"For all of those who can't make it to the festival the webcasts are a great alternative. The internet provides a fantastic way of promoting the music and ideals of Glastonbury Festival to a worldwide audience" -- Michael Eavis.
Another year, and PlayLouder were once again in the ever-so-swish capacity as Online Partner. What did we do to earn such accolades? Why we brought YOU the 12 best performances, WEBCAST direct to your swivel chair!
Over 90,000 of you watched full performances from Muse, Basement Jaxx, Orbital, PJ Harvey, Franz Ferdinand, Keane, Goldfrapp, Elbow, BRMC, Belle & Sebastian, Starsailor and Lostprophets over the festival weekend, and that many of you again watched our special Highlights Package throughout the month of July.
The webcasts (both full and highlights) are over now for another year, but you can still read our comprehensive REVIEWS from around the festival, listen to the VIRTUAL DANCE TENT full of exclusive mixes, and watch veritable plethora of VIDEO INTERVIEWS!
2004 is PlayLouder's fifth year running as the webcast partner for Glastonbury Festival. In 2000 PlayLouder webcast memorable performances from Basement Jaxx, Badly Drawn Boy, Muse, Feeder, Dandy Warhols, Elastica, Semisonic, The Beta Band, and many others. In 2001 when the Festival took a year off, PlayLouder teamed up with Glastonbury to present Glastonbury 2001, the world's first virtual festival, featuring live performances by Stereophonics, Basement Jaxx, and Gorillaz as well as classic Glastonbury archive appearances from Coldplay, Blur, Pulp, REM and Orbital amongst others. 2002 saw webcasts from the likes of Idlewild, The Dandy Warhols, The White Stripes, Doves, Ash, Orbital, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Elbow, Badly Drawn Boy, The Beta Band and Lost Prophets. In 2003 you armchair heroes saw full performances from Interpol, Suede, Doves, Electric Six, Sigur Ros, David Gray, Flaming Lips, Super Furry Animals, Macy Gray, Idlewild, Feeder, and Supergrass!