in the world.
★ George Ezra: Pyramid stage, 3pm
A man with an acoustic guitar in an already crowded marketplace, yes, but Ezra’s bluesy choruses and huge hooks mark him out.
★ Azealia Banks: Other stage, 1.20pm
Since smashing her way into the music industry in 2011 with her single 212, Azealia Banks has been busy creating a more subtle strain of leftfield pop. Hear her relive debut album Broke With Expensive Taste and potentially pay witness to her starting a celebrity feud.
★ The Mothership Returns: George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic & The Family Stone: West Holts, 9.45pm
Four legendary factions of funk rock up on a Saturday night and get everyone dancing. Job done.
★ Gaz Coombes: Park stage, 3.30pm
Previously the frontman of Britpop geezers Supergrass, Gaz Coombes now returns on his own, pedalling his darker, more introspective second solo record Matador.
★ Suede: John Peel stage, 10.35pm
More Britpop in the form of Suede: the poseurs return to celebrate 25 years of navel-grazing necklines, long fringes and getting people to sing songs about poppers.
★ Jessie Ware: John Peel stage, 6.25pm
The south London singer brings her brand of minimalist – and impeccably cool – pop to the John Peel’s early evening slot.
★ Sleaford Mods: John Peel stage, 3pm
The weathered face of post-punk hip-hop, the outspoken duo are having their time in the sun. Fittingly, frontman Jason recently teamed up with the equally cantankerous Prodigy for their single Ibiza.
★ Slaves: John Peel stage, 2pm & Hell stage, 12.30am
The punk pairing transport the spirit of 76 to the internet age. Be bellowed into acknowledging your grey proletariat existence, at the very least.
★ Skepta: Wow!, 8.20pm
Grime is well-represented at this year’s festival, with Novelist, Krept and Konan and Newham Generals all in attendance. But this year it’s been Skepta and his anthemic single That’s Not Me that has been the genre’s biggest crossover moment . Find out what the fuss is about.
