Glastonbury involves a lot of preparation: stocking up on the essentials, packing up your waterproofs and deciding just who you’re going to watch down on the farm. That last one is the most important – and often most frustrating – item on any pre-Glasto checklist, thanks to the stacked line-up always delivering some devastating clashes.
Decisions, though, have to be made, or you’ll spend your whole weekend aimlessly wandering Worthy Farm without a lick of live music in your ears. We’ve picked out some of the most torturous clashes of the line-up this year below – get mulling now and we’ll see you down the front.
When: 3.45pm, Other Stage vs 4.30pm, Woodsies vs 4.30pm, Park Stage
Glastonbury is kicking things off with a doozy of a clash. Do you go with electrifying indie band Wet Leg, who are bound to perform new songs from their upcoming second album, ‘Moisturizer’? Or should you check out what former NME Cover star Lola Young has up her sleeves after the viral success of ‘Messy’? But let’s not forget Mercury Prize winners English Teacher, who made waves with their acclaimed debut LP ‘This Could Be Texas’.
When: 9pm, Woodsies vs 9pm, Arcadia vs 8.45pm, Glade
It’ll be particularly hard to pick your dancefloor poison on Friday night: Floating Points will conjure up euphoria at Woodsies; former NME Cover star Logic1000 will kick off the weekend’s revelry at Arcadia; and Kettama and Interplanetary Criminal will follow up their massive collaboration ‘Yosemite’ with a Glade b2b that’s bound to be glorious.
When: 2pm, Other Stage vs 2pm, Woodsies vs 2pm, Park Stage
Not every excruciating festival clash concerns artists of the same genre. That’s the case when indie heavyweights Beabadoobee and Japanese Breakfast take to their respective stages at the exact time as dance duo Fcukers. There’s a strong case for choosing each act in this trio. Bea Kristi’s on a real run of big moments, most recently capped by her beautiful 2024 album ‘This Is How Tomorrow Moves’ and huge festival sets last year.
Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner continues to be one of the most artful musicians working in indie right now, as proved by her latest record ‘For Melancholy Women (& Sad Brunettes)’ and the sublime production of her Coachella performance. Fcukers, meanwhile, will transform Worthy Farm’s fields into a grimy New York warehouse with the addictive likes of ‘Bon Bon’ and ‘Homie Don’t Shake’.
When: 8pm, Pyramid vs 8.10pm, Avalon vs 8.30pm, West Holts
It must be a crime to make us choose between Raye’s glorious live vocals, the escapism of Rachel Chinouriri’s indie-pop goodness and Amaarae’s gorgeous, boundary-pushing Afropop that defies genres. As all three stars continue to build on massive momentum – Raye has her Best New Artist nomination at the 2025 Grammys, Chinouriri dropped the lovely ‘Little House’ EP only a couple months ago and Amaarae recently became the first Ghanaian artist to play a solo set at Coachella – missing any one of them would be thoroughly painful.
When: 10.30pm, Other Stage vs 10.15pm, West Holts
Talk about clash of the titans. One is a hyperpop icon who turned her sixth studio album ‘Brat’ into the biggest phenomenon of summer 2024. The other is the second solo female rapper to ever win a Grammy for Best Rap Album, taking home the award at this year’s ceremony for her critically acclaimed mixtape, ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’. Having to choose between Charli XCX and Doechii only means there’s no right decision here.
When: 3.15pm, Park Stage vs 3.30pm, Woodsies
We’ll all be a little worse for wear by Sunday afternoon, ready to be soothed by the sweet melodic indie of Royel Otis and Djo. It’s a good time to check in with both acts – the Aussie duo Royel Otis released their debut album ‘Pratts & Pain’ last year and had not one but two covers go viral; Joe Keery became the unofficial mayor of Chicago with TikTok fave ‘End of Beginning’ and dropped new album ‘The Crux’ in April. We do wish we could celebrate with both of them at Glasto, but alas, a choice must be made.
When: 5pm, Woodsies vs 4.30pm, Other Stage
Anyone who’s hit play on Black Country, New Road’s ‘Live At Bush Hall’ knows that they’re a must-see. The London sextet will bring the magical prog-folk of latest album ‘Forever Howlong’ to life at Woodsies – while on the Other Stage, hardcore heroes Turnstile rile up the mosh, armed with choice cuts from brand-new, five-star record ‘Never Enough’. These’ll be different viewing experiences for sure, but both are such good bands that this remains an agonising decision.
When: 9.45pm, Other Stage vs 9.45pm, West Holts
Two British electronic acts: one a legendary force known for their blistering live shows (even without late frontman Keith Flint), the other a well-established sibling duo putting their own spin on rave culture. The Prodigy are almost guaranteed to bring some big budget lasers (and maybe the Keith tribute they debuted at Reading 2024), but Overmono’s reputation for incredible live sets can’t be disregarded, either. You can only pick one to get your dose of Sunday euphoria this year, though.
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