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 (opens in new tab).
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
(opens in new tab)- 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:
(opens in new tab)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 (opens in new tab).
