With festivities well underway at Worthy Farm, partygoers are enjoying the full line-up, but for those at home – the experience is less immersive as issues are getting in the way
Viewers watching Glastonbury from home were fuming after performances were pulled off-air.
Thousands of festivalgoers are soaking up the atmosphere at Worthy Farm, with the likes of Neil Young, The 1975 and Charli XCX already taking to the stages across the site in the largest festival of the year. But not everyone was able to enjoy in the fun and frolic that Glastonbury has to offer.
A number of high-profile acts, whose slots were supposed to be seen and streamed live on the BBC ‘s iPlayer service, ended up being pulled from the airwaves on Saturday night (June 28). The Sun reports that the reason for this was due to technical glitches, leaving eager fans with just an error message on their screens.
A number of devices and platforms were impacted by the outage, and those who wanted to see some of the big names of the festival were not happy, taking to social media to vent their frustrations. Problems first arose when the BBC cut away from a set on The Other Stage – leaving just a black screen.
Those who were watching the sets on the iPlayer service were also no better off as the feed for the main Saturday line-up also went completely black. As a result, people who were hoping to watch the Scissor Sisters make their Glastonbury comeback were hit with an apology as the BBC dealt with the major technical difficulties.
The apology simply read: “Sorry for the interruption, we’re working to fix this.” The intrusions on the performances kept coming during the course of the day, with the final headliner for the day, Charli XCX, also not being saved from the technical glitches.
This was not the first time this year that the iPlayer appeared to crash for Glastonbury, as on Friday night (June 27) The 1975’s set was also crashed. Those who were watching the set via the on-demand service complained of a janky feed, with the stream having to stop and buffer every few minutes whilst the artists were performing.
Taking to their social media accounts, the vitriol for the livestream was released in all its glory, with one user fuming: “F****** hell BBC, you cut Blossoms short and now Scissor Sisters when it’s just a black screen; sort it out.”
A second user was equally as unimpressed, telling the BBC they only had “one job” to keep the streams going strong. “I actually have a TV licence too,” they scoffed.
Meanwhile a third account was livid, as the glitchy screen ruined their enjoyment of the show. “I’ve only wanted to watch them, Jade, and Raye all day and now it’s not even working for Scissor Sisters!” they exclaimed.
Several other fans reported problems throughout the course of the weekend, with some issues being raised from as early as Friday morning. Responding to the claims of technical difficulties, a spokesperson for the BBC said that the full performances will be made available to watch after the show.
“The BBC, Glastonbury’s exclusive broadcast partner, brings audiences a two-month celebration of the festival this June and July,” the spokesperson explained. “Our BBC iPlayer coverage provides over 90 hours of performances, with live streams of the five main stages, in addition to The Glastonbury Channel and over 90 sets to watch on demand throughout July.”
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