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See the full lists of acts who made political statements at Glastonbury 2025

Here are some of the acts who shared their views with audiences at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, from Kneecap to Rod Stewart

The National (Scotland)

Amyl & The Sniffers Sound Off On Palestine, J.K. Rowling & AI During Glastonbury Set

Amyl & The Sniffers didn't pull any punches as they took the stage in Glastonbury in a fiery set that keeps on giving.

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Olivia Rodrigo at BST Hyde Park: teen angst at rock goddess decibels

4/5 Ed Sheeran was a special guest, but this night belonged to a true queen of rock ‘n’ roll

Evening Standard

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The 1975 at Glastonbury 2025 review: at (what they think is) their very best

2/5 The band played a set that prioritised fan favourites over crowd pleasers to a half empty Pyramid Stage

Evening Standard

The 1975 face backlash after divisive Glastonbury headline set sparks crowd exodus

The band’s performance split opinion while angry viewers at home were hit by BBC iPlayer tech issues

Evening Standard

Glastonbury on Friday review: did Loyle Carner steal The 1975's glory?

5/5 The first proper day of music at Glastonbury was highly eclectic with a stack of instant classic sets

Evening Standard

Glastonbury 2025 reviews, Friday: Lorde, Lola Young and En Vogue

Highlights from Glastonbury 2025, from Lorde’s debut live performance of her new album ‘Virgin’ to En Vogue’s nostalgia and sun-soaked set

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Glastonbury review: CMAT scores first classic set at this year's festival

5/5 Irish musician CMAT pulled out all the stops in one of those big ‘Glastonbury moments’

Evening Standard

The Guide #197: Your front-row pass to who the performers will be watching at Glastonbury

From punk trios to folk icons, performers share their Glastonbury picks – and it’s not who you might expect

The Guardian - UK

CMAT at Glastonbury review – a preposterously fun pop star who will surely be massive

The Irish singer-songwriter draws a vast, devoted crowd for an endlessly engaging, energetic set

The Guardian - UK

With her note-perfect, high camp Glastonbury Pyramid Stage slot, CMAT has truly arrived

5/5 Irish artist turns her BBC televised slot on the mother of main stages into what will retrospectively be a launch pad for the next chapter of her career

The Independent UK

The 1975 to headline Glastonbury Festival amid rumours of Lorde secret set

This year’s line-up features a number of acts listed as TBA, as well as a mysterious act called Patchwork, which will take to the Pyramid Stage.

Evening Standard

CMAT, Black Country, New Road, Katy J Pearson and more join the bill for The Maccabees' All Points East show

Additional supporting cast added to The Maccabees’ All Points East headliner on August 24

Louder

Shanti Celeste: Romance review – bright, beguiling tracks from a DJ who does what she wants

Six years on from her acclaimed ‘fast house’ debut, the UK singer-producer invites listeners into a sunlit space between night out and morning after

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CMAT thinks that women in the music industry were 'held down for such a long time'

CMAT thinks that women were "held down for such a long time" in the music industry until now.

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Sam Fender announces three huge stadium headline shows to promote new album ‘People Watching’

In a record booking that overtakes The Rolling Stones, Sam Fender has announced three huge stadium headline shows for next summer in support of his forthcoming new album ‘People Watching’.

Louder

Kneecap to headline Wide Awake festival 2025, with English Teacher, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Sprints, CMAT among first wave of bands confirmed

London's best independent music festival confirms 2025 headliner and stellar supporting cast

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Little Simz and Charli XCX named on BBC Radio 6 Music's Artists of the Year list

Little Simz, Charli XCX and CMAT are amongst the 10 acts to have been named on BBC Radio 6 Music's Artists of the Year list for 2024.

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The Independent UK

End of the Road review: Closing festival season with an eccentric, brilliant lineup

The bill across the weekend spans a rich and eclectic range of sounds, from moshy young American outfit Lip Critic to the charismatic country-pop powerhouse CMAT

The Independent UK

Latitude 2024 review: CMAT and Future Islands bring the electricity at sun-drenched festival

Chic, Keane and London Grammar also shine at family-friendly weekend in the Suffolk countryside

Newcastle Herald

The Teskey Brothers and Band of Horses headline vineyard show

Concert scheduled for January 2025.

Metal Hammer

“I don't believe that a company like Barclays, given their financial ties to war crimes, has any place at a metal festival.” Why the conversation around Britain's summer festival season has been all about Gaza, Barclays, and boycotts

Barclays will no longer be sponsoring Download, Isle Of Wight or Latitude festivals following escalating protests and cancellations by musicians and comedians. Louder looks at how this discourse has dominated summer 2024 in the UK

Louder

"It's loud and chaotic, full of character(s), buzzing with energy, a bit sketchy, hilarious, and thrillingly alive." Kneecap's debut album Fine Art is an absolute riot

The debut album from Belfast's Kneecap is an exhilarating, euphoric Album Of The Year contender

The Independent UK

Artists pull out of Latitude festival over Barclays sponsorship

Singer CMAT says she asked festival organisers to find another sponsor but it was ‘made clear’ to her that this would not happen

Evening Standard

CMAT pulls out of Latitude Festival in protest against sponsor Barclays

The move follows similar action at Brighton's Great Escape Festival in May, where more than 100 artists pulled out over the bank’s involvement

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