Glastonbury 1998 lineup

The Glastonbury line-up page lists 179 acts for Glastonbury 1998 across 5 stages. Headliners were Primal Scream, Blur and Pulp. 146 acts appeared at Glastonbury for the first time in our records.

179acts
5stages
82%first time at Glastonbury
Friday
Embrace Catatonia Asian Dub Foundation The Warm Jets Ultrasound Rocket from the Crypt Matchbox 20 Rialto The Supernaturals The Montrose Avenue The Young Offenders Carrie Medal The Soundtrack of Our Lives Ian Brown Gorky's Zygotic Mynci Unbelievable Truth Dawn of the Replicants Six by Seven Kristin Hersh Scott 4 wireless Laika Doves Clinic Edible Decorations Brave State Portishead Cornershop Faithless +20 more
Saturday
Tricky Robbie Williams Mansun Stereophonics Tori Amos Hothouse Flowers Meredith Brooks Jools Holland
Sharon Shannon Underworld Placebo Deftones Ben Folds Five St Etienne Monaco Marion Headswim Kenickie Catherine Wheel A Amanpondo Cornershop Jesus and Mary Chain Gomez Drugstore theaudience Shack Sunhouse Idlewild Llama Farmers Counter Mine Ooberman Hither Green People Reprazent The Roots Amanpondo feat. Juno Reactor Morcheeba Common +21 more
Sunday
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Bob Dylan Sonic Youth Tony Bennett Space Steve Earle Mediæval Bæbes Town Band
The Mescaleros feat. Joe Strummer & Bez DJ set Spiritualized Bernard Butler Bentley Rhythm Ace Audioweb Alabama 3 The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Feeder Dust Junkys Santa Cruz Family of Free Love Senser Divine Comedy The Aloof Red Snapper Sean Lennon Earl Brutus Boom Boom Satellites Eliza Carthy Superstar Magoo Coade Moorhaven Bates Motel D'Influence Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters Dr. John Terry Callier Trilok Gurtu & The Glimpse Tortoise +17 more

Friday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Primal Scream (headliner)
  2. 2James
  3. 3Foo Fighters
  4. 4The Lightning Seeds
  5. 5Finlay Quaye
  6. 6Ben Harper
  7. 7Taj Mahal
  8. 8Gomez (replaced Beth Orton)
  9. 9My Life Story

Other stage

  1. 1Embrace
  2. 2Catatonia
  3. 3Asian Dub Foundation (replaced Wyclef Jean)
  4. 4The Warm Jets
  5. 5Ultrasound
  6. 6Rocket from the Crypt
  7. 7Matchbox 20
  8. 8Rialto
  9. 9The Supernaturals
  10. 10The Montrose Avenue
  11. 11The Young Offenders
  12. 12Carrie
  13. 13Medal
  14. 14The Soundtrack of Our Lives

New stage

  1. 1Ian Brown
  2. 2Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
  3. 3Unbelievable Truth
  4. 4Dawn of the Replicants
  5. 5Six by Seven
  6. 6Kristin Hersh
  7. 7Scott 4
  8. 8wireless
  9. 9Laika
  10. 10Doves
  11. 11Clinic
  12. 12Edible Decorations
  13. 13Brave State

Jazzworld stage

  1. 1Portishead
  2. 2Cornershop
  3. 3Faithless
  4. 4Dissidenten
  5. 5James Taylor Quartet
  6. 6Bim Sherman
  7. 7Red Snapper
  8. 8Purple Penguin
  9. 9President Bongo & The Democratic Republic of Phonque

Dance tent

  1. 1The Chemical Brothers
  2. 2Moby
  3. 3Billy Nasty
  4. 4Luke Slater Freek Funk Live
  5. 5Darren Emerson
  6. 6Monkey Mafia
  7. 7Cut La Roc/Midfield General
  8. 8Fluke
  9. 9Mrs Wood DJ
  10. 10Girl Eats Boy
  11. 11DJ Greg Roberts
  12. 12Medicine Drum
  13. 13DJ John Little
  14. 14Fil Planet

Saturday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Blur (headliner)
  2. 2Tricky
  3. 3Robbie Williams
  4. 4Mansun
  5. 5Stereophonics
  6. 6Tori Amos
  7. 7Hothouse Flowers
  8. 8Meredith Brooks
  9. 9Jools Holland
  10. 10Sharon Shannon

New stage

  1. 1Cornershop
  2. 2Jesus and Mary Chain
  3. 3Gomez
  4. 4Drugstore
  5. 5theaudience
  6. 6Shack (unable to play)
  7. 7Sunhouse
  8. 8Idlewild
  9. 9Llama Farmers
  10. 10Counter Mine
  11. 11Ooberman
  12. 12Hither Green People

Jazzworld stage

  1. 1Reprazent
  2. 2The Roots
  3. 3Amanpondo feat. Juno Reactor
  4. 4Morcheeba
  5. 5Common
  6. 6Outside
  7. 7James Hardway
  8. 8Akasha
  9. 9J-Life
  10. 10Zoot & Guests

Sunday lineup

Main stage

  1. 1Pulp (headliner)
  2. 2Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  3. 3Bob Dylan
  4. 4Sonic Youth
  5. 5Tony Bennett
  6. 6Space
  7. 7Steve Earle
  8. 8Mediæval Bæbes
  9. 9Town Band

New stage

  1. 1Divine Comedy
  2. 2The Aloof
  3. 3Red Snapper
  4. 4Sean Lennon
  5. 5Earl Brutus
  6. 6Boom Boom Satellites
  7. 7Eliza Carthy
  8. 8Superstar
  9. 9Magoo
  10. 10Coade
  11. 11Moorhaven
  12. 12Bates Motel

Jazzworld stage

  1. 1D'Influence
  2. 2Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters
  3. 3Dr. John
  4. 4Terry Callier
  5. 5Trilok Gurtu & The Glimpse
  6. 6Tortoise
  7. 7Keith Waithe & The Macusi Players
  8. 8Dr. Didg
  9. 9Hiroki Okano & The Tenkoo Orchestra

Dance tent

  1. 1Mad Professor Digital and live vocals
  2. 2Roni Size + MC Dynamite DJ Set
  3. 3Freestylers
  4. 4Kenny Ken/DJ Rap
  5. 5Les Rhythmes Digitales
  6. 6DJ Touche
  7. 7Kitachi
  8. 8DJs John Stapleton/Krash Slaughta
  9. 9Dub Pistols
  10. 10Environmental Science DJs
  11. 11More Rockers
  12. 12Agent Dan DJ
  13. 13Conemelt
  14. 14DJ Bart

Full lineup

On this bill

Their festival histories

First time at Glastonbury in 1998

Ben HarperBob DylanFinlay QuayeFoo FightersGomezJools HollandMediæval BæbesMeredith BrooksMy Life StoryRobbie WilliamsSonic YouthSpaceSteve EarleTony BennettTori AmosTown BandAAdam FAgent Dan DJAkashaAlabama 3The AloofAmanpondoAmanpondo feat. Juno ReactorAsian Dub FoundationAudiowebBabybirdBanco de GaiaBen Folds FiveBentley Rhythm AceBernard ButlerBilly NastyBim ShermanBoom Boom SatellitesBrave StateCarrieCatatoniaClinicCoadeColdcut+106 more

Longest-awaited returns

  1. Dr. Johnlast played Glastonbury in 198414 years
  2. Julian Copelast played Glastonbury in 198711 years
  3. Taj Mahallast played Glastonbury in 198711 years
  4. Catherine Wheellast played Glastonbury in 19926 years
  5. Primal Screamlast played Glastonbury in 19926 years

Other festivals in 1998

Next yearGlastonbury 1999R.E.M. · Manic Street Preachers · Skunk AnansieSee the lineup →

Questions about Glastonbury 1998

Who headlined Glastonbury 1998?

Primal Scream, Blur and Pulp were the headliners of Glastonbury 1998. 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 1998 lineup?

The Glastonbury line-up page lists 179 acts for Glastonbury 1998 across 5 stages. Smaller stages and late additions may be missing.

Who played Glastonbury for the first time in 1998?

146 acts on the 1998 lineup had not appeared at Glastonbury before in our records, including Ben Harper, Bob Dylan, Finlay Quaye, Foo Fighters and Gomez.

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.