Glastonbury 2017: How to watch, follow and listen to this year's festival on TV, radio and online

BBC Two will feature more peak time coverage than ever before, while BBC Radio 3 are getting in on the action for the first time.
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The BBC have unveiled their coverage plans for this year's Glastonbury Festival, with more primetime content scheduled than ever before.

An impressive 120 performances from the iconic music event, which takes place over June 21 to June 25, will be available on BBC iPlayer, while over 30 hours of live music will be broadcast on TV on BBC Two and BBC Four. More hours of footage will be presented at peak times on BBC Two than any year previously.

On radio, highlights will be aired on BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, Asian Network, BBC Radio 2, and BBC Radio 6 Music, while BBC Radio 3 will get in on the action for the very first time. Famous for the huge diversity of acts on its billing, there'll be something for everyone across seven BBC platforms when it comes to Glasto.

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“Glastonbury on the BBC has become the pop music highlight of the British summer," explained Bob Shennan, Director BBC Radio & Music. "BBC Music is thrilled to be offering music lovers so many ways to experience the unique atmosphere of the world’s most famous music festival – at home or on the move.

"This year we will broadcast 30 hours of TV coverage, as well as live broadcasts on Radio 1, 1Xtra, Radio 2, 6 Music and for the first time, Radio 3. There will be well over a hundred performances streamed online - bringing an unsurpassed range of music to our audience, from multi-million selling headline acts to emerging artists on the BBC Music Introducing stage.”

Some of the elite names presenting coverage include the likes of Alice Levine, Clara Amfo, Chris Evans, Clara Amfo, Gemma Cairney, Jo Whiley, Lauren Laverne, and Steve Lamacq. 

Headlining this year's festival are Radiohead, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran, while the likes of Lorde, Katy Perry, The xx, Chic, Barry Gibb, Major Lazer, First Aid Kit, HAIM, Stormzy, Rag'n'Bone Man, The Jacksons and Biffy Clyro will perform across the main weekend.

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