Is it June yet? Get clued up on festival season’s biggest party

Glastonbury 2024 may still be fresh in the memory for many — well, as fresh as any festival fan’s memory can be — but make no mistake: the countdown to Glastonbury 2025 has officially begun. Neil Young has been announced as one of the festival’s headliners, while Rod Stewart will play the Sunday legend slot.

For one all-too-brief week in June, Somerset’s Worthy Farm is transformed into a make-shift city, complete with thousands of new residents flooding into Michael and Emily Eavis’s lush land and making it a bustling hub of art, music and activity.

2024’s sunkissed party saw Pyramid stage headliners Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA lead the way, with thousands of live acts performing on stages of all sizes in all corners of the site.

Before the amps had time to die down, Glasto fans were already looking forward to their next visit to Pilton. However, with attendance no guarantee, it pays to do your research when it comes to planning a trip to this particular party.

So if you’re hoping to find yourself in Worthy Farm next June, here’s everything you need to know about Glastonbury 2025 including how to secure tickets, line-up details and more.

When will Glastonbury 2025 take place?

Glastonbury Festival returns in June 2025. (Getty)
Glastonbury 2025 will take place from Wednesday 25 until Sunday 29 June 2025.

The festival typically takes place towards the end of June each year, with sporadic ‘fallow years’ scheduled every few festivals to allow the land to recover and regrow. The last Glastonbury fallow year was in 2018 before the pandemic took place and forced 2020 and 2021’s events to be cancelled.

Glastonbury returned in 2022 and has been running ever since although organiser Emily Eavis has that their next fallow year will take place in 2026. “The festival before a fallow year is always a fun one to plan because you almost have to fit two years into one,” she told the festival’s free on-site newspaper, the Glastonbury Free Press in 2024.

Who is playing Glastonbury 2025?

Neil Young will headline Glastonbury for the first time since 2009. (Getty)
Canadian-born singer-songwriter Neil Young headline the festival after previously turning down the offer because it was “under corporate control” of the BBC.

In a message to fans, the 79-year-old, who last headlined the event in 2009, wrote: “Due to an error in the information received, I had decided not to play the Glastonbury festival, which I always have loved. Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary and we look forward to playing! Hope to see you there.”

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis said: “What a start to the year! Neil Young is an artist who’s very close to our hearts at Glastonbury. He does things his own way and that’s why we love him. We can’t wait to welcome him back here to headline the Pyramid in June.”

Rod Stewart will play the legends slot at Glastonbury 2024. (Redferns)
Rod Stewart will play the coveted legends slot in 2025, having previously headlined the festival in 2002. Eavis said: “Bringing Sir Rod Stewart back for the Sunday afternoon slot on the Pyramid stage is everything we could wish for. What a way to bow out with the final legends slot before we take a fallow year. We cannot wait!”

The rest of the line-up for Glastonbury 2025 hasn’t been announced yet. In fact, Glastonbury is one of the few festivals that requires you to fight and fork out for tickets without actually knowing who you’ll be seeing.

However, many rumours have begun swirling with some outlets convinced that rap superstar Eminem and pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo could be gracing the Pyramid. Right now, it’s all speculation but as Glastonbury 2025 gets closer, we’re sure to get more concrete details about who’ll be lighting up the main stage.

Eminem is rumoured to be playing Glastonbury 2025. (Getty)
That said, with so much on offer — from alternative art installations, circus performances, firework displays and stuff that defies description — it’s unlikely that you’ll be disappointed with the festival’s packed offering.

Oasis have already ruled themselves out of a slot at the festival, despite announcing a major reunion tour across the UK. The band previously headlined Glastonbury in 1994 and 2004.

Last year Canadian singer Shania Twain, known for hits including Man! I Feel Like A Woman! and That Don’t Impress Me Much, starred in the coveted Sunday afternoon legends slot. Fellow major artists including Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Diana Ross, Kylie Minogue and Shirley Bassey have all filled the prestigious position.

Can I still buy Glastonbury 2025 tickets?

Glastonbury 2025 tickets have sold out. (Getty)
Tickets for Glastonbury 2025 were snapped up in less than 40 minutes after going sale in November 2024. Prices were priced at £373.50 plus a £5 booking fee, which is an £18.50 rise from the 2024 cost of £355 plus a £5 booking fee.

you missed out, the festival hosts a resale of returned tickets in the new year, usually in early April.

Unlike other festivals, buying tickets to Glastonbury requires a little pre-planning, with those looking to attend required to register their details along with a passport-style photo to be in with a chance of buying a ticket when they go on sale.

While registering your details does not guarantee you a ticket to Glastonbury 2025, you’ll be unable to buy a ticket without doing so.

Glastonbury 2025 will take place between Wednesday 25 and Sunday 29 June 2025.