GLASTO SETS BBC TV RECORDS

Follow @hitsdd

rumor mail

Email

First Name

Last Name

Company

Country

By clicking submit you are agreeing
to Terms and Conditions

		THE HITS LIST TURKEY TROT ...with all the trimmings (11/22a) Check It Out Now AN AWARD-WINNING CMA GALLERY Cowboy hats and funny caps (11/21a) Check It Out Now NEAR TRUTHS: WITCHING HOUR It's not easy being green. (11/21a) Check It Out Now NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a) Check It Out Now NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a) Check It Out Now
		NOW WHAT? We have no fucking idea. COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for. AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH The kids can tell the difference... for now. WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS? That's what we'd like to know.

Blighty Beat

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.