The first BBC Televised Glastonbury Festival

Watch Anna Calvi's set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Anna Calvi

Canadian indie heroes give the Pyramid Stage a disco makeover for their 2014 headline slot

Arcade Fire

Heavy riffs and brutal beats from the Southampton punk-blues trio.

Band of Skulls

Bleachers' set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Bleachers

Debbie Harry's iconic new wave band performs some of its biggest hits.

Blondie

Bombay Bicycle Club's set from the Other stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Bombay Bicycle Club

Bonobo's set from the West Holts stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Bonobo

The debonair singer-songwriter performs Roxy Music classics and hits from his solo career

Bryan Ferry

The Dutch jazz-pop singer's last album - The Shocking Miss Emerald - topped the UK charts

Caro Emerald

Cate Le Bon's set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Cate Le Bon

The Glaswegian electro-pop trio play atmospheric synth from their debut album.

Chvrches

The class act behind hit 'Rather Be' perform their fusion of classical and dance music.

Clean Bandit

Connan Mockasin's set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Connan Mockasin

Courtney Barnett's set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014

Courtney Barnett

Crystal Fighters' set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Crystal Fighters

Danny Brown's set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Danny Brown

Classic hip-hop from one of the genre's most pioneering and influential bands.

De La Soul

The Lawrence brothers get the crowd moving on the West Holts stage.

Disclosure

Dolly Parton played a legendary Sunday afternoon set on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival on June 29, 2014. She drew a massive crowd of over 180,000 people for the traditional Sunday legends slot, and performed hits like "Jolene," "Coat of Many Colors," "9 to 5," and "I Will Always Love You".

She welcomed Richie Sambora on stage to collaborate on "Lay Your Hands on Me", and was voted the top musical highlight and best pop music moment of 2014.

Dolly Parton

Drenge's set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Drenge

Dry The River 's set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Dry The River

Passionate acoustic pop with hip-hop influences from the singer of smash hit 'The A Team'.

Ed Sheeran

The Glasto favourites provide the soundtrack for a glorious Pilton sunset.

Elbow

Passionate synthpop from the winner of this year's 'Best British Female' at the Brits.

Ellie Goulding

ESG's set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Fat White Family's set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Fat White Family

Foster The People's set from the Other stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Foster The People

Four Tet's set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Four Tet

The 'BBC Sound of 2014' finalist combines a modern pop sound with a unique vintage voice.

George Ezra

Goldfrapp's set from the West Holts stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Goldfrapp

The LA soft rock band return to Glastonbury having topped BBC's Sound of 2013 list.

HAIM

Imagine Dragons' set from the Other stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Imagine Dragons

Intense, atmopsheric alt rock from the leaders of New York's post-punk revival.

Interpol

The former White Stripes singer combines modern blues with unforgettable bass lines.

Jack White

Jagwar Ma's set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Jagwar Ma

The Nottingham rock 'n' roll singer, inspired by Johnny Cash and Jimi Hendrix.

Jake Bugg

James Blake's set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

James Blake

Jimi Goodwin's set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Jimi Goodwin

John Grant's set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

John Grant

The BRIT-nominated singer performs a soul-inspired set and Number One hit Love Me Again.

John Newman

Juana Molina's set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Juana Molina

Jungle's set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Jungle

The boundary-pushing 90s hiphop group play the West Holts stage after reforming last year

Jurassic 5

After a short hiatus, the pop-rock band fronted by The Voice judge Ricky Wilson are back

Kaiser Chiefs

The boys from Leicester perform at Glastonbury with a guest appearance from Noel Fielding

Kasabian

Kelis' set brings a new mature sound, as well as classic hits Milkshake and Acapella.

Kelis

King Charles' set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

King Charles

Kodaline's set from the Other stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014

Kodaline

Irresistable noir-pop from a modern American icon on the Pyramid Stage.

Lana Del Rey

Little Dragon's set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Little Dragon

London Grammar's set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

London Grammar

Lykke Li's set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Lykke Li

Grime, hip-hop and electro fuse in the British-Tamil artist's eccelctic, modern music.

M.I.A

The Welsh rockers take to the stage with songs from their classic albums and new material

Manic Street Preachers

The heavy metal legends make their Glasto debut for an awe inspiring set.

Metallica

Breezy, French-inspired electro pop, including tracks from hit album 'Love Letters'

Metronomy

The psychedelic rock act headline the John Peel stage with hits Kids and Time to Pretend.

MGMT

Immerse yourself in the Glaswegian post-rock band's epic instrumental soundscapes.

Mogwai

Nina Persson's set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Nina Persson

Paolo brings his ground stomping vintage RnB and modern vocals to the Other Stage.

Paolo Nutini

Parquet Courts' set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Parquet Courts

Phosphorescent's set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Phosphorescent

US rockers Pixies return to storm Glastonbury after their original performance in 1989.

Pixies

Poliça's set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Poliça

Public Service Broadcasting's set from the West Holts stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Public Service Broadcasting

The former Led Zepplin singer performs his phenomenal back catalogue and some newer hits.

Robert Plant

Guitar-duelling from the animal rights supporting, vegan, rock/jazz duo. A rare combination

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Shortlisted for 'BBC Sound of 2014', the duo perform rock music with a sense of drama.

Royal Blood

The drum and bass act perform the perfect high-energy soundtrack for Summer.

Rudimental

Soaring music from the soulful vocal genius behind hits by Disclosure and Naughty Boy

Sam Smith

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80's set from the West Holts stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

Melodic, clever alt-pop by the singer-songwriter whose collaborators include David Byrne

St. Vincent

Sun Ra Arkestra's set from the West Holts stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Sun Ra Arkestra

Temples' set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Temples

The indie-pop band from Manchester return to Glastonbury after a whirlwind year.

The 1975

The 2 Bears (DJ set)'s set from the Park stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

The 2 Bears (DJ set)

Swaggering, spine-tingling blues-rock from the Nashville band.

The Black Keys

The Brian Jonestown Massacre's set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury 2014.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

The Daptone Super Soul Revue from the West Holts stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

The Daptone Super Soul Revue

The Southend band plays early garage-punk songs and newer, more psychedelic tracks

The Horrors

The Internet's set from the West Holts stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

The Internet

Performing a surprise, unannounced set, The Kooks return with hits and new material.

The Kooks

The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra's set from the West Holts stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra

Bob Marley's band belting out the reggae vibes on Glastonbury's eclectic world music stage

The Wailers

tUnE-yArDs' set from the West Holts stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

tUnE-yArDs

Twin Atlantic's set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Twin Atlantic

Vintage Trouble's set from the West Holts stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014

Vintage Trouble

Warpaint's set from the Other stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014

Warpaint

Dark, anthemic post-punk from the London trio, who have supported Muse and Coldplay

White Lies

Wild Beasts' set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Wild Beasts

Wolf Alice's set from the John Peel stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014.

Wolf Alice

Defining experimental music performance art since 1969, the legendary Yoko returns

Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band

The Alabaman rock ’n’ soul band return to Glastonbury after a triumphant 2013 performance to play tracks from their second album, Sound & Colour.

Alabama Shakes

They rode in on An Awesome Wave, carrying a Mercury Prize in its wake, and its follow-up This Is All Yours set a new standard for wonky pop thrills.

alt-J

The cream of Toronto's indie pop scene deliver on the promise of their debut album, filled with gloriously scuffed, diamond-sharp melodies. Just don't call them tvvee.

Alvvays

From 1996's Tigermilk to this year's Girls In Wartime Want To Dance, the critically acclaimed Scottish band have nine albums' worth of startlingly melodic chamber pop to draw from. Fan favourites are guaranteed.

Belle and Sebastian

Devon's adopted son returns to the West Country with an electrifying second album (I Forget Where We Were) and a fistful of new guitar tricks that will mystify and delight.

Ben Howard

Benjamin's take on the blues is irreverent and highly energetic. Having honed his craft in multicultural New Orleans, Glastonbury must feel like a second home.

Benjamin Booker

A titan of popular music makes his long-awaited Glastonbury debut.

Burt Bacharach

The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. The festival is best known for its contemporary music, but also features dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and many other arts. For 2005, the enclosed area of the festival was over 900 acres, had over 385 live performances and was attended by around 150,000 people. While the villagers of Pilton have been complaining about the noise generated during the weekend for many years, in 2007 over 700 acts played on over 80 stages. Glastonbury was heavily influenced by hippie ethics and the free festival movement in the 1970s, especially the Isle of Wight Festival.

All Episodes of Glastonbury

Season 1

The first BBC Televised Glastonbury Festival

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/27/1997