Friday

Pop

The Aliens’ soaring psych-pop is the perfect festival soundtrack. Park Stage, 10.30pm. (Pete Paphides)
Amy Winehouse has six hours to kill between her Pyramid Stage show 3.10pm and her turn in the Jazz World field 9.15pm. Many of us plan to catch both sets, out of a profound love of her music and a raging curiosity to see just how drunk she can get in that time. (Caitlin Moran)

World

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Mali’s hottest big band, Toumani Diabaté & Symmetric Orchestra, hope to be playing under the stars as they do at home. Jazz/World Stage, 7.45pm. The Sri Lankan rapper MIA is as exciting live as her Day-Glo outfits. Park Stage, 9.30pm. Damian Marley plays an Exodus-friendly set to mark the 30th anniversary of his father’s greatest success. Jazz/World Stage, 11pm. (David Hutcheon)

The Rest

The graffiti artist Banksy proves he isn’t too proud to get his hands dirty with his Spinal Tap-esque Portaloo Circle, an exact replica of the big Stonehenge monoliths — constructed with Portaloos. Last night for summer solstice people were sitting on top of them, which is about as close to sitting on the real thing as they’re ever going to get. (Jack Malvern)

TV & Radio

Jo Whiley and team present from backstage, BBC Two, 8-8.30pm; highlights plus live Arctic Monkeys, 11pm-2am. Live sets from the Fratellis and Kasabian, BBC Three, 7-11pm. Sets from Rufus Wainwright and Björk, BBC Four, 9-10.30pm and 12.40-1.40am. Jo Whiley live, Radio 1, 10am-12.45pm. Jazz on 3 live from the jazz lounge tent, Radio 3, 11.30pm-1am. Steve Lamacq live from the festival, BBC 6 Music 4-7pm. (James Jackson)

Online

Will Arcade Fire steal Arctic Monkeys’ thunder? We’ll have the latest on the mud and the mayhem, plus photo slideshows of all the headliners and extensive reviews (including Arctic Monkeys live tonight). From this morning NME.com has a team of bloggers in the fields of Worthy Farm. (Simon Crerar)

Saturday

Pop

It’s a win-win situation. If it’s sunny, the Bees, the Isle of Wight’s foremost exponents of Byrdsian hippy skiffle and Braziliant pop bliss, should be in their element. Jazz/World Stage, 2.15pm. If it’s chucking it down, their stoned, contagious chemistry should make light work of minimising the discomfort — especially if you take the opportunity to sample the nearby Carib Café’s Jerk Mon platter. (Pete Paphides)

World

Malian megastars Amadou and Mariam have flown over especially for Emily Eavis’s baby, Africa Express, an eight-hour set in which African bands collaborate with festival big-hitters. Taking Glastonbury back to its roots, it’s a come-and-have-a-go-if-you-think- you’re-musical-enough affair. Acts include Fatboy Slim, Hard Fi and the Good, the Bad & the Queen. Park Stage, 7pm. (David Hutcheon)

The Rest

Damien Hirst’s bezzy mates, Joe Rush and Sam Heggarty’s Mutoid Waste Company have finally been given a whole area to run amok with. Trash City is “an intergalactic red-light district . . . where space pirates, bootleggers, illegal aliens and all the scum of the universe can come to party the night away”. Or you could get a cuppa and retire early. Circus and Theatre fields, 8pm. (Jack Malvern)

TV & Radio

Lily Allen and Paolo Nutini, BBC Two, 4.45-7pm; live coverage including the Killers, 10.30pm-2am. Live sets from Lily Allen and Babyshambles, BBC Three, 7-8pm; the Kooks and Editors, 8.45-10.30pm; highlights, 12.30-2.30am. John Fogerty and Iggy and the Stooges, BBC Four, 10.30pm-12.30am. Jo Whiley, Radio 1, 1-4pm. Jazz, Radio 3, 4-5.30pm. 6 Mix featuring Michael and Emily Eavis, BBC 6 Music, 9-11pm. (James Jackson)

Online

Will Pete Doherty and Carl Barat finally reunite the Libertines? The first BBC sets go online today, including Björk, Bloc Party, Hot Chip, Kasabian and Magic Numbers. They’ll be available again all week at bbc.co.uk/glastonbury. And, of course, don’t forget Peaches Geldof’s blog blogs.orange.co.uk/glastonbury (Simon Crerar)

Sunday

Pop

It’s hard to think of any artist better qualifed to land you back safely from your Glastonbury experience than the Super Furry Animals’ frontman Gruff Rhys. Park Stage, 11.45pm. (PP) By the final night, when you’ve had enough of bands that someone’s mate said are good live, seeing the Bootleg Beatles will be the best present you can give yourself. Acoustic Stage, 10.30pm. (Caitlin Moran)

World

The main draw has to be Tinariwen, the desert bluesmen who have won over everyone from Robert Plant to Jack White. It prompts the question: why doesn’t Michael Eavis supply camels to get around? Jazz/ World Stage, 5.10pm. And, of course, Dame Shirley Bassey, there’s none more jazz than her and, as darkness falls, no one more likely to light our fires. Pyramid Stage, 5.20pm. (David Hutcheon)

The Rest

“Only at Glastonbury” is an overused phrase but what else can you say to the promise of Eric Faulkner of the Bay City Rollers playing in the same tent as Tony Benn? Leftfield Stage, 12.55pm and 2.55pm. The film tent always feels like a bit of a cop-out but, as the rain hits the mud it’s a sensible choice. Today begins with Happy Feet and ends on Team America. Marquee Screen, 11am-3am. (David Hutcheon)

TV & Radio

Dame Shirley Bassey and Mika, BBC Two 5.15-7pm; The Who, plus Corinne Bailey Rae, Chemical Brothers and the Gossip, 10.30pm- 2am. Manic Street Preachers and Mika, BBC Three 7-8pm; Kaiser Chiefs and Chemical Brothers, 8.45pm-midnight; round-up, midnight-2am. Stephen and Damian Marley, plus Tinariwen, BBC Four, 10.30pm- midnight. Jo Whiley, Radio 1, 1-4pm. Best of Glasto, BBC 6 Music, 10pm. (James Jackson)

Online

The Beeb delivers another online bounty, with live sets from Babyshambles, Calvin Harris, CSS, Lily Allen and Rodrigo y Gabriela at bbc.co.uk/glastonbury. Will 100,000 Beth Ditto fans leave The Who playing to an empty main field? If the rain drives you home, tune into Worthy FM 87.7FM on glastonburyfestivals.co.uk. (Simon Crerar)

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