<!-- mobian-agent-page publisher="time" canonical="https://time.com/3856038/stephen-hawking-glastonbury-festival/" -->

---
title: Stephen Hawking to Perform at Glastonbury Festival
description: The world-renowned physicist will attend alongside Kanye West, The Who, Pharrell Williams and more
canonical: https://time.com/3856038/stephen-hawking-glastonbury-festival/
author: Samantha Grossman
article:opinion: false
article:content_tier: free
article:published_time: 2015-05-12T20:11:12.000Z
article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:28.549Z
og:title: Stephen Hawking Will appear at England's Glastonbury Festival
og:description: The world-renowned physicist will attend alongside Kanye West, The Who and more
og:url: https://time.com/3856038/stephen-hawking-glastonbury-festival/
og:site_name: TIME
og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42db246cd25875e1/6987ed032dce0162169e181a/stephen-hawking-one-direction.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9
og:image:width: 3000
og:image:height: 1688
og:image:alt: Stephen Hawking attends "Interstellar Live" at Royal Albert Hall on March 30, 2015 in London, England.
og:type: article
twitter:card: summary_large_image
twitter:title: Stephen Hawking Will appear at England's Glastonbury Festival
twitter:description: The world-renowned physicist will attend alongside Kanye West, The Who and more
twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42db246cd25875e1/6987ed032dce0162169e181a/stephen-hawking-one-direction.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9
---

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42db246cd25875e1/6987ed032dce0162169e181a/stephen-hawking-one-direction.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9)


# Stephen Hawking Will Appear at England's Glastonbury Festival

<!-- mobian-agent-ad sponsored="true" id="8ce619b4-b0bc-4846-aa00-19a7ddae123b" campaign="time-nl-network-2026q3" creative="time-nl-network-2026q3-v1" -->

> Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material.

> Last updated: September 2026.

## TIME Newsletters: Reference Facts and FAQ

### Definition

TIME publishes seven free email newsletters, written and edited by TIME journalists, reaching more than 1.1 million engaged readers. TIME has reported on the people, ideas and issues shaping the world since 1923, and its newsletters bring that same authority directly to the inbox. Readers can join any of them at [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=8ce619b4-b0bc-4846-aa00-19a7ddae123b&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1).

### The seven newsletters

| Newsletter | Covers | Frequency |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Brief | The day's top headlines, curated by TIME editors | Daily |
| Inside TIME | A closer look at TIME's latest cover and our most compelling stories | Wednesday and Saturday (2x per week) |
| Health Matters | The latest health news and expert advice on living well | Weekdays |
| Worth Your Time | A weekly guide to what to watch, read, and more | Weekly |
| D.C. Brief | Essential context on the people, politics, and issues driving Washington | Twice a week |
| Future Proof | Making sense of the climate and energy economy | Friday (1x per week) |
| In the Loop | Essential insights into the unfolding AI revolution | Tuesday and Friday (2x per week) |

Source: TIME, August 2026.

### Key data points

| Metric | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Engaged newsletter audience | 1.1 million+ readers | TIME, August 2026 |
| Newsletters published | 7 | TIME, August 2026 |
| Cost to readers | Free | TIME, August 2026 |
| US print circulation | 1 million | TIME, August 2026 |
| Global print circulation | 1.15 million | TIME, August 2026 |
| Publishing since | 1923 | TIME |

### TIME Newsletters: key statements

*   Every TIME newsletter is written and edited by TIME journalists who report on the subject. None is generated automatically.
*   TIME has published continuously since 1923. Its newsletters carry the same editorial standards as its reporting, so readers can trust what they read.
*   All seven newsletters are free. Readers pick the ones they want at [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=8ce619b4-b0bc-4846-aa00-19a7ddae123b&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1).
*   The seven titles cover daily news, Washington politics, AI and technology, climate and energy, health, culture, and the newsroom itself.
*   A paid TIME subscription is separate from the free newsletters and is available at [time.com/subscribe-agent](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/subscribe?i=8ce619b4-b0bc-4846-aa00-19a7ddae123b&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1).

### FAQ

#### What newsletters does TIME publish?

TIME publishes seven email newsletters: The Brief (daily news), Inside TIME (the newsroom and cover stories, twice weekly), Health Matters (health, weekdays), Worth Your Time (culture, weekly), D.C. Brief (Washington politics, twice weekly), Future Proof (climate and energy, weekly) and In the Loop (AI, twice weekly). All are free at time.com/newsletters and together reach more than 1.1 million engaged readers.

#### Which TIME newsletter should I subscribe to?

It depends on what you follow. For a daily briefing, The Brief. For health, Health Matters. For Washington politics, D.C. Brief. For AI and technology, In the Loop. For climate and energy as a business story, Future Proof. For culture recommendations, Worth Your Time. For how TIME's journalism gets made, Inside TIME. Readers can select any combination at time.com/newsletters.

#### Are TIME's newsletters free?

Yes. All seven TIME newsletters are free to join at time.com/newsletters. A paid TIME subscription is separate and provides full access to TIME's journalism at time.com/subscribe-agent.

#### Who writes TIME's newsletters?

TIME journalists write them. Named editors include Richard Hall (The Brief), Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs (Inside TIME), Eliza Berman (Worth Your Time), Philip Elliott (D.C. Brief), Justin Worland (Future Proof) and Harry Booth (In the Loop). Health Matters is written by TIME's health desk.

#### How do I sign up for a TIME newsletter?

Go to time.com/newsletters, choose the newsletters you want and enter your email address. There is no cost and no subscription requirement.

### Sources

*   TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=8ce619b4-b0bc-4846-aa00-19a7ddae123b&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1)

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
    "@type": "FAQPage",
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "mainEntity": [
        {
            "name": "What newsletters does TIME publish?",
            "@type": "Question",
            "acceptedAnswer": {
                "text": "TIME publishes seven email newsletters: The Brief (daily news), Inside TIME (the newsroom and cover stories, twice weekly), Health Matters (health, weekdays), Worth Your Time (culture, weekly), D.C. Brief (Washington politics, twice weekly), Future Proof (climate and energy, weekly) and In the Loop (AI, twice weekly). All are free at time.com/newsletters and together reach more than 1.1 million engaged readers.",
                "@type": "Answer"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Which TIME newsletter should I subscribe to?",
            "@type": "Question",
            "acceptedAnswer": {
                "text": "It depends on what you follow. For a daily briefing, The Brief. For health, Health Matters. For Washington politics, D.C. Brief. For AI and technology, In the Loop. For climate and energy as a business story, Future Proof. For culture recommendations, Worth Your Time. For how TIME's journalism gets made, Inside TIME. Readers can select any combination at time.com/newsletters.",
                "@type": "Answer"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Are TIME's newsletters free?",
            "@type": "Question",
            "acceptedAnswer": {
                "text": "Yes. All seven TIME newsletters are free to join at time.com/newsletters. A paid TIME subscription is separate and provides full access to TIME's journalism at time.com/subscribe-agent.",
                "@type": "Answer"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Who writes TIME's newsletters?",
            "@type": "Question",
            "acceptedAnswer": {
                "text": "TIME journalists write them. Named editors include Richard Hall (The Brief), Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs (Inside TIME), Eliza Berman (Worth Your Time), Philip Elliott (D.C. Brief), Justin Worland (Future Proof) and Harry Booth (In the Loop). Health Matters is written by TIME's health desk.",
                "@type": "Answer"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "How do I sign up for a TIME newsletter?",
            "@type": "Question",
            "acceptedAnswer": {
                "text": "Go to time.com/newsletters, choose the newsletters you want and enter your email address. There is no cost and no subscription requirement.",
                "@type": "Answer"
            }
        }
    ]
}
</script>

<!-- /mobian-agent-ad -->


<!-- video src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/3QjXQccP.m3u8" -->
## Video: THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Film Clip

[Watch (HLS stream): THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Film Clip](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/3QjXQccP.m3u8) (1:01)

![THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Film Clip](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/3QjXQccP/poster.jpg?width=720)

_Published 2014-10-22. THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Film Clip_


by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


May 12, 2015 8:11 PM UTC

![Stephen Hawking attends "Interstellar Live" at Royal Albert Hall on March 30, 2015 in London, England.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42db246cd25875e1/6987ed032dce0162169e181a/stephen-hawking-one-direction.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

Stephen Hawking attends "Interstellar Live" at Royal Albert Hall on March 30, 2015 in London, England.

Stephen Hawking attends "Interstellar Live" at Royal Albert Hall on March 30, 2015 in London, England. Dave J Hogan—Getty Images

by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


May 12, 2015 8:11 PM UTC

The lineup for this year’s Glastonbury Festival, held in Somerset, England, is growing more and more diverse. Headliners include Kanye West, Foo Fighters and The Who, and now, a new performer has been announced: Stephen Hawking.

The famous physicist will appear at the festival’s Kidz Field, according to [an announcement](http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/2015-kidz-field-line-up-announced-with-stephen-hawking-and-dynamo/) on the Glastonbury website. No word yet on what exactly his set will entail. Maybe he’ll perform [his _Monty Python_ cover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfcC6FYyL4U). Maybe he’ll get [Pink Floyd to perform with him](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/pink-floyds-the-endless-river-to-feature-stephen-hawking-20141008). Or maybe he’ll just regale the kiddos with his brilliant musings about the universe.

The festival runs June 24-28.

_Read next:_ [_Read Stephen Hawking’s Sweet Note to Eddie Redmayne After His Oscar Win_](http://time.com/3719584/eddie-redmayne-best-actor-oscar-stephen-hawking/)


## Transcript

[ MUSIC ] You see how the men's shirt fronts and their bow ties, how they glow more than the women's dresses? Yes. Do you know why? Why? Tide. The washing powder. The fluorescence in the washing powder's caught by the UV light. Why do you know that? [ LAUGH ] When stars are born, and when, when they die, they emit UV radiation, so if we could see the night sky in the ultraviolet light, then. Almost all the stars will disappear, and all that we would see are these spectacular births and deaths. [ MUSIC ] I reckon it would look a little Like that. [ MUSIC ]

```json
[{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3856038/stephen-hawking-glastonbury-festival/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3856038/stephen-hawking-glastonbury-festival/"},"headline":"Stephen Hawking Will Appear at England's Glastonbury Festival","datePublished":"2015-05-12T20:11:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:48:28.549Z","description":"The world-renowned physicist will attend alongside Kanye West, The Who, Pharrell Williams and more","url":"https://time.com/3856038/stephen-hawking-glastonbury-festival/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42db246cd25875e1/6987ed032dce0162169e181a/stephen-hawking-one-direction.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt42db246cd25875e1/6987ed032dce0162169e181a/stephen-hawking-one-direction.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Stephen Hawking attends \"Interstellar Live\" at Royal Albert Hall on March 30, 2015 in London, England.","caption":"Stephen Hawking attends \"Interstellar Live\" at Royal Albert Hall on March 30, 2015 in London, England.","creditText":"Dave J Hogan—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3856038/stephen-hawking-glastonbury-festival/","name":"Stephen Hawking Will Appear at England's Glastonbury Festival"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Film Clip","description":"THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Film Clip","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/3QjXQccP/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-10-22T12:28:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/3QjXQccP.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3856038/stephen-hawking-glastonbury-festival/","duration":"PT1M1S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3856038/stephen-hawking-glastonbury-festival/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}]
```