How to watch Glastonbury 2022 — lineup, set times and all you need to know

BBC presenters Lauren Laverne, Jack Saunders, Jo Whiley and Clara Amfo for Glastonbury 2022 coverage
Lauren Laverne, Jack Saunders, Jo Whiley and Clara Amfo (L-R) are just some of the presenters covering the legendary festival this year. (Image credit: BBC)

Glastonbury Festival made a huge comeback last week; if you want to relive some of the biggest moments now that the festival is over, you can still find plenty of Glastonbury highlights on BBC iPlayer.

After a few years away, some of the biggest artists from around the world headed back to Somerset in England for the five-day event. This year, we saw performances from Pyramid Stage headliners Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar as well as Foals, Megan Thee Stallion and Charlie XCX, Sam Fender, Glass Animals, Olivia Rodrigo, YUNGBLUD, Phoebe Bridgers and so many more. 

As usual, the father and daughter team behind Glastonbury (Michael and Emily Eavis) have put together an eclectic lineup that celebrates a huge variety of the best of current music and culture as well as digging into the history bucket for some classics. There are 10 main stages and a raft of other smaller stages covering everything from dance music, to circus acts, stand-up comedy and poetry.

This year the Sunday afternoon "Legend" spot was filled by the icon, Diana Ross. Past "Sunday Legends"  included Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Van Morrison, and, memorably, Neighbours' Kylie Minogue.

If you want to get into the festival spirit from the comfort of your own home, here's how you can watch Glastonbury 2022 wherever you are.

When is Glastonbury 2022?

Glastonbury Festival took place between Wednesday, June 22 to Sunday, June 26.

How to watch Glastonbury 2022 online in the UK

Although Glastonbury Festival is now over for another year, you can still find plenty of full performances and highlights from the event available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

The BBC was the place to be for fans who wanted to check in with everything on offer at Glastonbury Festival this year without braving the great outdoors, as the broadcast had very ambitious plans for coverage spread across TV, radio, and their online streaming platforms, BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer. 

They broadcast everything from highlight reels, live sets, interviews and retrospectives across the entire BBC network pretty much from morning to night across the five days of the festival.

BBC iPlayer even had its own dedicated Glastonbury channel operating from Thursday, June 23 through to Sunday, June 26. This channel featured sets from the Pyramid, Other, West Holts, John Peel and Park Stages plus interviews and exclusive content that wasn't broadcast on TV. 

TV broadcasts began every day with a new live show previewing what was to come and a recap of the main events of the previous day. Audiences could then watch live performances from the five main stages live and in full all day. Sets from the Pyramid Stage were also broadcast live in UHD for the very first time. 

Full lineups from the festival can be found below: 

Glastonbury Festival — Pyramid Stage lineup

Glastonbury Festival 2022 Pyramid stage lineup

(Image credit: Glastonbury Festivals)

Headliners for the Pyramid Stage included Billie Eilish (Friday), Paul McCartney (Saturday) and Kendrick Lamar (Sunday). Glastonbury favorites HAIM also appeared on Saturday. Alana Haim was recently nominated for a BAFTA for her performance in Licorice Pizza, alongside her real-life sisters and HAIM band members (Este and Danielle).

Glastonbury Festival — The Other Stage lineup

Glastonbury Festival 2022 the other stage lineup

(Image credit: Glastonbury Festivals)

The Other Stage had Foals, Megan Thee Stallion and The Pet Shop Boys as headliners. Other points of note — Glastonbury regular Kate Tempest, the poet and spoken word artist performed on Friday and Years and Years fans were treated to an "It's a Sin" collab with The Pet Shop Boys when the singer joined the band on stage on Sunday.

Glastonbury Festival — John Peel Stage lineup

Glastonbury Festival 2022 John Peel Stage lineup

(Image credit: Glastonbury Festivals)

Glastonbury Festival — West Holts Stage lineup

Glastonbury Festival 2022 West Holts stage lineup

(Image credit: Glastonbury Festivals)

Glastonbury Festival — Acoustic Stage lineup

Glastonbury Festival 2022 AcousticStage lineup

(Image credit: Glastonbury Festivals)

Glastonbury Festival — Avalon Stage lineup

Glastonbury Festival 2022 Avalon Stage lineup

(Image credit: Glastonbury Festivals)

For full details of every stage — from Arcadia to Sonic, Wow stage to Firmly Rooted — news, changes and more head to the Glastonbury Festival website.

How to watch Glastonbury 2022 online from anywhere in the world

There's an easy way to watch Glastonbury 2022 online wherever you are in the world, and it's called a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

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Martin Shore
Staff Writer at WhatToWatch.com

Martin was a Staff Writer with WhatToWatch.com, where he produced a variety of articles focused on the latest and greatest films and TV shows. Now he works for our sister site Tom's Guide in the same role.

Some of his favorite shows are What We Do In The Shadows, Bridgerton, Gangs of London, The Witcher, Doctor Who, and Ghosts. When he’s not watching TV or at the movies, Martin’s probably still in front of a screen playing the latest video games, reading, or watching the NFL.