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Under the Radar pick Air Drawn Dagger among the 8 finalists chosen
Apr 04, 2025
By Dom Gourlay
Glastonbury Festival has today revealed the 8 finalists for its Emerging Talent Competition 2025 including Under the Radar picks Air Drawn Dagger More
Under the Radar's 3 picks among the 90 acts listed
Mar 26, 2025
By Dom Gourlay
Glastonbury Festival has announced the Longlist for its Emerging Talent Competition 2025 today, including Under the Radar’s 3 picks More
Under the Radar's Dom Gourlay among the judges once more
Jan 21, 2025
By Dom Gourlay
Glastonbury Festival Announces Emerging Talent Competition For 2025 More
Past winners include N’famady Kouyaté, She Drew The Gun, R.A.E. and Declan McKenna
Jan 23, 2024
By Dom Gourlay
Glastonbury has today announced its Emerging Talent competition for 2024 which runs from 9am Monday 29th January until 5pm Monday 5th February. More
Under the Radar's three choices among the ninety acts selected
Mar 19, 2023
By Dom Gourlay
Glastonbury Emerging Talent 2023 announces its longlist including Under the Radar’s top 3 picks. More
Plus Courtney Barnett, Cate Le Bon, Pet Shop Boys, beabadoobee, Dry Cleaning, First Aid Kit, Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, Caribou, St. Vincent, Squid, black midi, Big Thief, and Many Others
Jun 27, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Couldn’t make it to Glastonbury this past weekend? We have you covered, with highlights from some of the performances including ones by Wolf Alice, Jessie Ware, Courtney Barnett, Mitski, HAIM, Foals, and many more. Plus Cate Le Bon, Pet Shop Boys, beabadoobee, Dry Cleaning, First Aid Kit, Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, Fontaines D.C., Lorde, Caribou, Metronomy, St. Vincent, Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen, Squid, black midi, Big Thief, IDLES, Crowded House, and much more. More
Also Watch McCartney Perform "I’ve Got a Feeling" with Archival Footage of John Lennon
Jun 27, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Paul McCartney was one of many performers at Glastonbury this past weekend. He performed “I Saw Her Standing There” and “Band on the Run” alongside Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, and was also joined by Bruce Springsteen for performances of “Glory Days” and “I Wanna Be Your Man.” McCartney also performed The Beatles’ 1970 song “I’ve Got a Feeling” up against archival footage of John Lennon. More
There Were Even Two Lobsters in the Audience
Jun 27, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Glastonbury finally returned this past weekend after taking 2020 and 2021 off due to COVID-19 and one of the highlights was no doubt British duo Wet Leg (Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers), who performed their viral hit “Chaise Longue” to a massive crowd Friday afternoon from the Park Stage. The audience enthusiastically sang along to every word and there were even two people dressed as lobsters in the crowd, perhaps in reference to Wet Leg’s “Wet Dream” video. More
Stacked Lineup Also Features JARV IS..., Primal Scream, Supergrass, Jessie Ware, Phoebe Bridgers, St. Vincent, Arlo Parks, Big Thief, Cate Le Bon, Elbow, Foals, HAIM, Squid, Dry Cleaning, and Many Others
Mar 04, 2022
By Joey Arnone
The lineup for this year’s Glastonbury Festival has just been announced. It includes Paul McCartney, Wolf Alice, Wet Leg, Mitski, JARV IS…, Primal Scream, Supergrass, Jessie Ware, Phoebe Bridgers, St. Vincent, Arlo Parks, Big Thief, Cate Le Bon, Elbow, Foals, HAIM, Squid, Dry Cleaning, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Amyl and the Sniffers, The Avalanches, Diana Ross, Beabadoobee, black midi, Caribou, Caroline Polachek, Charli XCX, Courtney Barnett, Crowded House, Easy Life, First Aid Kit, Fontaines D.C., Four Tet, Glass Animals, Herbie Hancock, IDLES, The Jesus and Mary Chain,, Kacey Musgraves, Khruangbin, Leon Bridges, Lianne La Havas, Little Simz, Lorde, Metronomy, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Pet Shop Boys, Self Esteem, Sleaford Mods, TURNSTILE, and Yves Tumor, among others More
This Marks the Second Consecutive Year of the Festival’s Cancellation
Jan 21, 2021
By Joey Arnone
It has just been announced that the iconic British music festival Glastonbury will not be taking place in 2021 as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This is the second consecutive year of the festival’s cancellation, making this Glastonbury’s longest pause since its hiatus from 1972 to 1977. More
It Was the Festival’s 50th Anniversary
Mar 18, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
The iconic British music festival Glastonbury is the latest big 2020 event to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. More
Featuring Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, and St. Vincent
Jun 30, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Over the weekend the UK’s massive Glastonbury Festival took place, attracting thousands of fans to Worthy Farm in Pilton, England. More
Featuring Arcade Fire, Jack White, and The Black Keys
Apr 04, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
Taking place in England June 27-29, this year’s Glastonbury Festival has announced its official line-up of artists. More
Fest Takes Place June 28-30
Mar 28, 2013
By Laura Studarus
After taking 2012 off, Glastonbury Festival is back with a strong lineup. More
Jul 18, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Recently, Radiohead took the stage at Glastonbury for a surprise set. Thankfully, the digital age continues to serve us well, as fans cobbled together the full set from 34 different cameras. We have the video. More
Jun 28, 2010
By Hong Le
At the 2010 Glastonbury music festival this past weekend, Doctor Who‘s Matt Smith (who plays the time and space traveling hero The Doctor) made a surprise appearance alongside electronic dance music duo Orbital to help them perform the Doctor Who theme tune. We have the video. More
Including Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood performing “Karma Police,” Gorillaz with Snoop Dogg, Shakira covering The xx, and more
Jun 28, 2010
By Hong Le
Despite headliners U2 having to cancel their appearance, Glastonbury, one of the biggest and greatest music festivals, still seems to have been wholly successful this past weekend (even the English weather cooperated). There were many surprises at the 40th Glastonbury, including Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood performing “Karma Police”; Shakira covering The xx’s “Islands”; Stevie Wonder paying a tribute to Michael Jackson, and many more. Check out the videos. More
Headliners: U2, Muse, and Stevie Wonder
Apr 15, 2010
By Kyle Lemmon
Glastonbury is a huge British multi-day music festival and this year’s lineup is just as epic. The fest will again be at Pilton, England Worthy Farm on June 23-27, and the three major headliners are U2, Muse, and Stevie Wonder. More
Also Beastie Boys, Michael Moore, Ewan McGregor, Doctor Who, and They Might Be Giants
May 27, 2009
By Michele Yamamoto
Our News Roundup briefly reports on various entertainment news stories that are circulating the web: Glastonbury lineup announced, Beastie Boys name new album, They Might Be Giants sponor little league teams, Meg White gets married, Gonzales breaks a world record, The Charlatans announce a U.S. tour, Ewan McGregor is against a Trainspotting sequel, Michael Moore’s new documentary on the economic crisis gets a release date, Buffy the Vampire Slayer might be rebooted as a new movie without Joss Whedon or the TV cast, and Doctor Who‘s David Tennant is set to play The Doctor two more bonus times. More
Reviews
Jul 03, 2025
By Luciana Cacciatore
The 2025 edition of Glastonbury Festival was shrouded in controversy with politicians trying ban artists (Kneecap) and the police investigating others (Bob Vylan) after the event had taken place. Under the Radar’s Luciana Cacciatore gives us the lowdown on what happened and more over the course of the busiest 5 days in the UK music calendar. More
Jun 21, 2025
By Luciana Cacciatore
Worthy Farm opens its gates for the 2025 edition of Glastonbury Festival returns next week (25-29 June). Here, Under the Radar’s Luciana Cacciatore picks the 10 acts she’s most looking forward to seeing. More
Jul 09, 2024
By Jimi Arundell
Glastonbury hosts the biggest music and arts festival on earth every year, and Under the Radar spent five days on Worthy Farm last month. Here’s a selection of highlights as witnessed by our intrepid reporter. More
Jun 20, 2024
By Jimi Arundell
Under the Radar heads to Worthy Farm next week for the 2024 edition of Glastonbury Festival. Here’s the lowdown on what to expect. More
Jul 03, 2023
By Jimi Arundell
Under the Radar went to Glastonbury for the biggest music festival of the year, and saw lots and lots of acts over the course of its five days. Here’s the best and the rest of our weekend. More
Jun 16, 2023
By Jimi Arundell
Under the Radar heads to Worthy Farm next week for the 2023 edition of Glastonbury Festival. Here’s a preview of what to expect! More