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GLASTO SETS BBC TV RECORDS

6/26/23

A record 21.6m people watched the Glastonbury Festival on BBC TV with Elton John attracting a TV audience of 7.3m viewers.

John’s set resulted in a surge in streaming at Spotify as his tracks increased 294% in the U.K. in the hour after his set.

Arctic Monkeys also set a record result for a Friday night headline set with a peak audience of 2.6m and an average of 1.5m on BBC One. On Saturday, Guns N’ Roses’ headlining set peaked at 2.1m viewers on BBC Two while Lewis Capaldi and Lizzo peaked at 2.4m and averaged 2.3m viewers on BBC One.

Yusuf/Cat Stevens had the biggest BBC Two audience this year, peaking on Sunday at 3m and averaging 2.3m. Rick Astley and Blondie, on BBC One, had a peak audience of 2.5m and an average of 2.1m.

Ratings for the 40 hours of programming were up 7% over last year. Viewership numbers are expected to rise as more than 90 sets from the festival are available on BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer.