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Glastonbury Left Field
@glastoleftfield.bsky.social
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Purveyors of Pop and Politics at Glastonbury since 2002.
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As summer festival season draws to a close, a final word of thanks to everyone who works so hard to make Glastonbury #LeftField so special year after year. Great to welcome back Michael Eavis and a visit from Fatboy Slim too. See you in 2027! Love and solidarity @billybragg.bsky.social & Juliet x
August 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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As summer festival season draws to a close, a final word of thanks to everyone who works so hard to make Glastonbury #LeftField so special year after year. Great to welcome back Michael Eavis and a visit from Fatboy Slim too. See you in 2027! Love and solidarity @billybragg.bsky.social & Juliet x
August 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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One month ago today 💥 Day two, the height of #Glastonbury. So many powerful and inspiring moments at #LeftField to look back on ✊👏🙌

View the full Saturday 28 June preview: www.instagram.com/p/DMlUmlwiIj2
July 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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One month ago today 💥 Were you with us?

Six artists and ten panelists brought the energy, activism, all round good times to #LeftField for our first day at Glastonbury 2025.

Dive into the full recap: www.instagram.com/p/DMib8X1CPCv

📍 Friday 27 June 2025
July 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Throwing it back to LA superstar grandson - dripping in attitude, closing the Left Field show for 2025 👏🙌

📸 Sam McMahon
📍 Sunday 29 June at Glastonbury

#glastoleftfield #glastonbury #leftfield #grandson
July 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Inspiring and infectious energy from The Halfway Kid, both out front for his set, and backstage [pictured with Left Field music programmer Juliet Wills].

With sharp storytelling, and a unique folk-style being carved in real-time, Saeed's music is on the rise!

📷 Theo Michael 🎥 Herbie Elton
July 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Capturing the moment Du Blonde made their debut at Left Field 🐅🔥 Powerful storytelling, powerful lyrics, powerful presence and an even more powerful performance. A pleasure having you with us!

Credit: www.instagram.com/p/DLsuDxDtf7t/
July 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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A taster of the Red Rum Club 🎺 bringing their new album BUCK and a whole load of energy to Left Field last month. Take us back!

📸 Theo Michael at Glastonbury
July 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Looking back on another incredible year of engaging, inspiring and powerful debate panels 👏 A huge thank you to all of the panelists, speakers and attendees. Activism, RECHARGED 🙌
July 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Spotlight 🎪 "I saw the news today. And being human is a losing game." - LA superstar grandson closes the show for Left Field 2025, and joins Jamie Webster and Billy Bragg for our final Radical Roundup.

🎵 youtu.be/xKH3Hj4lqLs

⏰ Sun 29 June 3pm & 9pm at Glastonbury.
June 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Spotlight 🎪 A timely sun-drenched slice of northern soul coming your way from Jon ‘Rev’ McClure; Reverend And The Makers.

🎵 youtu.be/XlgQxK-HBGk

⏰ This Sun 29 June 7:50pm at Glastonbury Festivals.
June 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Spotlight 🎪 People's poet and Left Field veteran Jamie Webster joins us this Sunday, alongside grandson and @billybragg.bsky.social as part of our final Radical Roundup of 2025, following on from two crucial debates. Welcome back, Jamie!

🎵 youtu.be/1jcOpGwXZnA

When ⏰ Sun 29 June 3pm at Glastonbury
June 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Spotlight 🎪 Liverpool Sextet 'Mariachi Merseybeat' @RedRumClub return with their fifth studio album BUCK - a rebellious, high-energy evolution that shatters expectations.

🎵 youtu.be/WTjJvh5b0BQ

⏰ This Sun 29 June 6:40pm at @Glastonbury.
June 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Spotlight 🎪 @dublonde.bsky.social's swaggering, heart-on-sleeve rock pairs the heavy sounds of punk, blues, garage rock, and soul with brutally confessional songwriting of heartbreak and mental illness.

🎵 youtu.be/ktbGftFJ8j8

When ⏰ Sun 29 June 5:35pm at Glastonbury

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June 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Spotlight 🎪 Known for his sharp storytelling and honest takes on diaspora life, race, and belonging — Sudanese-British The Halfway Kid is comedy that hits hard and stays with you.

🎵 youtu.be/hSQToK1p5I8

⏰ This Sun 29 June 4:30pm at Glastonbury Festival.

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June 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Spotlight 🎪 Brit award-winner, actor and activist Kate Nash strives to find beauty in a rotten world; with bright-on-the-surface but deeply layered songs, Nash's latest album emerged out of creative scenarios completely changed by the pandemic.

🎵 youtu.be/ryH5cga0yUI

⏰ Sat 28 June 9pm at Glasto.
June 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Spotlight 🎪 Brighton's @lambrinigirls.bsky.social play a whirlwind of punk angst with barbed lyrics taking on sexual harassment, gender inequality, societal troubles, and more... must watch!!

🎵 youtu.be/7aoE40OeyqA

When ⏰ Sat 28 June 7:50pm at Glastonbury Festival.

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June 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Spotlight 🎪 One of the hottest bands on the UK indie scene; Manchester's The Guest List will be gracing our stage, five days from now!

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⏰ Sat 28 June 6:40pm at Glastonbury Festival.

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June 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Spotlight 🎪 Manchester-based indie artist Chloe Slater fills her addictive songs with observations of the issues affecting Gen Z, from influencer culture to the state of UK politics.

🎵 youtu.be/eFX96TYYwLo

⏰ Sat 28 June 5:35pm at Glastonbury.
June 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Spotlight 🎪 Blending punk, rock and indie with pop sensibility - Girlband create a world of their own, a joyous, all-inclusive zone of empowerment.

🎵 youtu.be/KiLJ_Yoo8Kk

When ⏰ Sat 28 June 4:30pm at Glastonbury Festival.

Lineup & Playlists 🔗 linktr.ee/glastoleftfi...
June 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Spotlight 🎪 With near four decades of music and poetry under his belt, Irish songwriter Andy White brings song, spoken word and political protest to join Rianne Downey and @billybragg.bsky.social, for our second Radical Roundup at the height of Glastonbury.

🎵 youtu.be/nZCO0W05nCU

⏰ Sat 28 June 3pm
June 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Spotlight 🎪 Welcoming the return of Scottish Country-Folk Fairy Rianne Downey to Left Field, joining Andy White and @billybragg.bsky.social for our second Radical Roundup, at the height of the Glastonbury weekend.

🎵 youtu.be/k9ugIol2rKs

When ⏰ Sat 28 June 3:00pm

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June 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Spotlight 🎪 Closing the show for our first day at Glastonbury; stage headliner @billybragg.bsky.social.

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When ⏰ Fri 27 June 9:00pm as well as hosting three Radical Roundups, 3:00pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday following on from crucial debates.

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June 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Spotlight 🎪 “Armed with spoken word songs that celebrate the beauty in the everyday, Manchester poet Antony Szmierek is ticking off career milestones seemingly by the minute” - DIY Mag says it all!

🎵 youtu.be/XP8fS9WuGqU

⏰ Fri 27 June 7:50pm at Glastonbury

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June 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Spotlight 🎪 Drawing deeply from the well of folk tradition, Holly Carter harnesses music as a powerful tool for education and the preservation of legacy, and will be joining jasmine.4.t and @billybragg.bsky.social for the first of our Radical Roundups.

🎵 youtu.be/Gs7nTHjLFXE

⏰ Fri 27 Jun 3pm
June 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM