Glastonbury how many acts

His career spans over three decades, which has given him ample opportunity to return to Glastonbury Festival again and again.

Van Morisson has played at the festival a staggering seven times: , , , , , and The Cure, fronted by lead singer Robert Smith , are playing at the festival on Sunday night.

In , Radiohead entered the unofficial Glastonbury hall of fame. They have now headlined the festival four times, including the first visit in , as well as and To make the moment even more special, it was the 20th anniversary of their third studio album, OK Computer. Radiohead - After playing numerous times on their ascent to fame, the band headlined in and - and have played secret sets since.

With recent news of the band headlining Lollapooza and many festivals in Europe this year, we have our fingers crossed that Thom Yorke and his crew will return to Glastonbury this year too. The Cure - Whilst it has certainly been a while since The Cure blessed the main stage, their tour dates suggest that the band are ready to take the stage again. Having headlined in , and they still remain a timeless band for any decade's generation. Elvis Costello - whilst Costello may have played at Glastonbury one less time than Van Morrison, he remains one of the festival's most frequent performers.

His history with the festival spans four decades: , , , , and The legendary singer songwriter hasn't produced any new material for a few years, but he certainly has enough of a backlog to return to the stage at any time.

Coldplay - Just announced as headliners, Coldplay have perviously headlined the festival three times: , and With their on-stage spectacles and sing-a-long anthems, Coldplay are no strangers to big stages and will most certainly deliver an incredible Glastonbury performance. Paul Weller - The Jam frontman has headlined Glastonbury three times: , and His latest album, Saturns Pattern was released last year and provided a wealth of new material for his unforgettable performance last year.

David Bowie - The late, great Thin White Duke headlined the festival twice, with an almost 30 year gap between the two performances. Bowie blessed the Glastonbury stages in and The band proceeded to headline the festival in , before returning to the Other Stage in Their high-octane performance last year left audiences in awe and slightly confused as to why they were't headliners.

Blur - After appearing in and , the Britpop pioneers rocked the main stage in and Organisers Michael and Emily Eavis also made the decision to cancel the event due to continued uncertainty over cases and restrictions. The three main days of music are the Friday, Saturday and Sunday, when there will be a headliner each night, along with the traditional Sunday afternoon legends slot. Billie Eilish has been confirmed as the first headline act. Eilish performed at the last Glastonbury to go ahead in Her Other Stage set went down a storm in front of around 40, people.

Eilish is currently the only fully confirmed act for Glastonbury However, Aerosmith and Crowded House have both self-confirmed. Lamar, McCartney and Swift could all be in with a shot at headlining after missing out two years ago.

Diana Ross, who was slated to play the legends slot in , is expected by many to fill it this time around.