Who became the youngest Glastonbury headline act to date in 2022?

Billie Eilish became Glastonbury’s youngest headline act to date in 2022.

Eilish headlined the Pyramid Stage on Friday 24 June 2022, when she was 20 years old. Her booking was announced in October 2021, making her the youngest artist to occupy one of Glastonbury’s principal headline slots at that time.

The performance was especially notable because it helped mark the festival’s return after the 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eilish was joined onstage by her brother and musical collaborator, Finneas O’Connell, during parts of the set.

The other principal 2022 headliners were Paul McCartney, who played Saturday, and Kendrick Lamar, who closed the festival on Sunday. Eilish’s record is about age at the time of headlining, not about being the youngest performer ever to appear at Glastonbury. The festival’s “Legends” slot and other major stages feature many prominent artists, but they are not necessarily classified as the main Pyramid Stage headliners.