Which act became the first to headline Glastonbury five times in 2024? Coldplay became the first act to headline Glastonbury five times.
Their 2024 Saturday-night Pyramid Stage performance marked Coldplay’s fifth Glastonbury headline appearance. Their earlier headline sets came in 2002, 2005, 2011 and 2016, making the 2024 booking a record rather than a debut.
Coldplay’s achievement moved them past The Cure, who had previously held the record with four headline appearances. The milestone also underlined the band’s unusually long relationship with the festival: their first headline slot came only a few years after their breakthrough period.
The 2024 top-billing lineup also included Dua Lipa on Friday and SZA on Sunday, while Shania Twain played the traditional Sunday Legends slot. A common mistake is to count every prominent performance as a headline appearance; the record concerns headline sets, specifically Coldplay’s five Pyramid Stage top bills.