The BBC have announced a jam packed broadcast schedule dedicated to the long awaited return of Glastonbury. It will see a wide array of eclectic programmes, tributes, documentaries, and live coverage beamed out to millions across the country with a vested interest in Worthy Farm and it’s creative cohort. The live coverage in particular will be stepping up its game this year, with the BBC announcing last month that it will be showing live sets from the Pyramid Stage in ultra high definition across the weekend for the first time.
So if you’re not going and you’re harbouring some serious envy towards those that are, then have no fear, the BBC has got you covered with their festive and celebratory coverage of the event. A little home brand tomato sauce rather than Heinz Ketchup maybe, but at least it’s something. Or maybe not, I’m getting FOMO writing this right now to be honest.
It’s officially Glastonbury month!
Cameras will soon be rolling, flags will be flying and your speakers will be blasting… Are you ready?
— BBC Glastonbury (@bbcglasto) June 1, 2022
Scheduled to take place from the 22nd – 26th June, this year will see headliners Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, and Kendrick Lamar take to the stage and a suspected 210,000 people take to the fields, the grass bracing itself having enjoyed a nice 2 year lay off due to covid cancelations.
One of the programmes due to be broadcast across the BBC will be Glastonbury: 50 Years and Counting which has been described as a “kaleidoscopic portrait of Glastonbury and its social and musical history is given through the testimony of its principal curators, Michael and Emily Eavis, as well as artists who have appeared there“. Those contributing to the show will include; Aswad, Chris Martin (Coldplay), Dua Lipa, Ed O’Brien, Fatboy Slim, Florence Welch, Johnny Marr, Linda Lewis, Orbital, Noel Gallagher, The Levellers, Thom Yorke and Stormzy.
Also due to premier on Monday 20th June will be Stormzy: Road to the Pyramid Stage. It will be broadcast on BBC 1 and be a film in which “Stormzy reflects on the journey that led him to that iconic performance in 2019 at the festival” as reported by NME.
Speaking highly of their enduring relationship with the BBC, Glastonbury’s Emily Eavis said “It’s a joy to have the BBC and its brilliant team back and broadcasting live from Glastonbury for the first time since 2019 – continuing a special partnership that’s been evolving since 1997. I’m looking forward to Worthy Farm being filled with thousands of people once again and for millions more around the country being able to enjoy performances from our stellar line-up, courtesy of the BBC, wherever they are.”
Wherever you are, you can catch the BBC’s coverage of the world famous event live or in retrospect on iPlayer, and a full breakdown of the broadcast schedule here.
