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Glastonbury 2025 is one of the festival’s most politicised events in recent memory

Controversial performances from Bob Vylan and Kneecap sparked complaints from prime minister Keir Starmer, while murals protesting Elon Musk and Donald Trump popped up during the weekend

The Independent UK

"It’s refreshing to experience music so pure." Legendary 'Godfather of Grunge' Neil Young closes out Saturday night at Glastonbury, still burning, not fading away

"A fantastic celebration of a legendary artist"

Louder

Glastonbury - Saturday review: a day of political controversy (and some music)

4/5 A day in which Charli xcx and Doechii attracted the crowds, it was controversial moments by Kneecap and Bob Vylan that made the headlines

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Neil Young slammed for 'terrible' Glastonbury set as angry viewers blame sound issues

Audience reaction was mixed as technical hiccups, volume complaints and on-stage confusion added to an already eventful night at Worthy Farm

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Police examining Glastonbury performances labelled ‘hateful’ and ‘grotesque’

Performing in the coveted Sunday legends slot this year is Sir Rod Stewart.

The Independent UK

Neil Young at Glastonbury review – ragged glory from a noisemaker who never treads the easy path

Still adhering to his own bizarre internal logic as he approaches 80, Young is crowd-pleasing one minute, wilfully odd the next – and you wouldn’t want it any other way

The Guardian - UK

Neil Young at Glastonbury review: did this show even happen?

4/5 Neil Young’s headline slot on the Pyramid Stage was untelevised and not hugely attended but still rocked

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If Charli XCX is over Brat summer, she doesn’t let it show during her full-throttle Glastonbury set

4/5 The glaring lack of cameos aside, tonight’s set is a gyrating, floor-spitting party

The Independent UK

Doechii’s Glastonbury performance sees her triumph over a biblical set clash

5/5 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

The Independent UK

Neil Young thunders through a mighty Glastonbury setlist in front of a surprisingly sparse crowd

4/5 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

The Independent UK

Neil Young stars on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage

Neil Young performed some of his best-known hits on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.

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Kneecap lead Glastonbury crowd in chants against Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

In the run-up to the festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, several politicians called for Kneecap to be removed from the line-up.

Evening Standard

In Pictures: Glastonbury fans beat the heat as Kneecap and Pulp perform

Canadian rocker Neil Young’s headline set on the Pyramid Stage will be shown live on the BBC on Saturday night, after a U-turn.

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Mo Chara says ‘I’m a free man’ as Kneecap take to Glastonbury stage

Fans poured into the area around the West Holts Stage on Saturday forming a sea of Irish and Palestinian flags.

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BBC: Kneecap’s Glastonbury set will not be live streamed but could go on-demand

A number of politicians have called for the Irish rap trio to be removed from the Glastonbury Festival line-up.

Evening Standard

Neil Young’s Glastonbury headline set to be broadcast live on BBC after U-turn

The corporation previously said the Canadian rock veteran’s set would not be broadcast live ‘at the artist’s request’.

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BBC announces U-turn on Neil Young’s headline set at Glastonbury

THE BBC have announced that Neil Young’s headline set at Glastonbury Festival will now be shown live on Saturday evening ...

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Charli xcx is about to send the Glastonbury crowd wild

You can also catch Neil Young, Gary Numan, Raye and mystery band ‘Patchwork’. Plus: Uma Thurman’s thriller Suspicion continues. Here’s what to watch this evening

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“Neil Young’s career has been conducted on his own terms”: BBC confirm that they won’t be showing his Glastonbury set “at the artist’s request”

And it’s not the first time Young and the broadcaster have clashed

Evening Standard

UK pop star on a mission to meet Olivia Rodrigo at BST gig: 'You don’t go to a party and not say thank you'

Olivia Rodrigo is headlining London’s BST Hyde Park festival, which officially kicks off on Friday, June 27 and runs until Sunday, July 13

The Independent UK

Iron Maiden star says rock group will always turn down offer to play Glastonbury

Rock singer has previously branded festival as ‘the most bourgeois thing on the planet’

Evening Standard

Why has Neil Young banned the BBC from livestreaming his Glastonbury set?

The BBC has confirmed it will not show Neil Young’s Glastonbury headline set live

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Neil Young bans BBC from broadcasting Glastonbury headline set

Viewers watching the Glastonbury Festival on BBC TV will not get to see Neil Young's headline performance on the Pyramid Stage on Saturday (28.06.25).

Evening Standard

The 1975 to headline Glastonbury Festival amid rumours of Lorde secret set

This year’s line-up features a number of acts listed as TBA, as well as a mysterious act called Patchwork, which will take to the Pyramid Stage.

Evening Standard

BBC says it will not show Neil Young’s Glastonbury Festival headline set live

The 79-year-old is due to perform on the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm on Saturday night with his band the Chrome Hearts.

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