What is the name of the second largest stage at Glastonbury?

The Other Stage is the second-largest stage at Glastonbury. It was created as the festival’s major alternative to the Pyramid Stage and has grown into a large headline venue in its own right, while remaining smaller than the festival’s main stage.

The stage launched in 1997, helping Glastonbury accommodate more high-profile acts and a broader range of musical styles. Its programming has often leaned toward rock, indie, electronic music, hip-hop and other contemporary genres, giving major performers a platform outside the Pyramid Stage’s headline slots.

The name can be misleading because “Other” sounds like a miscellaneous category rather than a specific stage. It is an official stage name, and the venue is one of the festival’s central landmarks. The Park Stage, Avalon Stage and John Peel Stage—renamed Woodsies in 2023—are all smaller venues.

The Other Stage is also frequently confused with the festival’s second-most important booking slot. Its size is the key distinction: it is called the second-largest stage because of its physical scale and audience capacity, not because every year’s lineup places it second in artistic importance.