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Festival No. 0000163 · Est. 1970

Glastonbury Festival 2016

Glastonbury Festival 2016

Thu, 16 Jun 2016 - Sun, 26 Jun 2016

Worthy Farm - Pilton, UK

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A guest 40% for Explosions in the Sky at Glastonbury Festival 2016, Pilton on Wed, 22 Jun 2016
Disappointing.
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Venue: Worthy Farm
Address: Worthy Lane BA4 4BY
City: Pilton, UK
Capacity: 177,500

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Addison Groove plays dubstep.
Adele was born in Tottenham, United Kingdom, on 5 May 1988. Plays blue-eyed soul, neo soul, pop, pop soul, r&b, soul.
Ady Suleiman was born in Nottingham, United Kingdom, on 1 July 1992.
Aidan Knight was born in Victoria, Canada, on 23 October 1986.
Alex Metric was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1984.
Alexia Coley
AlunaGeorge formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2009. Plays electronic, uk garage.
Amy Becker
Annie Mac was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 18 July 1978. Plays electronica, house, uk garage.
Aphrodite plays drum and bass, electronic, jungle.
Art Garfunkel was born in Forest Hills, United States, on 5 November 1941. Plays folk rock, rock, soft rock.
Baaba Maal was born on 12 November 1953. Plays afrobeat, art pop.
Baloji was born in Lubumbashi, Belgium, on 12 September 1978. Plays afrobeat, funk, hip hop.
Banco de Gaia was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1964. Plays ambient.
Band of Horses formed in Seattle, United States, in 2004. Plays americana, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, pop rock.
Barely Legal
Bastille formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays electropop, indie pop, pop rock, rock, synth-pop.
Bat For Lashes was born on 25 October 1979. Plays alternative pop, ambient pop, art pop, dream pop, folktronica, indie rock, indietronica, pop.
Batida was born in 1974.
BECK was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 8 July 1970. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, anti-folk, chamber folk, electronic, electronica, experimental hip hop, experimental rock.
Ben UFO plays house, post-dubstep, techno.
Beth Porter was born in New York, United Kingdom, on 23 May 1942, and died on 1 August 2023, aged 81.
Bison
Black Peaches formed in London, United Kingdom.
Blackalicious formed in Sacramento, United States, in 1992, and split up in 2021, after 29 years. Plays hip hop, underground hip hop.
Bladerunner plays drum and bass.
Blonde formed on 4 November 2012. Plays deep house, house.
Blossoms formed in Stockport, United Kingdom, in 2013. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock.
Bob Moses formed in Vancouver, Canada. Plays deep house, electronic, house, jazz.
Boxed In split up in 2005. Plays punk.
Braids formed in 2006. Plays art pop.
Bring Me The Horizon formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in March 2004. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, deathcore, drum and bass, electronic, electronic rock, emo, hard rock.
Broadway Sounds formed in 2011.
Bugzy Malone was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, on 20 December 1990. Plays grime, hip hop.
BØRNS was born in Grand Haven, United States, on 7 January 1992.
C Duncan was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 29 July 1989. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, avant-garde, chamber pop, dream pop, indie rock, pop, shoegaze.
Carl Cox was born on 29 July 1962. Plays techno.
Charlie Sloth
Chimpo
CHVRCHES formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2011. Plays dance, electronica, indie pop, indietronica, pop, rock, synth-pop.
Claptone plays dance, edm, electronic, house, tech house.
Coco formed in Olympia, United States.
Coldcut formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1986. Plays breakbeat, downtempo, electro, electronic, house, turntablism.
Coldplay formed in London, United Kingdom, in September 1996. Plays alternative rock, ambient pop, art pop, britpop, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, piano rock.
Congo Natty was born on 27 August 1965. Plays drum and bass, dubwise, jungle.
Conrad formed in Bridgetown, Barbados, in 2009. Plays black metal.
Cookie Monsta was born in Nottingham, United Kingdom, on 5 May 1989, and died on 2 October 2020, aged 31. Plays dance, deathstep, dub, dubstep, electronic.
Corinne Bailey Rae was born in Leeds, United Kingdom, on 26 February 1979. Plays neo soul, soul.
Culture Shock formed in 1986. Plays punk.
Cyndi Lauper was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 22 June 1953. Plays blues, dance-pop, new wave, pop, pop rock, rock.
Danny L Harle plays electropop, hyperpop.
Daughter formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays alternative rock, ambient, art pop, dream pop, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, pop.
Declan McKenna was born in Enfield, United Kingdom, on 24 December 1998. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
Dele Sosimi was born in Hackney, United Kingdom, on 22 February 1963. Plays afrobeat, jazz.
Delta Heavy plays deep house, drum and bass, electronic, jungle.
Den Sorte Skole formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2003. Plays experimental, leftfield, turntablism.
Dimension
Disciples formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2013. Plays club, dance, deep house, edm, electronic, electropop, house.
Disclosure formed in Reigate, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays afro house, bass house, bassline, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, dance-pop.
Diskord formed in Oslo, Norway, in 1999. Plays avant-garde metal, death metal, technical death metal.
Dismantle formed in 2006.
DJ Die was born in 1972. Plays drum and bass.
DJ Hype was born in London, United Kingdom. Plays drum and bass, jungle.
DJ Luck & MC Neat plays uk garage.
Dj Q
DJ Yoda was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays hip hop, turntablism.
Drumsound & Bassline Smith formed in 1998. Plays drum and bass, electronic.
Dua Lipa was born in London, United Kingdom, on 22 August 1995. Plays alternative pop, boogie, contemporary r&b, dance-pop, dream pop, electropop, europop, funktronica.
Earth, Wind & Fire formed in Chicago, United States, in 1969. Plays big band, dance, disco, funk, jazz, progressive soul, psychedelic soul, quiet storm.
Editors formed in 2002. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, pop rock, post-punk, post-punk revival, synth-pop.
El Train plays boom bap, chillwave, downtempo, hip hop, instrumental, instrumental hip hop, lo-fi, lo-fi hip hop.
Elijah & Skilliam plays grime, uk garage.
Ellie Goulding was born in Hereford, United Kingdom, on 30 December 1986. Plays club, contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, dream pop, edm, electropop, indie folk.
Ernest Ranglin was born in Robins Hall, Jamaica, on 19 June 1932. Plays reggae, rocksteady.
Eska
Explosions in the Sky formed in Austin, United States, on 4 July 1999. Plays ambient, instrumental, post-rock.
Ezra Furman was born in Evanston, United States, on 5 September 1986. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop, singer-songwriter.
Fatboy Slim was born in Bromley, United Kingdom, on 31 July 1963. Plays big beat, electronic.
Feral Is Kinky
Filthy Habits formed in Swansea, United Kingdom. Plays punk.
Floating Points was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1986. Plays dubstep, electronic, electronica, house, microhouse, post-dubstep, progressive house, tech house.
Foals formed in Oxford, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, indie rock, math rock, new wave, rock.
Foreign Concept plays drum and bass.
Frightened Rabbit formed in Selkirk, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays acoustic rock, chamber pop, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock.
Funtcase was born in Bournemouth, United Kingdom, on 29 July 1986. Plays drum and bass, dubstep, electronic, grime.
Gentleman's Dub Club formed in 2006. Plays 2 tone, dub, dubstep, reggae, ska.
Graham Candy
Gregory Porter was born in Sacramento, United States, on 4 November 1971. Plays blues, contemporary jazz, easy listening, gospel, jazz, neo soul, soul, soul blues.
Grimes was born in Vancouver, Canada, on 17 March 1988. Plays alternative rock, ambient, art pop, avant-garde, avant-garde pop, chillwave, contemporary r&b, dance.
Guy Garvey was born in Bury, United Kingdom, on 6 March 1974. Plays rock.
Hannah Lou Clark
Henry Green
Hinds formed in Madrid, Spain, in 2011. Plays indie rock, pop rock.
HONNE formed in Bow, United Kingdom, in 2014.
Hurts formed in 2009. Plays dance-pop, electronic, new wave, pop, synth-pop.
Izzy Bizu was born in London, United Kingdom, on 28 April 1994. Plays contemporary r&b, pop soul, r&b, soul.
Jack Garratt was born on 11 October 1991. Plays alternative r&b, electronica, indie pop, singer-songwriter, trip hop.
Jack Robert Hardman was born on 11 September 1989.
Jake Bugg was born in Clifton, United Kingdom, on 28 February 1994. Plays alternative rock, blues, folk, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
James formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1982. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, britpop, dance-rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, jangle pop.
James Blake was born in Enfield, United Kingdom, on 26 September 1988. Plays electronic, experimental, post-dubstep, singer-songwriter, soul.
Jerome Hill
Jess Glynne was born in Muswell Hill, United Kingdom, on 20 October 1989. Plays club, contemporary r&b, dance-pop, house, pop, r&b, soul, uk funky.
JINX in dub
Job Jobse
John Fairhurst plays blues, blues rock, rock.
John Grant was born in Buchanan, United States, on 25 July 1968. Plays alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie rock.
JONES
Jstar was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1973. Plays dancehall, drum and bass, dub, funk, hip hop, jungle, reggae, roots reggae.
Kamasi Washington was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 18 February 1981. Plays bebop, contemporary jazz, jazz, jazz fusion, spiritual jazz.
Kasra plays drum and bass, electronic.
Kate Tempest was born on 22 December 1985. Plays hip hop, political hip hop, spoken word.
Keep Up
Khruangbin formed in 2004. Plays alternative rock, blues, dub, funk, indie rock, instrumental, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock.
Kojey Radical was born in 1993. Plays electronic, grime, leftfield, spoken word.
Kurt Vile was born in Lansdowne, United States, on 3 January 1980. Plays indie folk, indie rock, lo-fi, rock.
Lady Leshurr was born in Kingshurst, United Kingdom, on 15 December 1988. Plays house.
LANTA was born in London, United Kingdom.
Larkin Poe formed in Calhoun, United States, on 1 November 2009. Plays blues rock, folk rock, indie rock, rock.
Laura Mvula was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 23 April 1986. Plays r&b.
LCD Soundsystem formed in New York, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative dance, dance-punk, electronic, indietronica, new wave, post-punk revival, synth-pop.
Lewis & Leigh formed in 2014.
Lion Babe
Little Simz was born in Islington, United Kingdom, on 23 February 1994. Plays hip hop, pop rap.
Loadstar formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays drum and bass, electronic.
Låpsley was born in York, United Kingdom, on 7 August 1996. Plays alternative r&b, art pop, electronic, electropop, pop, singer-songwriter.
M83 formed in Antibes, France, in 2001. Plays ambient, ambient pop, dance, dream pop, electro, electronic, electronic rock, electronica.
Mac DeMarco was born in Duncan, Canada, on 30 April 1990. Plays bedroom pop, folk pop, hypnagogic pop, indie pop, indie rock, indie surf, jangle pop, psychedelic pop.
Madness formed in Camden Town, United Kingdom, in 1976, and split up in 1988, after 12 years. Plays 2 tone, new age, new wave, pop, pop rock, psychedelic pop, punk, rock.
Mafia Kiss was born in Slough, United Kingdom. Plays breaks.
Maribou State formed in 2011. Plays downtempo, electronic, house, leftfield.
Marsicans plays britpop, indie pop, indie rock, pop, rock.
Martin Creed
Mau Mau formed in 1991.
Mercury Rev formed in Buffalo, United States, in 1989. Plays chamber pop, dream pop, experimental rock, indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, noise pop, noise rock.
Midland
Miranda Sykes
Moxie was born on 6 November 1981.
Mungos Hi Fi formed in 2000. Plays dancehall, dub, dubstep, jungle.
Murder He Wrote
Muse formed in Teignmouth, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays alternative dance, alternative metal, alternative pop, alternative rock, art rock, dance, dubstep, electronic.
My Nu Leng formed in 2010, and split up on 8 August 2025, after 15 years. Plays bass house, bassline, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, disco, drum and bass.
Nadia Rose was born in London, United Kingdom.
NAO was born in Noda, Japan, on 26 January 1985.
New Order formed in Salford, United Kingdom, in 1980. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, dance, dance-rock, electronic, electropop, house, new wave.
Newton Faulkner was born in Reigate, United Kingdom, on 11 January 1985. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
Nuala Honan plays folk pop, indie pop, indie rock, pop, post-rock, psychedelic, rock, singer-songwriter.
NZCA LINES plays synth-pop.
Of Monsters and Men formed in Keflavik, Iceland, in 2010. Plays folk, folk pop, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, pop, rock.
Palace formed in 1990. Plays heavy metal.
Palms Trax
Peggy Hsu was born on 2 February 1981. Plays mandopop, singer-songwriter.
Pixx was born in Surrey, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays alternative r&b, electropop.
PJ Harvey was born in Bridport, United Kingdom, on 9 October 1969. Plays alternative rock, art rock, chamber folk, electronic, electronica, experimental, folk rock, grunge.
Plaid formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1991. Plays breakbeat, electronic, electronica, idm, techno.
Police Dog Hogan formed in 2008.
Protoje was born in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, on 14 June 1981. Plays dub, reggae, rock.
Pyro was born in 1981.
Rag'n'Bone Man was born on 29 January 1985. Plays blues, hip hop, neo soul, pop, pop soul, r&b, soul.
Renegade Brass Band
Richard Hawley was born in Sheffield, United Kingdom, on 17 January 1967. Plays rock, singer-songwriter.
Rokia Traoré was born in Kolokani, Mali, on 24 January 1974. Plays folk.
Ronnie Spector was born in East Harlem, United States, on 10 August 1943, and died on 12 January 2022, aged 78. Plays rock and roll, soul.
Royal-T plays bassline, uk garage.
Róisín Murphy was born in Arklow, Ireland, on 5 July 1973. Plays dance-pop, electronic, electropop, pop.
Sam Brookes plays folk, pop.
Santigold was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 25 September 1976. Plays electronic, hip hop, indie rock, new wave, pop.
Savages formed in London, United Kingdom, in October 2011. Plays art punk, gothic rock, noise rock, post-punk, rock.
Sea Bed formed on 1 August 2015.
Serum
Sigur Rós formed in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 4 January 1994. Plays ambient, ambient pop, art pop, art rock, dance, dream pop, electronic, electronica.
SK Shlomo was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1983. Plays beatboxing, hip hop.
Skepta was born in Tottenham, United Kingdom, on 19 September 1982. Plays grime, hip hop, house.
Skittles
Solana
Sound of the Sirens
Speech Debelle was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1983. Plays hip hop, underground hip hop.
St. Etienne
Stanton Warriors formed in Bristol, United Kingdom. Plays breakbeat, breaks.
Stormzy was born on 26 July 1993. Plays grime, hip hop.
Sub Focus was born in Guildford, United Kingdom, on 13 April 1982. Plays drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, edm, electro house, electronic.
Sundara Karma formed in 2011. Plays indie rock.
Sunil Sharpe
Swindle plays dubstep, grime.
Tensnake was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 28 November 1975. Plays deep house, edm, electronic, electronica, house.
The 1975 formed in Wilmslow, United Kingdom, in 2002. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, ambient pop, art pop, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, leftfield.
The Ben Miller Band formed in Joplin, United States, in 2005. Plays bluegrass, blues, blues rock, delta blues.
The Bookshop Band formed on 1 September 2010. Plays folk, orchestral.
The Egg formed in Oxford, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays electronic.
The Eskies
The Freestylers formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays breakbeat, drum and bass, electronic, electronica.
The Hot Sprockets
The Jive Aces formed in 1989. Plays swing.
The Last Shadow Puppets formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays baroque pop, chamber pop, indie rock.
The Little Unsaid was born on 7 September 1987.
The Lumineers formed in Ramsey, United States, on 31 December 2008. Plays alternative country, americana, country folk, folk, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop.
The Selecter formed in Coventry, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays 2 tone, alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, punk, ska.
The Undercover Hippy
The Upbeats formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 2000. Plays drum and bass, electronic.
The Wanton Bishops formed in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2011. Plays blues rock, electric blues, rock.
Todd Terry was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 18 April 1967. Plays electronic, house.
Tom Misch was born in London, United Kingdom, on 25 June 1995. Plays jazz-funk, neo soul, nu jazz.
Too Many T's
Turin Brakes formed in Balham, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays folk, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, pop.
Two Door Cinema Club formed in Bangor, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, new rave, new wave, post-punk revival, rock.
Underworld formed in Romford, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays alternative dance, ambient, downtempo, electronic, electronica, experimental, house, new wave.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra formed in 2010. Plays garage rock, indie rock, lo-fi, psychedelic, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock.
VANT formed in 2014.
Vessels formed in 2005. Plays electronic, electronic rock, experimental, post-rock, progressive, rock, tech house, techno.
Vince Staples was born in Long Beach, United States, on 2 July 1993. Plays hip hop, west coast hip hop.
Vinyl Junkie
Wolf Alice formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2010. Plays alternative rock, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, noise pop.
Years & Years formed in London, United Kingdom, on 20 July 2010, and split up on 16 December 2023, after 13 years. Plays alternative r&b, dance-pop, electropop, house, nu disco, synth-pop, uk funky.
ZZ Top formed in Houston, United States, in 1969. Plays blues, blues rock, boogie rock, classic rock, hard rock, new wave, rock, southern rock.