Glastonbury Festival 2011 Watched By 18.6 Million Viewers On BBC

Over 18.6 million people tuned in to watch this year's Glastonbury festival, according to figures released from the BBC.

The festival, which took place in Somerset from June 24-26, featured headline performances from U2, Coldplay and Beyonce.

All of the headliners had an average audience of more than 1.5m, with Beyonce pulling in  2.6m viewers.

Around 15.7m viewers watched weekend coverage of Glastonbury on BBC2 with 6.7m viewers switching to BBC3 and 4.3m watching BBC4.

Other performances over the weekend included Jessie J, Morrissey, Biffy Clyro, Pulp and Radiohead.

For more information about Glastonbury and all this summer's festivals, check out the Gigwise Festival Guide.

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