Glastonbury 2020 goes virtual - how to watch classic sets on TV and iPlayer

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Glastonbury‘s 50th birthday with headliners Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney, mixing that in with the customary discovery of our new favourite band as we stumbled across their life-affirming set while half-cut at 3AM, having indulged in all the joys that only Glasto can offer.But the global coronavirus pandemic means that this year we’re resigned instead to recreating the Pyramid Stage out of cardboard boxes and loo rolls and watching coverage of past performances on the BBC as we

Glastonbury could be at risk of going bankrupt should the festival not return in 2021.The Worthy Farm bash’s 2020 edition – due to be headlined by Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift – was cancelled in March due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Speaking to The Guardian, founder Michael Eavis stressed the importance of being able to go ahead with Glastonbury next year.“We have to run next year, otherwise we would seriously go bankrupt… It has to happen for us, we have to carry on,”

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has said she’s planning to combine two festival line-ups for the 2021 event, as well as hoping that Paul McCartney will return to headline once more.The festival’s edition 2020 edition was set to kick off yesterday (June 24), but was cancelled as a direct result of coronavirus.Speaking to BBC 6 Music, Eavis explained that expansive plans for the 2021 event were already underway.“I think because we’re rolling two festivals together for 2021, we’ve got a hell of a

Glastonbury organisers have shared a “virtual line-up” collating the upcoming coverage and online content that will be available in celebration of the festival’s 50th-anniversary.The Worthy Farm bash’s 2020 edition – due to be headlined by Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift – was cancelled in March due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.In the week that would have seen the gates being opened, an official breakdown of “the full festival experience” has today (June 21) been posted on

Glastonbury Festival have shared a series of playlists, each corresponding to a different one of their stages, featuring artists who were set to play on their respective line-ups.

Glastonbury‘s 50th anniversary is being celebrated with an online exhibition from the V&A Museum.The Worthy Farm event’s 2020 edition – due to be headlined by Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift – was cancelled in March due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.In the week that would have seen the festival gates open, London’s V&A – home to the permanent Glastonbury archive – will showcase a special collections page on their official website over the course of seven days.Fans will be

Roskilde Festival 2020 have urged fans who were going to attend this year’s cancelled event to host their own festival at home instead, for charity.The 50th edition of the Danish festival was due to take place this summer from June 27–July 4, with the four main days of music falling between July 1 and July 4.

Megan Thee Stallion has filmed a nine-minute music video medley of her dancing to her own songs to celebrate with this year’s academic graduates — you can watch her special home-filmed video below.Taking part in YouTube’s ‘Dear Class of 2020’ celebration — which also welcomed the likes of Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé — the Houston rapper was among the many star-studded names who featured in the platform’s “virtual commencement celebration”, which sought to “bring together inspirational

Glastonbury Festival have launched a new range of merchandise to raise money for their three main charity partners.The Worthy Farm festival have announced the ‘Hope Shines Brightest In The Dark’ line, named after a lyric from the song ‘Hope For The Future’ by Paul McCartney — who was due to headline the now-cancelled 2020 festival — after the Beatles musician gave Glastonbury the permission to use it.Glastonbury have worked with the artist Stanley Donwood to create the charity merch, which

Taylor Swift has more in common with the class of 2020 than some might think. The 30-year-old pop star appeared during YouTube's star-studded special to give a minute-long speech to this year's graduates.«I wanted to say congratulations to all the graduates this year.

The graduating class of 2020 may not have been able to celebrate their achievements in person due to the coronavirus pandemic, but they did get one last send-off on Sunday by a star-studded cast!

Taylor Swift can “relate” to graduates missing out on traditional commencement ceremonies due to the coronavirus pandemic because she had to skip her own cap and gown celebration. The superstar was featured as part of YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 digital celebration for students on Sunday, and in her pre-recorded clip, Swift sympathised with youngsters forced to forgo in-person events as a result of Covid-19 concerns but urged them to “celebrate anyway”.

Making this year’s graduation ceremony extra special, some of the biggest celebrities in the entertainment industry joined YouTube’s virtual graduation and celebrated the Class of 2020. The long list of stars included Beyoncé, BTS, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Barack and Michelle Obama, Lizo, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, and many more.