Good day from Glastonbury! At present’s publication is coming to you from a small cabin perched behind the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm, the place this 12 months’s pageant is slowly grinding into gear.It’s a curious 12 months for Glastonbury, having to compete for eyeballs not solely with the Euros, but in addition the watch-between-your-fingers, slow-motion automobile crash that’s the UK basic election. Nonetheless, because the world’s greatest and finest music pageant, Glasto at all times deserves your consideration, and this 12 months’s lineup is packed to the rafters with big names, thrilling new acts and a stunning variety of Hollywood A-listers: Florence Pugh, Paul Mescal and Tilda Swinton are amongst these doing Q&As within the pageant’s famed Pilton Palais cinema. And Russell Crowe, taking a break from the exorcising, brings his Indoor Backyard Celebration to the Acoustic stage (Saturday 6.30pm).As ever, the Guardian will probably be offering exhaustive protection of the pageant. In actual fact, we’re already at it: right here’s a information report of the massive opening, right here’s a information of who to catch, listed below are interviews with The Final Dinner Celebration, Mike Skinner of The Streets, Tanzanian performers the Zawose Queens, and marvellously monikered DJ Fish56Octagon, and right here’s a fairly beautiful illustrated ode to Glasto from cartoonist Edith Pritchett. And head over to the Guardian web site all weekend for information, critiques, options and our ever-rumbling reside weblog, which needs to be kicking off proper about now. Then, on Monday, there’s the G2 complement’s annual roundup of the pageant, with interviews, critiques and many extra moreover.After all, Glastonbury is as a lot a pageant for these watching it on the couch as these watching on the farm itself (and getting bitten by all method of little nasties within the course of – I’m talking from bitter, bitter expertise right here). As ever, the BBC has intensive protection of the principle phases on TV and iPlayer – and for the primary time, worldwide audiences can even livestream Pyramid headline units, for Dua Lipa (Friday 10pm) and Coldplay (Saturday 9.45pm). There’s a lot to channel-hop between, you may not know the place to begin. So to help you, we’ve requested a few of this 12 months’s performers to share the one act they’re most excited to see at this 12 months’s pageant …Paul HeatonThe Housemartins and The Lovely South balladeerMy suggestion could be Gentle Play. They’re on at 1.45pm on the Different stage on Sunday. I like them, significantly the monitor Punk’s Useless and so they’ve bought a brand new track known as Act Violently. They’re simply a type of bands who have gotten a lot vitality to them that I feel they’d be value seeing, particularly should you’re a bit hungover – they’ll wake you up indubitably as a result of they’re very, very energetic. I feel they’re a superb Sunday afternoon band to only get off the bed to observe.Paul performs the Pyramid stage, 4.15pm FridayNia ArchivesThrilling drum’n’bass and jungle revivalistCharli XCX on the Different stage at Glastonbury in 2017. {Photograph}: Ian Gavan/GettyBrat summer season 2024 is confirmed and I can’t wait to see Charli XCX (DJ set, Ranges, Friday, 12.30am). She’s a celebration lady and actual junglist vitality, and I can’t wait to be skanking out and leaping up and down in a subject – again to my fave place on earth: Glastonbury!Nia performs West Holts 8pm, SundayMaisie AdamExuberant Yorkshire standup comicskip previous publication promotionGet our weekly popular culture electronic mail, free in your inbox each FridayPrivacy Discover: Newsletters could include data about charities, on-line adverts, and content material funded by outdoors events. For extra data see our Privateness Coverage. We use Google reCaptcha to guard our web site and the Google Privateness Coverage and Phrases of Service apply.after publication promotionIf, like me, you retain frantically rearranging your itinerary for the Friday night time, combating the actual fact you may’t be in two locations directly so should select to see both Fontaines DC on the Park stage or Idles on the Different stage, relaxation assured there’s a clash-free alternative for post-punk perfection the following day. Leeds band Yard Act grace the Woodsies tent with their belting vitality and good lyrics at a really well-behaved 7.30pm. In the event you haven’t listened to their monitor Fixer Higher but, get it in your ears. I can solely dream of writing one thing that humorous.Maisie performs on the Cabaret stage, 2.05pm Saturday and 4.10pm SundayHi VisSwaggering hardcore punks, from London by way of MerseysideI’m excited to see Kneecap (11.30am) who we’re sharing the Woodsies stage with. I totally price their uncompromising strategy and I’m wanting ahead to seeing them reside for the primary time. Throughout the entire fest, it’s boss to see so many individuals being recognised who’ve constructed their world from the bottom up, like Sports activities Banger, Hak Baker, Model Pussy, Ell Murphy, Eliza Rose and Nia Archives.Excessive Vis play Woodsies, 12.45pm, SaturdayEliza RoseChart-topping home DJ and singerI’m actually wanting ahead to seeing my mate’s band, Jeanie and the White Boys. They’re fairly new and have solely finished a few reveals in east London. However Jeanie Crystal, the lead singer, is giving X-Ray Spex meets Eartha Kitt vibes. It’s correct rock’n’roll with a little bit of punk in there, and she or he’s simply fabulous, her vitality is meteoric! It’s like watching a bit fireball, you simply need to stand up on stage together with her! They’re enjoying at Strummerville on Saturday night time(6pm) – a small hidden-away stage I like as a result of there are lots of wonderful musicians that play up there.”Eliza performs Genosys, midnight, Thursday, and Lonely Hearts Membership, 8.30pm, FridayIf you need to learn the entire model of this article please subscribe to obtain The Information in your inbox each Friday