What glastonbury headliners get paid as dua lipa and coldplay top bill

GLASTONBURY ORGANISERS MICHAEL AND EMILY EAVIS HAVE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED THEIR PAY STRUCTURE 13:05, 14 Mar 2024 This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any

sales we generate from it. Learn more Glastonbury Festival's 2024 headliners have been announced, with female acts headlining the bill following last year's male-dominated line-up.

Dua Lipa, SZA and the band Coldplay all head the bill at Worthy Farm. Held in Somerset, the festival will open on June 26 to 30 and is expected to attract around 210,000. Also taking to the

famous Pyramid Stage over the long weekend will be LCD Soundsystem, British rapper Little Simz, Nigerian singer Burna Boy, 80s legend Cyndi Lauper and soul star Olivia Dean. Janelle Monae,

Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka, singer-songwriter Paul Heaton, Keane, Paloma Faith and Ayra Starr are also among those performing on the main stage. Despite Glastonbury being one of

the most famous music festivals in the world, it may not pay acts as much as you think. Talking to SomersetLive, Bestival organiser, Rob Da Bank, offered a glimpse of what Glastonbury pay.

READ MORE: Glastonbury festival gives away tickets READ MORE: The Jacksons to play at Mathew Street Festival celebration on Pier Head He explained: "They cap their budget and even the

headliners don't get paid more than £500,000 I think, which is cheap for some of the headliners and they've had a lot of them. So, that's proof of it's huge, huge

influence." To put this into context, headliners at other UK festivals can earn upwards of £1million for their performances. Across in the US, Billboard reports Beyoncé was paid an

enormous £3.2million for her Coachella performance in 2018, based in California. Glastonbury organisers Michael and Emily Eavis previously revealed their act pay structure. Michael

previously said: "I paid £200,000 for Paul McCartney and for Coldplay, and although it sounds a lot, they could have charged me far more." Emily has also spoke out about how the

festival's performers are typically paid a fraction of what they’d usually expect from a major music festival. Talking to BBC Radio 6, she explained: "We're not in the same

bracket as everyone else when it comes to paying artists massive fees. We're really grateful for the bands that we get because they're basically doing it for the love of it.

"It's probably less than 10 per cent of what they'd get from playing any of the other major British festivals, [so] Glastonbury relies completely on goodwill." Article

continues below For many artists, there is a draw in being associated with a festival viewed by millions and the extra exposure it creates. On George Ezra's podcast, Emily explained:

"Because of the TV and because of the exposure that they (acts) get, they do go on to do really well afterwards, so they'll sell records afterwards. "So we're saying

'look, come and do this but even though there's a small fee, we can almost guarantee afterwards you'll make up for it'." Without this goodwill and draw to exposure,

it's unlikely Emily and her father Michael would be able to donate to as many charitable causes as they do. Annually, the duo aim to donate over £2million to charities through ticket

sales.