After months of speculation, ticket holders for this year’s Glastonbury Festival finally got the news they’ve been waiting for today: a full list of acts to perform at Worthy Farm has been released. Previously announced headline acts Coldplay, Adele and Muse were confirmed painstakingly slowly over the course of several weeks, as well as news of acts such as Jess Glynne being revealed unceremoniously – teasing festival goers and setting the scene for what promises to be great year for Glastonbury.
Full list of confirmed acts to perform at Glastonbury 2016:
Coldplay
Muse
Adele
Beck
Foals
Jeff Lynne’s ELO
Stormzy
Chvrches
M83
Jack Garratt
Bring Me The Horizon
Jess Glynne
Cyndi Lauper
LCD Soundsystem
PJ Harvey
ZZ Top
Disclosure
Underworld
James Blake
Bastille
Kurt Vile
Wolf Alice
Two Door Cinema Club
Of Monsters & Men
Roisin Murphy
Years & Years
Ezra Furman
Gregory Porter
Madness
Baaba Maal
Ernest Ranglin
New Order
Earth, Wind & Fire
Savages
Floating Points
Laura Mvula
Art Garfunkel
Daughter
Little Simz
Vince Staples
John Grant
Band Of Horses
Carl Cox
Nao
Fatboy Slim
Richard Hawley
The Lumineers
Lady Leshur
Rokia Traore
The Last Shadow Puppets
Ellie Goulding
Skepta
The 1975
Santigold
Dua Lipa
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Bat For Lashes
Protoje
Jake Bugg
Mac DeMarco
St Etienne
Blossoms
Grimes
Annie Mac
Guy Garvey
Kamasi Washington
Explosions In The Sky
Alunageorge
Hinds
Sigur Ros
Ronnie Spector
The Syrian National Orchestra
Stanley Donwood, known for his work on Radiohead’s album artwork amongst other things, designed 2016’s poster. See it below:
This exciting news re-enforces Glastonbury’s reputation as being the most diverse and distinguished festival in the UK – and incites regret among those of us who were unable to get tickets before they sold out upon their release in October last year.
Glastonbury 2016 kicks off on 22nd June and finishes on 26th June. See the official website for more details.
