How to watch Glastonbury Festival 2022: catch up on performances from Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Kendrick Lamar
Returning to Worthy Farm after a three year hiatus, get the best view in the house from the comfort of your home and find out how to stream every set and watch Glastonbury on catch-up
While "fallow years" might be part and parcel of the general runnings of Glastonbury Festival, it was never meant to be quite this long. Three years later (thanks to that pesky pandemic!), Glasto returned with a bang! Headliners included Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, and Kendrick Lamar, with all sets now available to watch back online on BBC iPlayer. Check out our guide on how to watch a Glastonbury Festival 2022 and catch the highlights from anywhere.
More than 200,000 people attended Glastonbury Festival this year, and the line-up was jam-packed as ever across its seven main stages. Alongside the big name headliners, Olivia Rodrigo, with just one studio album under her belt played the Other Stage on Saturday evening with a special appearance from Glasto royalty, Lily Allen. Charlie XCX took the final slot at the John Peel Stage on Sunday night. Other exciting acts included St Vincent, Wolf Alice, Pet Shop Boys, and Years & Years.
Now all over for another year, you can watch back all the biggest sets from this year's festival. Keep reading on for our guide on how to watch Glastonbury Festival 2022 online from start to finish, with 4K streams available straight from the Pyramid Stage. If you're outside of the UK and can't access BBC content thanks to geo-restrictions, we also explain how to watch Glastonbury 2022 from abroad with the help of a VPN.
When did Glastonbury Festival 2022 take place?
The festival ran from Wednesday, June 22 to Sunday, June 26 on Worthy Farm in Somerset, England, with musical acts performing from the Friday through to Sunday night.
How to watch Glastonbury Festival 2022 online on catch-up in the UK for FREE
BBC iPlayer is the place to be for all the sets straight from Worthy Farm and Glastonbury Festival. From Billie Eilish to Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar and Diana Ross, it's all right here.
As long as you have a TV licence you'll be able to tune in for free online.
This service is available to watch on a bunch of different devices including:
- Smart TVs: Samsung, FreeviewPlay
- Desktop: Windows, Mac
- Mobile: iOS, Android
- Media streamers: Amazon Fire TV, Now TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku
- Consoles: Xbox One, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X
How to watch Glastonbury Festival from outside of the UK
If you're abroad right now, there's still hope of getting yourself a 2022 Glastonbury Festival ticket on catch-up and watching sets from some of the biggest acts in the music industry. While you'll find the content is geo-blocked, you can get around that with a trusty VPN.
Connect to one of the best VPN providers and you'll be able to port yourself back to the UK and watch Glasto coverage just as you would if you were sat on your sofa. The best BBC iPlayer VPN will switch your IP address to a server within the UK.
While there are loads of VPNs, not all of them are created equal when it comes to unblocking BBC iPlayer. For this, we recommend:
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ExpressVPN - Watch Glastonbury Festival wherever you are with the best VPN
As one of the leading VPNs, ExpressVPN is able to unblock BBC iPlayer allowing you to watch content even if you're currently out of the country. It also has excellent security features and top-end speed.
Right now, when you sign up to a ExpressVPN annual plan, you'll be able to get 3 months for free while still being able to get a 30-day money back guarantee if you're not happy with the service.
How to use a VPN to unblock any restrictions
If you're outside of your preferred broadcaster's boundaries, you can use a VPN to unblock any geo-restrictions and watch a Glastonbury Festival live stream as if you were right at home. Here's our step-by-step guide on how to do just that.
- VPN - standing for virtual private network - offers security and anonymity as you browse online, using set protocols to encrypt your data and make it unreadable to outsiders.
- As a part of that, you can also switch your IP address, which identifies your location.
- Most VPNs offer a list of locations where its servers are based to join. Connecting to them switches your IP to appear as if you're browsing from that country/city. In turn, you can then access content locked to that country.
- When it comes to finding a VPN, you should make sure you find the best one that's suitable for your chosen device, with VPN providers offering compatibility for a ton of devices, including VPN for Mac and even a range of fairly nifty free VPNs.
- Once you've made the decision for the most suitable VPN for your device and your means for using a VPN, sign-up and install it.
- To watch Glastonbury Festival c, all you need to do is select a country showing it from its list of available servers and connect. You'll then be able to hop over geo-restrictions, with the likes of BBC iPlayer opening their online gates to you.
- We also want to ensure your money is well spent, so we would recommend going for a VPN that offers a risk-free trial. ExpressVPN is one of many providers that has a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Alice is eCommerce Editor at Future, with a focus on streaming services such as Disney Plus, Hulu, and HBO Max, as well as VPN. Nowadays she looks after and writes guides and how to watch articles across TechRadar and CinemaBlend. Previously a Commercial Content Writer for Trusted Reviews, Alice has worked in the eCommerce space for over five years and over two years writing about consumer tech.
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