Glastonbury Festival: Classic sets including from Beyonce, Adele and Coldplay to be aired on BBC for 50th anniversary

It comes after the festival was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic

Broadcasting plans for what was meant to be the 50th anniversary of Glastonbury Festival have been revealed by festival organisers and the BBC.

Iconic sets from previous years will be shown across the BBC on TV, radio and online.

Somerset Live reports that sets will include Adele (2016), Beyoncé (2011), David Bowie (2000), Coldplay (2016) & JAY-Z (2008) and many more between June 24-28 - when the 50th anniversary of Glastonbury Festival was due to take place.

The festival organisers said they are working to make sure viewers can watch performances from the Green Fields, the South-East Corner, Theatre and Circus, Kidzfield, Silver Hayes, Left Field, and more.

BBC Two, BBC Four and BBC iPlayer will show classic Glastonbury performances in full from some of the biggest artists in the history of the festival.

BBC iPlayer will host a brand new pop-up BBC Glastonbury channel, bringing viewers back-to-back iconic sets and highlights from past festivals - with more than 60 historic sets available to watch on-demand.

Co-organiser of the festival, Emily Eavis, said: "There are so many memorable sets being played across the BBC over what would have been our 50th anniversary weekend.

"Personally, I’m looking forward to a weekend of reflecting on the history of our festival and going back to some classic performances from David Bowie, Adele, REM, Beyoncé, The Rolling Stones, Jay-Z, Billie Eilish and lots more. Me and my dad will definitely be watching!"

The Glastonbury Experience will feature three 90 minute live programmes on BBC Two – one for each night of the main Glastonbury weekend, Friday, June 26, to Sunday, June 28.

It will also feature a vast array of full sets and much more.

For the full announcement, click here.

This year's festival was cancelled back in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The event, which attracts more than 200,000 people, was scheduled to take place between June 24-28.