Coldplay are no strangers to the Pyramid Stage . After debuting at Glastonbury in the New Bands Tent in 1999, they went on to headline the festival in 2002 and 2005. Chris Martin declared in a BBC interview back in 2007 that “Glastonbury is bored of us.
I don’t think we can even take a harmonica down there for a good 15 years”. However, the band returned to the Pyramid Stage in 2011 and 2016. They are now about to headline for a record-breaking fifth time on Saturday 29 June.
Since forming in London in 1997, the band have racked up seven Grammys , nine Brit Awards and 15 MTV awards. They have more Brit Awards than any other band. Coldplay will round off Saturday night on the Pyramid Stage .
They are scheduled to play from 9:45-11:45pm on 29 June. Femi Kuti will kick off Saturday on the Pyramid Stage at 12:00pm. He will be followed by Arya Starr, Cyndi Lauper , Keane, and Michael Kiwanuka.
Mercury Prize-winning rapper Little Simz will take the slot right before Coldplay, from 7:45-8:45pm. Coldplay’s performance will clash with Disclosure on the Other Stage, Jessie Ware on the West Holts stage and Gossip on the Woodsies stage. If you weren’t lucky enough to get tickets to Glastonbury (or you just hate camping) you can still watch Coldplay’s performance from home.
The BBC will be covering the festival across TV channels, iPlayer, and BBC sounds. There is also a Classic Glastonbury channel playing non-stop footage of past and present performances every day until 30 Ju.