Glastonbury 2023

The acts closing the Pyramid Stage throughout the festival will all be male. The line-up also includes Christine And The Queens, Fatboy Slim, Lana Del Rey, ...

It will be their third time topping the bill. I know you've fulfilled everything you need to fulfil, but please, can you come and play Glastonbury?' Co-organiser Emily Eavis told The Guardian a previously confirmed female headliner pulled out because she "changed her touring plans". Ms Eavis added that she remained "entirely focused on balancing our bill. The line-up also includes Christine And The Queens, Fatboy Slim, Lana Del Rey, Lewis Capaldi, Lil Nas X, Maneskin, Rudimental, Manic Street Preachers, The War On Drugs and Royal Blood. The acts closing the Pyramid Stage throughout the festival will all be male.

Elton John had already been confirmed as the Sunday night headliner in December last year, but now festival organiser Emily Eavis has revealed the other two ...

But Eavis has said festivals are struggling with a dearth of viable female headliners due to an industry “pipeline” problem, the The festival is likely to attract criticism though because of the lineup of all-white, all-male headliners for this year’s event. Emily Eavis has blamed the music industry for a lack of viable female headliners.

The bands join Sir Elton John in the headline slots, with Lizzo and Lana Del Rey also on the bill.

And that's the way it's got to stay." And she said she can't wait to throw open the gates to her family farm again in June. "We try our best and we obviously aim for 50:50," explained Eavis. "We've got five days left and we're nearly at £800,000, which is incredible," said Eavis. "And he's really up for it. If you have a story suggestion email [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]). They wanted to be at everything. I know you've fulfilled every everything you need to fulfil, but please, can you come and play Glastonbury? They were so up for it. "We've wanted Elton for years. They didn't stop. "And in the end, I wrote him a letter and I said, 'If this never happens, it would be such a failure on all of our parts.

Glastonbury first took place in 1970 and has been the UK's and one of the world's leading music festivals ever since.

- Shygirl - Rudimental Elton John on the Sunday.

Lizzo, Royal Blood, Blondie and Fatboy Slim are also on the bill.

Tickets for the five-day festival, which is one of the world’s biggest music events, are notoriously hard to secure. Kendrick Lamar, Sir Paul McCartney and Billie Eilish headlined the famous Pyramid Stage across the main three days. It was widely rumoured that Taylor Swift would be one of this year’s headliners.

Arctic Monkeys and Guns N' Roses have been announced as Glastonbury's final two headliners, joining Sir Elton John at the top of the bill.

Arctic Monkeys, who recently released their seventh album The Car, will close the Pyramid Stage on Friday night – their third time topping the bill. It’s not just about gender, it’s about every aspect of diversity.” Eavis said she remained “entirely focused on balancing our bill.

Yusuf, aka Cat Stevens, will take on the coveted Legends Slot at Glastonbury 2023, it has been announced today (March 3).

[Cat Stevens](https://www.nme.com/artists/cat-stevens), will take on the coveted Legends Slot at [Glastonbury 2023](https://www.nme.com/glastonbury), it has been announced. [The Spice Girls](https://www.nme.com/news/music/mel-b-teases-spice-girls-2023-glastonbury-reunion-3361573), [Robbie Williams](https://www.nme.com/news/music/robbie-williams-reiterates-desire-to-play-glastonburys-legends-slot-i-know-id-slaughter-it-3376710), [Roxy Music](https://www.nme.com/news/music/roxy-music-rumoured-for-glastonbury-2023-legends-slot-3309368) or [Duran Duran](https://www.nme.com/artists/duran-duran) were in the running for this year’s Sunday teatime slot. [Lana Del Rey](https://www.nme.com/artists/lana-del-rey), [Lizzo](https://www.nme.com/artists/lizzo), [The War On Drugs](https://www.nme.com/artists/the-war-on-drugs), [Chvrches](https://www.nme.com/artists/chvrches), [Lil Nas X](https://www.nme.com/artists/lil-nas-x), [Christine And The Queens](https://www.nme.com/artists/christine-and-the-queens) and [Manic Street Preachers](https://www.nme.com/artists/manic-street-preachers). [Diana Ross](https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/diana-ross-live-at-glastonbury-2022-66-years-motown-baby-love-the-supremes-3256473) appeared in the slot last June, with the likes of [Kylie Minogue](https://www.nme.com/reviews/kylies-glastonbury-debut-14-years-late-surreal-pop-spectacle-fake-wedding-rainbow-confetti-two-famous-dudes-2519870), [Barry Gibb](https://www.nme.com/news/music/barry-gibb-bee-gees-tragedy-gold-jacket-glastonbury-2093949), [Jeff Lynne’s ELO](https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/can-jeff-lynne-s-elo-live-up-to-the-dolly-factor-of-the-glastonbury-legend-s-slot-6322), [Lionel Richie](https://www.nme.com/news/music/lionel-richie-9-1223273) and [ Dolly Parton](https://www.nme.com/photos/dolly-parton-s-glastonbury-set-in-9-awesome-photos-1414438) all having taken on the Legends Slot in recent years. [Emily Eavis has confirmed that the John Peel Stage has been renamed](https://www.nme.com/news/music/glastonbury-renames-john-peel-stage-ahead-of-2023-festival-3407694) ahead of the 2023 festival. [General sale tickets were snapped up in one hour](https://www.nme.com/news/music/glastonbury-festival-2023-tickets-sell-out-a-morning-when-demand-far-exceeded-supply-3343599), while coach packages went in under 25 minutes. [The first wave of artists for this summer’s festival was revealed this morning](https://www.nme.com/news/music/glastonbury-festival-announces-2023-line-up-3407608) (March 3), with [Arctic Monkeys](https://www.nme.com/artists/arctic-monkeys) and [Guns N’ Roses](https://www.nme.com/artists/guns-n-roses) set to join [Elton John](https://www.nme.com/news/music/elton-john-confirmed-as-first-glastonbury-2023-headliner-3359489) in headlining the iconic Pyramid Stage. [You can read NME‘s three-star review of ‘Tea for the Tillerman²’ here](https://www.nme.com/reviews/yusuf-tea-for-the-tillerman-album-review-2754515). [BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64827413).

Although the main headliners are all male, flautist and singer Lizzo has been put on the bill as a joint headliner, playing before Guns N' Roses head to the ...

Taking to Twitter, one user posted: “Situations like this year's Glastonbury lineup are a direct symptom of industry failures to support female artists from the ground up. Despite this, all of the acts closing the Pyramid Stage during the festival are male. “Three male acts and Lizzo as the afterthought joint headliner? In total, just over half of the 54 acts announced today are male. She deserves more than that. Eavis added that she remained "entirely focused on balancing our bill.

They'll join Elton John as Pyramid Stage headliners at the stalwart UK fest, with Lizzo opening for GNR.

Guns N' Roses just announced a huge [tour of North America and Europe](https://pitchfork.com/news/guns-n-roses-announce-2023-tour/). [Arctic Monkeys](https://pitchfork.com/artists/259-arctic-monkeys/) and [Guns N' Roses](https://pitchfork.com/artists/1822-guns-n-roses/) are this year’s final Glastonbury headliners. They join the previously announced [Elton John](https://pitchfork.com/artists/7104-elton-john/), who plays his final UK show on the Sunday night in his Glastonbury debut.

Despite having no female headliners, artists such as Lana Del Rey, Lizzo, Rina Sawayama, Raye, and Carly Rae Jepsen are featured on the lineup.

[Arctic Monkeys](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/arctic-monkeys) will headline the world-famous festival in Pilton, Somerset, on Friday night (June 22), Guns N’ Roses on Saturday night (June 23), and Elton John on Sunday night (June 24). According to the organizer, the music industry needs to invest in more female musicians to create future headliners. She said in response to the fact that 53 percent of the 55 names are men: “We are entirely focused on balancing our bill.” “It’s not just about gender, it’s about every aspect of diversity,” Eavis added, going on to reveal that 43 percent of those 55 names are non-white, or feature non-white members. “We’re trying our best so the pipeline needs to be developed. I can shout as loud as I like but we need to get everyone on board,” Eavis told The Guardian. [to the magazine in print](https://rollingstone.imbmsubscriptions.com/) and receive complimentary access to the digital edition. [Bonnaroo Pledges to Remain a 'Safe Haven' in Face of Tennessee Anti-Drag Law](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bonnaroo-statement-tennessee-anti-drag-law-1234690594/) Afrobeats star Wizkid will headline the Other stage on Friday. [Lizzo](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/lizzo), [Blondie](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/blondie), [Fatboy Slim](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/fatboy-slim), [Lewis Capaldi](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/rina-sawayama), [Rina Sawayama](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/rina-sawayama), [Lil Nas X](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/lil-nas-x), [Lana Del Rey](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/lana-del-rey), [Christine and the Queens](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/christine-and-the-queens), [Alt-J](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/alt-j), [Royal Blood](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/royal-blood), [Queens of the Stone Age](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/queens-of-the-stone-age), and many others. [Arctic Monkeys](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/arctic-monkeys/) and Guns N’ Roses will join [Elton John](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/elton-john/) in headlining this year’s Glastonbury Festival, Emily Eavis has announced. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/03/arctic-monkeys-guns-n-roses-elton-john-all-male-glastonbury-headliners-a-pipeline-problem-says-emily-eavis) that [Guns N’ Roses](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/guns-n-roses) replaced a female singer who “changed her touring plans.” Although Eavis didn’t name the act, it’s thought that it could have been [Taylor Swift](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/taylor-swift), who was originally set to perform in 2020 when [Glastonbury](http://rollingstone.co.uk/tag/glastonbury) was canceled due to COVID-19.

2023 Glastonbury Festival lineup to feature headliners Guns N' Roses, Elton John, Lizzo, Arctic Monkeys.

She also noted that Lizzo will serve as the opening acts for Guns, noting that “she could totally headline” in the future. And while the majority of the headliners are male, Eavis told the Guardian that GNR were booked after a previously confirmed female headliner pulled out after she “changed her touring plans”; Eavis declined to say who the artist is, but added that she hoped they would headline sometime in the next five years. show of Elton’s last ever tour, so we will be closing the Festival and marking this huge moment in both of our histories with the mother of all send offs. Other acts making their Glasto debuts this year include “Supermodel” rockers Måneskin and country trio The Chicks. “This will be the final U.K. And, in a bittersweet child ‘o mine twist, while Axl and the rest of the Gunners will be performing for the mud-caked masses at Worthy Farm for the first time, it will also mark John’s first, and last, time at Glasto, as the [pop](https://www.billboard.com/t/pop/) icon’s slot will come as he winds down his Farewell Yellow Brick road tour this summer.