MAVOY MUSIC @ GLASTONBURY 2023

 

Every third week of June, we are watching the live stream of Glastonbury Festival, the greatest music festival in the world. As you should know by now, BBC is offering the most spectacular free live stream of the event, broadcasting almost every act performing on five stages. These stages are: Pyramid (main stage), Other, West Holts, Park – and renamed Woodsies stage, which was previously known as John Peel before the sexual misconduct allegations against the radio host were publicly revealed. There will be also a special coverage on BBC TV and radio channels – you can find them in the broadcaster’s press release, published yesterday https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/articles/2023/glastonbury-on-bbc-tv-iplayer-radio-bbc-sounds .

It is possible that the live stream on the smaller stages won’t actually include every single act, and it might start a little later. So I wouldn’t necessarily count on all of them being available to watch live. Just a word of caution after being disappointed last year.

I really hope that the performance of the composer Max Richter will be streamed though! Richter is obviously best known for his scores for The Leftovers, Taboo, Ad Astra, but he also collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma and Tilda Swinton - and his composition On The Nature Of Daylight was also, obviously, prominently featured in Shutter Island and Arrival.

The Comet Is Coming stream will be broadcast on Friday and it’s a great recommendation for every fan of psychedelia and a proof that jazz isn’t really boring – my memories from their Off set are still among my greatest concert experiences.

R&B and soul fans can’t miss three sets in particular – there are very few people who don’t know that Thundercat set is a must see, but I also have to remind you about the greatness of Say She She – our winners of last year’s Mavoy Music Award for best new group. The trio would probably perform their recent singles, and when it comes to the Cat – well, he released a new song too and time will tell if the album follows. Finally, we have a rare performance of legendary disco and funk singer Candi Staton on Saturday, similarly to jazz master Herbie Hancock last year. This one is certainly something you have to experience.

But indie music is also in strong position on Glastonbury this year, especially on Sunday, when you can watch our adored singer-songwriter Weyes Blood and also two of our favourite bands – Japanese Breakfast and The War On Drugs. There’s a concert of one of the most celebrated shoegaze bands, Slowdive, ahead of the new album. Also on that day, special show from the winners of our last year’s award for Best Album – Charlotte Adigery and Bolis Pupul. Meanwhile on Friday, we have another one of our faves and proud follower of Mavoy Music – Warpaint!

Similarly to last year’s post, I categorize recommended performances by genre – even it’s not always the easiest task. The full schedule is available here 

If you cannot watch live, all streamed performances will be available on demand for 30 days, starting the morning after the specific set. All times in CET.

PS To watch anything on iPlayer outside United Kingdom, you need to obtain an English IP address, using proxy/VPN/SmartDNS etc. BBC radio coverage is available to everyone.

 SOUL AND JAZZ

FRIDAY 13:45 – 14:30 Alabaster DePlume PARK

FRIDAY 14:00 – 15:00 Yaya Bey – WEST HOLTS

FRIDAY 17:00 – 18:00 Louis Cole WEST HOLTS

FRIDAY 19:15 – 20:15 The Comet Is Coming – PARK

FRIDAY 23:15 – 00:45 Kelis WEST HOLTS

SATURDAY 12:30 – 13:30 Say She She – WEST HOLTS

SATURDAY 15:30 – 16:30 Sudan Archives WEST HOLTS

SATURDAY 20:00 – 21:00 Ezra Collective – WEST HOLTS

SATURDAY 21:30 – 22:30 Mahalia – WEST HOLTS

SUNDAY 16:30 – 17:30 Speakers Corners Quartet WEST HOLTS

SUNDAY 20:45 – 21:45 Thundercat PARK

SUNDAY 21:00 – 22:00 Candi Staton WEST HOLTS

HIP HOP

FRIDAY 20:00 – 21:00 Joey Badass – WEST HOLTS

SATURDAY 23: 15 – 00:45 Loyle Carner WEST HOLTS

GLOBAL MUSIC

FRIDAY 12:30 – 13:30 Star Feminine Band WEST HOLTS

FRIDAY 14:15 – 15:15 Joujouka PYRAMID

SATURDAY 14:00 – 15:00 Kanda Bongop Man WEST HOLTS

SUNDAY 12:00 – 13:00 The Joy OTHER

CLASSICAL

SATURDAY 12:10 – 13:10 Max Richter – PARK

SINGERS-SONGWRITERS

SATURDAY 23:30 – 00:45 Lana Del Rey – OTHER

SUNDAY 12:00 – 13:00 Skinny Pelembe – WEST HOLTS

SUNDAY 13:30 – 14:30 Beth Orton WEST HOLTS

SUNDAY 13:45 – 14:30 Gwenno – PARK

SUNDAY 16:15 – 17:00 Weyes Blood – PARK

SUNDAY 16:15 – 17:30 Yusuf/Cat Stevens PYRAMID

SUNDAY 22:00 – 00:05 Elton John

ROCK AND INDIE

FRIDAY 17:45 – 18:45 UMO – PARK

FRIDAY 21:15 – 22:15 Royal Blood – PYRAMID

FRIDAY 21:30 – 22:30 Young Fathers – WEST HOLTS

FRIDAY 22:00 – 23:00 Warpaint – WOODSIES

FRIDAY 22:15 – 23:15 Sparks – PARK

FRIDAY 23:15 – 00:45 Arctic Monkeys PYRAMID

SATURDAY 15:00 – 15:45 Working Men’s Club – WOODSIES

SATURDAY 16:15 – 17:15 Jockstrap – PARK

SATURDAY 19:15 – 20:15 Tinariwen – PARK

SUNDAY 13:30 – 14:15 Japanese Breakfast OTHER

SUNDAY 18:00 – 19:00 Slowdive – WOODSIES

SUNDAY 20:45 – 21:45 The War On Drugs OTHER

SUNDAY 22:45 – 00:15 Queens Of The Stone Age OTHER

SUNDAY 22:30 – 23:45 Phoenix WOODSIES

ELECTRONICA

FRIDAY 20:45 – 21:45 Shygirl – PARK

FRIDAY 23:30 – 00:45 Hot Chip – WOODSIES

SATURDAY 13:45 – 14:30 James Ellis Ford – PARK

SATURDAY 22:15 – 23:15 Leftfield – PARK

SATURDAY 00:00 – 01:15 Fatboy Slim – PARK

ELECTROPOP

FRIDAY 19:45 – 20:45 CHVRCHES OTHER

FRIDAY 00:00 – 01:15 Fever Ray – PARK

SATURDAY 23:30 – 00:45 Christine and The Queens – WOODSIES

SUNDAY 15:00 – 15:45 Charlotte Adigery and Bolis Pupul – PARK

SUNDAY 19:15 – 20:15 Alison Goldfrapp PARK

SUNDAY 21:00 – 22:00 Caroline Polachek WOODSIES

POP

FRIDAY 15:15 – 16:15 Lightning Seeds OTHER

SUNDAY 13:15 – 14:00 Sophie Ellis Bextor PYRAMID