Lineup Archive

Glastonbury 1985 lineup

The Glastonbury line-up page lists 44 acts for Glastonbury 1985 across 2 stages. Headliners were Joe Cocker, Ian Dury and the Blockheads and Hugh Masekela. 39 acts appeared at Glastonbury for the first time in our records.

44acts
2stages
89%first time at Glastonbury
Friday
Joe Cocker
King Third World Boomtown Rats The Pogues The Untouchables
Black Roots Somo Somo El Sondro De Londres Eduardo and Antonio Son of Kolo The Blue Aeroplanes Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Solstice
Saturday
Ian Dury and the Blockheads
The Style Council Midnight Oil Aswad Working Week New Model Army
Asaah Papa and Graffi Jazz The Ariwa Posse Poison Girls Toxic Shock Green on Red Steve Payne & Guests Eduardo and Antonio The Happy End OVA
Sunday
Hugh Masekela
Echo & the Bunnymen The Colourfield John Martyn Billy Bragg Green On Red The Triffids
Chevalier Brothers Misty in Roots Doctor and The Medics Hank Wangford The Men They Couldn't Hang James Microdisney The Jazz Butcher Doctor's Children Rodney Allen

Friday lineup

Pyramid stage

  1. 1Joe Cocker
  2. 2King
  3. 3Third World
  4. 4Boomtown Rats
  5. 5The Pogues
  6. 6The Untouchables

Other stage

  1. 1Black Roots
  2. 2Somo Somo
  3. 3El Sondro De Londres
  4. 4Eduardo and Antonio
  5. 5Son of Kolo
  6. 6The Blue Aeroplanes
  7. 7Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
  8. 8Solstice

Saturday lineup

Pyramid stage

  1. 1Ian Dury and the Blockheads
  2. 2The Style Council
  3. 3Midnight Oil
  4. 4Aswad
  5. 5Working Week
  6. 6New Model Army

Other stage

  1. 1Asaah Papa and Graffi Jazz
  2. 2The Ariwa Posse
  3. 3Poison Girls
  4. 4Toxic Shock
  5. 5Green on Red
  6. 6Steve Payne & Guests
  7. 7Eduardo and Antonio
  8. 8The Happy End
  9. 9OVA

Sunday lineup

Pyramid stage

  1. 1Hugh Masekela
  2. 2Echo & the Bunnymen
  3. 3The Colourfield
  4. 4John Martyn
  5. 5Billy Bragg
  6. 6Green On Red
  7. 7The Triffids

Other stage

  1. 1Chevalier Brothers
  2. 2Misty in Roots
  3. 3Doctor and The Medics
  4. 4Hank Wangford
  5. 5The Men They Couldn't Hang
  6. 6James
  7. 7Microdisney
  8. 8The Jazz Butcher
  9. 9Doctor's Children
  10. 10Rodney Allen
On this bill

Their festival histories

Billy Bragg 18 appearances James 11 appearances · headlined 1× Echo & the Bunnymen 9 appearances Green On Red 5 appearances John Martyn 5 appearances The Blue Aeroplanes 5 appearances Aswad 4 appearances · headlined 1× New Model Army 4 appearances

First time at Glastonbury in 1985

The BlockheadsHugh MasekelaJoe CockerBoomtown RatsThe ColourfieldEcho & the BunnymenGreen On RedKingMidnight OilNew Model ArmyThe PoguesThe Style CouncilThird WorldThe TriffidsThe UntouchablesWorking WeekThe Ariwa PosseAsaah Papa and Graffi JazzThe Blue AeroplanesChevalier BrothersDoctor and the MedicsDoctor's ChildrenEduardo and AntonioEl Sondro De LondresThe Happy EndJamesThe Jazz ButcherJonathan RichmanThe Men They Couldn't HangMicrodisneyMisty In RootsOVAPoison GirlsRodney AllenSolsticeSomo SomoSon of KoloSteve Payne & GuestsToxic Shock

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Aswadlast played Glastonbury in 19832 years
  2. Black Rootslast played Glastonbury in 19832 years

Other festivals in 1985

Newport Folk 1985
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Questions about Glastonbury 1985

Who headlined Glastonbury 1985?

Joe Cocker, Ian Dury and the Blockheads and Hugh Masekela were the headliners of Glastonbury 1985. The source marks no headliners, so these are the first acts listed on the main stage each day.

How many acts are on the Glastonbury 1985 lineup?

The Glastonbury line-up page lists 44 acts for Glastonbury 1985 across 2 stages. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Glastonbury for the first time in 1985?

39 acts on the 1985 lineup had not appeared at Glastonbury before in our records, including The Blockheads, Hugh Masekela, Joe Cocker, Boomtown Rats and The Colourfield.

Source: Wikipedia, "Glastonbury Festival line-ups" (revision 1381296015), CC BY-SA 4.0. The lineup covers the stages and acts that page lists. Billing order follows the order acts are listed there; headliners are the acts it marks as headliners. This year's source marks no headliners, so the first act listed on the main stage each day is shown as the headliner. "First time" means no earlier appearance in this archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.