Glastonbury Festival has announced the 2024 line-up for the BBC Music Introducing stage â you can check it out below.
The legendary Worthy Farm event will take place between June 26-30, boasting headline sets from Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA, as well as performances from the likes of Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz and The National.
Following the initial wave of acts being confirmed in March, organisers have been drip-feeding separate posters for the festivalâs many areas and stages â including Left Field, Woodsies, The Glade, the Acoustic Stage, Silver Hayes, The Park and Strummerville.
Today (May 30), BBC Music Introducing has revealed what it has in store for Glasto ’24. Launched at the event in 2007, the venue boasts “the most exciting unsigned, undiscovered and under the radar music” from across the UK.
“Come and see some of Glastonburyâs potential future headliners at the BBC Music Introducing stage,” a description reads.
Next month, the stage will open at the earlier time of 1pm BST on Thursday June 27. Performers include Antony Szmierek, Chloe Slater, Girlband!, Kingfishr, August Charles, Fizz, Maya Lakhani, Maruja, Mary In The Junkyard and Letisha Gordon.
More acts are yet to be announced.
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We are delighted to share the lineup for the Introducing stage at @glastonbury 2024.
– Opening earlier than ever before at 1pm on Thursday 27th June we have an unreal lineup of the best new artists. pic.twitter.com/pNYtAQVKDI
— BBC Music Introducing (@bbcintroducing) May 30, 2024
“And for the first time, the stage will host BBC Introducing Open Deck â an open call for emerging DJs who are attending the festival to jump on the decks and play a set,” organisers wrote,
“More deets to be announced. For now, get your best Glasto fits ready. We canât wait to see ya there.”
As confirmed earlier this week, the BBC Music Introducing stage will also present special sets to celebrate the life of legendary Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale. There’ll be takeovers from Radio 1, 1Xtra and Radio 2.
On Friday June 28, the stage will host 6 Music’s ‘Indie Forever’ with DJs Nathan Shepherd and Emily Pilbeam. On Sunday June 30, Dermot O’Leary will bring Radio 2’s Alternative Sounds Of The 90s to the venue.
BBC Music Introducing has previously helped kick-start the careers of major artists including Florence + The Machine, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Pale Waves, Idles, Little Simz and Sam Fender.
Check out the full Glastonbury line-up so far with stage splits here. Meanwhile, the new Glasto site map has revealed some key changes for 2024.
The final batch of tickets for this yearâs festival sold out in 20 minutes last month. A limited amount of coach/ticket packages were snapped up in 18 minutes three days prior.
Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis had revealed earlier that the event had seen its âhighest percentage of ticket balances paid everâ. âIncredible. Thanks so much everyone,â she added.
In other news, Dua Lipa has said she âmanifestedâ headlining Glastonbury âby album threeâ early on in her career. Her third studio record, âRadical Optimismâ, was released on May 3.
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