How to watch Glastonbury 2023 live stream for free online from anywhere

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Finding out how to watch a Glastonbury 2023 live stream online for free might not quite make up for you not being there, especially as the weather looks like it's going to be fantastic, but you're spoilt for choice with options this weekend to see so many artists from the comfort of home.

Not only will you not have to worry about dashing between close to one hundred stages at the event (not even joking), but even if two acts are on at once, you can watch them on demand at your leisure later.

If you're already in the UK, you can watch loads of Glastonbury across the BBC on broadcast TV. If you're out of the UK, we can help you tune in like a local via a VPN (virtual private network), which lets you use the iPlayer website like you were in the UK. This digital streaming service will have even more extensive coverage than the TV channels, so it's worth checking out if you don't see your favorite band or artist in your TV guide.

The VPN highlighted below is the best in the business and super simple to set up (no technical expertise required). It'll help unlock global streaming options and greatly enhance your privacy and general security across your devices, so you'll probably find a use for one long after you've used it to live stream Glastonbury this weekend.

How to watch Glastonbury in the UK

Coverage is spread across multiple BBC channels on TV throughout the weekend. That red button popup will probably be involved too, giving you even more options. All these channels and more will also be on the BBC iPlayer, so that's probably your best chance of seeing more niche artists as the TV channels will, of course, chase the bigger crowdpleasers. Naturally, entire sets from the headliners Arctic Monkeys, Guns N' Roses, and Elton John will be showing live on TV and online.

What if you're not in the UK, though?

How to watch Glastonbury live stream from anywhere for free

If you try to live stream Glastonbury via the iPlayer from abroad, you'll find you're geo-blocked due to your location. You can fix that by using a VPN to simulate the location of your device and enjoy a weekend of Glastonbury as if you were back in the UK.

It's strange how this is the best option for one of the world's most well-known music festivals, but sadly, other countries don't have local versions. We're assuming some sort of mad pact was made in a field between the BBC and festival/land owner Michael Eavis. I've been to Glastonbury (the village), it wouldn't be the weirdest thing I've seen there. So yes, before we get into my Wicker Man story…

How to live stream Glastonbury with a VPN

• Sign up for a VPN if you don't have one.
• Install it on the device you're using to watch the game.
• Turn it on and set it to a UK location.
• Go to the iPlayer.
• Create a login with a UK postcode.
• Watch live and on-demand footage.
• Dates: June 23-25

BBC TV Glastonbury schedule

All the below times are in BST.

Friday

• BBC 1: 7.30-9 p.m. BST - Texas, Gabriels
• BBC 3: 7.30-9 p.m. BST - Carley Rae Jepsen, Maisie Peters
• BBC 2: 9-10.30 p.m. BST - Royal Blood, Warpaint, Sparks, Young Fathers
• BBC 3: 9-10 p.m. BST - Fred Again
• BBC 3: 10-11 p.m. BST - Digga D & Shygirl
• BBC 1: 10.30-12 a.m. BST - Arctic Monkeys

Saturday

• BBC 2: 5-9 p.m. BST - Raye, Jacob Collier, Rick Astley
• BBC 3: 7-8 p.m. BST - Tom Grennan, Aitch
• BBC 1: 9-10 p.m. BST - Lewis Capaldi, Lizzo
• BBC 2: 10-2 a.m. BST - Guns N' Roses, Fat Boy Slim, Christine and the Queens, Say She She

Sunday

• BBC 1: 5-6 p.m. BST - Rick Astley, Blondie
• BBC 2: 6-9 p.m. BST - Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Becky Hill
• BBC 1: 9-11.05 p.m. BST - Elton John
• BBC 2: 11.05-12.20 a.m. BST - Phoenix, Rudimental

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