Glastonbury 2024: Greenpeace share plans to promote “protest, activism and voting”

Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright have spoken to NME about the 20th anniversary of their beloved ‘rom-zom-com’ Shaun of the Dead, which were they presenting at the Pilton Palais cinema at Glastonbury Festival.The filmmaking duo, the who created the so-called Cornetto Trilogy – comprised of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End – between 2004 and 2013, also discussed approaches they have received to “sequelize” the film and their plans to make a new movie.NME: Hi Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright! Have you been surprised by the amount of renewed interest in Shaun of the Dead lately?Simon Pegg: “It’s kind of never really gone away since we made it… Whenever there was some crisis, that meme of me with the beer popped up. But it’s nice to get to 20 years and realise that people are still talking about it.”Edgar Wright: “Also, I think the main subject of conversation is people saying: ‘Oh, fuck! That was 20 years ago! Oh my God – I’m old! What have I done with my life?”Pegg: “We always said that we weren’t parodying zombie movies with Shaun of the Dead; we were parodying romantic comedies – if we were parodying anything. Shaun of the Dead is a zombie movie; there’s no satirical edge there aimed at the genre itself.

Dakota Johnson is supporting Chris Martin as always!

English Teacher have spoken to NME about their love for Sheffield songwriter Richard Hawley and his Standing At The Sky’s Edge musical – watch the interview above.Speaking at Glastonbury 2024, vocalist Lily Fontaine, alongside guitarist Lewis Whiting and bassist Nicholas Eden, told us about their experience of seeing the show, which is currently playing in London’s West End. The production interpolates a slew of tracks from across Hawley’s discography, including 2006’s Mercury-nominated ‘Coles Corner’ album.“After our recent New York show, I went outside and a guy came up to me and said, ‘I really enjoyed the set. I live here but I’m from Sheffield’,” Fontaine said.

Coldplay may have just played a record-breaking Glastonbury 2024 set, but fans have been vocal about Chris Martin’s apparent accent change during the performance.Social media users began tweeting during the set, which was broadcast globally via BBC iPlayer. “Chris Martin talks like me when I inadvertently slip into a generic ‘foreign’ accent when attempting to communicate with a waiter who doesn’t speak English,” wrote X/Twitter user @MrLukowski.“At what point did Chris Martin’s accent change into the voice of a crap 1970’s TV detective?” questioned @RobSummerfield1.

Russell Crowe performed his much-anticipated set at Glastonbury 2024 with covers of songs by Dire Straits and Johnny Cash at the Acoustic Stage.Yesterday afternoon (June 29), Crowe took the stage with his backing band, the Indoor Garden Party, for a full set of electric blues-rock tuneage that included original music and covers of Dire Straits’ ‘Romeo & Juliet’, Amy Shark’s ‘Psycho’, and Johnny Cash’s ‘Folsom Prison Blues’.Where am I now?⁦@BBCRadio2⁩ ⁦@BBC6Music⁩ pic.twitter.com/cFyTTNMMRt— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) June 29, 2024Russell Crowe at @glastonbury. Patiently waiting for him to play 'Fighting round the world' with Tugger pic.twitter.com/HA7mnQGW8u— Ryan Bailey (@RyanJayBailey) June 29, 2024Crowe once performed ‘Psycho’ with Shark at an event in Australia in January 2023, where he filled in to perform the verses that were originally recorded by Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus.Last April, Glastonbury made the announcement of Russell Crowe’s addition to the line-up.

Glastonbury 2024 (Saturday, June 29) has come to a close – from Coldplay’s record-breaking headline set to Kasabian’s secret show at Woodsies, these are the biggest headlines from the day.Baroque-pop band – and NME Cover stars – The Last Dinner Party played two unreleased songs, ‘Second Best’ and ‘The Killer’, to a packed-out audience at the Other Stage (that included Furiosa star Anya Taylor-Joy and model-actress Cara Delevingne).Before playing their breakout debut single ‘Nothing Matters’, lead vocalist Abigail Morris addressed the upcoming UK general election on July 4, asking voters to “protect each other and just having some fucking empathy”.After weeks of persistent rumours of a Kasabian secret set at Glastonbury, the Leicester band finally confirmed Saturday afternoon that they would perform at Woodsies at 6pm.In an interview with NME before the set – which was so crowded that fans were turned away – frontman Serge Pizzorno promised “a powerful hour”. “We’re trying to cram in as much as can,” he added.

Chris Martin is known for being the frontman of Coldplay - one of the biggest British rock bands in the world that is about to embark on its record-breaking fifth headline set at Glastonbury 2024.

Sleaford Mods‘ Glastonbury 2024 performance has won over social media fans, but the band seemed less than impressed at the live crowd.The duo performed on the Woodsies stage at 9pm tonight (June 29). Opening with their 2023 track ‘UK GRIM’, it was a high-energy set, with a setlist that spanned their 17-year career.Their fourth Glastonbury appearance went down well on social media, with one Twitter user calling it “brilliantly mental”, and another saying it was “a joy to behold”.Well well , who’d have thought it , after all these years Sleaford Mods smashing a greatest hits set at Glastonbury.A joy to behold.

Michael Kiwanuka told the crowds who'd flocked to see him at Glastonbury Festival 2024 that he was having his 'worst nightmare' as his set was plagued by technical issues.

Electronic duo Disclosure will be headlining the Other Stage at Glastonbury on Saturday night. Consisting of brothers Howard and Guy Lawrence they are known for their hits Know Your Worth, Latch, Running and White Noise.

King Krule sang a couple of bars of Akon‘s 2006 hit ‘Don’t Matter’ at Glastonbury while performing on The Park Stage tonight.The London artist, real name Archy Marshall, teased a cover before beginning an intense, jazzy rendition of ‘Pink Shell’, from his 2023 album ‘Space Heavy‘.Towards the end of his set, the London musician brought his five-year-old daughter Marina on stage. She wore a Princess Aurora dress and stood behind Marshall as he performed ‘Seaforth’, a track he dedicated to her, introducing it by saying: “This next song I wrote for my daughter”Marshall also used his performance to publicly share his support to the Free Palestine movement.

Kings Of Leon are seemingly teasing a secret set at Glastonbury 2024 – find out more below.Today (June 28), the band have taken to social media to share a video of their performance at Worthy Park in 2008. In the accompanying caption, they teased that they aren’t too far from the festival grounds: “Had a great time at Glastonbury in 2008.

Headie One has performed at Glastonbury 2024 to support the release of his second album, ‘The Last One’ – which he described as “a masterpiece”.The June 28 appearance was his second at Worthy Farm, following his blockbuster debut in 2019 when he had his own set on the Wow stage. He also joined Dave during his now-viral performance to perform their gold-certified collaboration, ’18Hunna’.Headie One – real name Irving Ampofo Adjei – kicked off his set with the seminal UK drill track while on stage today (June 28).

SEVENTEEN fans have reacted to the news that the group’s Glastonbury performance won’t be available for worldwide viewing.Today (June 28), the 13-member group will become the first-ever K-pop act to perform on Glastonbury‘s main stage and fans have shared their outrage as they have learned that the festival’s livestream via BBC iPlayer is restricted to United Kingdom.“Let’s manage our expectations and still hype them up.@GlastoLive Please reconsider streaming SEVENTEEN @glastonbury,” tweeted one user while another shared: “The SEVENTEEN set? Perhaps only maybe possibly some parts on the BBC iplayer which is only available to residents of the UK……. Great choice.

If you missed out on getting a ticket for Glastonbury 2024 - or if the festival experience just isn't for you - you can catch all the action from the comfort of your own home. The BBC will again have extensive coverage of all the performances at Worthy Farm, Somerset.

Billy Bragg has spoken to NME about what to expect from the activism, political discussion and live music from the Left Field at Glastonbury 2024 – hoping to “put forward a vision of a better world” ahead of the General Election.The Left Field area is organised and co-founded by the punk-folk icon Bragg and Juliet Wills, and was first designed in the year 2000 to promote left-wing politics and political action; a place for Glasto-goers to “recharge your activism”.This year’s line-up will see performances from the likes of English Teacher, Bob Vylan, Sprints, Billy Nomates, Trampolene, Lottery Winners and Pillow Queens, as well as talks and debates around subjects including trans liberation, the Israel and Palestine conflict, the post office scandal, immigration and the housing crisis.A post shared by Glastonbury Left Field (@glastoleftfield)“There’s a general election coming [on July 4], and that’s why we’re looking at these issues,” Bragg told NME. “Housing, immigration, accountability – we’re looking at trans rights as well.

After the impressive display of The King's Birthday Parade in London at the weekend, another important royal procession will take place in Windsor today, Monday, 17 June.The Order of the Garter is the oldest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom and is the most senior knighthood in the British honours system which is only outranked by the Victoria Cross and the George Cross. It sees those members of the Royal Family who have been honoured, attend a service at St George's Chapel, Windsor, before parading in their eye-catching dark blue mantles and Tudor bonnets with ostrich feather plumes.

There aren’t many places in the UK where you can experience opera inside a cave, see a hotel where Mary Queen of Scots reputedly stayed and drink the freshest mineral water available (although you might want to add an ice cube or two), yet you can do all of this in Buxton. You’d be forgiven if your mind first springs to the bottled water when you think of the town, but there’s so much more to this beautiful town on the edge of the Peak District.

The Killers shuffled their setlist and covered The Kinks at the second show of their ‘Rebel Diamonds’ UK and Ireland tour last night (June 14) – see footage and the full setlist below.It was the band’s second show at Dublin’s 3Arena in three nights at the start of a run of greatest hits shows that the band are playing across the UK and Ireland throughout the summer.Their 21-song set included a number of changes from the previous show, including tour debuts for eight songs, including four from 2006’s ‘Sam’s Town’ in the form of ‘Enterlude’, ‘For Reasons Unknown’, ‘Bones’ and ‘Exitlude’.The also opened with ‘My Own Soul’s Warning’ from the 2020 album ‘Imploding The Mirage’, and played the title track of their most recent studio record, 2021’s ‘Pressure Machine’.In among their own material, the band also indulged in a cover of The Kinks’ 1982 single ‘Come Dancing’.In addition, five tracks from 2004 debut album ‘Hot Fuss’ got an airing, including ‘Andy, You’re A Star’, which they only recently revived on stage for the first time in seven years.

The wife of the late Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers, Lili Orzac, has described the posthumous freedom he was given by his hometown just months after his passing as a "huge honour".