It's still number one but has Glasto lost its headliner magic?

Iconic festival faces new hurdles as concerns mount over lineup

- writes Adrian York.

Complaints about Glastonbury's lineup this year reveal a generational challenge that may become harder to bridge as the years trudge forward

Glastonbury is as much a pillar of the English summer as tennis at Wimbledon or opera at Glyndebourne.

It's a white, middle-class rite of passage and an easy win for people wishing peer approval and the cultural capital that comes with the price of a ticket. It's expensive and exclusive and the booking policy reflects its audience.

This year's headliners include indie pop-rock darlings The 1975, angry girl supreme Olivia Rodrigo, old-school superstar Neil Young with his band the Chrome Hearts, with family favourite Rod Stewart filling the Sunday teatime "legend" slot.

Other acts filling the 100-plus stages include Brat popster Charli XCX, English hip-hopper Loyle Carner, original bad boys The Prodigy (without original frontman Keith Flint, RIP) plus Raye, Doechii, Noah Kahan, Gracie Abrams, and old pros Alanis Morissette, En Vogue and Gary Numan.

With tickets costing £378.50 for Glastonbury 2025, are the 210,000 attendees getting value for money?