BBC Glastonbury (2019) - BBC Music

Client: BBC
Commissioned by: BBC Music
Production Company: BBC
Production Partner: N/A
Featured Talent: Wu-Tang Clan, Lizzo, Jorja Smith, Jon Hopkins, Janelle Monáe, Slowthai and Ezra Collective
Editing Location: New broadcast House, London, England
Equipment: Mac with Adobe Creative suite     
Format: 16:9 for YouTube and iPlayer    

Commissioned by BBC Music, Kumo London delivered high-speed, high-quality video editing services for a series of standout performances at Glastonbury 2019. Working in close partnership with BBC’s editorial team, we sourced and edited live performance feeds to meet platform-specific standards across BBC iPlayer and BBC Music’s YouTube and social platforms.

Artists featured in this edit package include Wu-Tang Clan, Lizzo, Jorja Smith, Jon Hopkins, Janelle Monáe, Slowthai and Ezra Collective. The work required precision editing within tight festival turnaround times, managing BBC compliance and enhancing each performance for maximum digital impact. All content was formatted, branded and prepped for BBC’s global audience.

STRATEGIC INSIGHT

Glastonbury 2019 proved that large-scale broadcast content can be edited with agility, creative flair and compliance precision. By working within the BBC’s editorial systems, Kumo London demonstrated how institutional-grade video content can be repackaged for international streaming platforms at speed, without compromising quality or voice.

WHY THIS MATTERS 

Glastonbury is one of the world’s most recognisable music festivals, attracting millions of viewers across broadcast and digital platforms. At this scale, post-production requires cultural sensitivity, editorial fluency and compliance accuracy.

By working within the BBC’s editorial frameworks, Kumo London transformed headline performances into broadcast-ready edits that extended Glastonbury’s global reach far beyond the fields.

Led by editor Yohan Forbes, these highlights ensured consistency, brand alignment and maximum editorial impact across BBC iPlayer, YouTube and international social channels.

SERVICES PROVIDED

- Festival video editing for BBC Music

- Sourcing and syncing multi-cam live performance feeds

- Platform-specific formatting (iPlayer, YouTube, social)

- On-brand titling, lower thirds and compliance inserts

- Colour balance and performance retouching

- Collaboration with BBC edit producers under tight deadlines

RELATED WORK

See more of our editing work below:

• Reading Festival (2022):  Fast-turnaround video editing for BBC Music, packaging multi-artist live performances into polished edits for iPlayer and YouTube distribution under strict deadlines

• Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park (2019): Multi-artist post-production across Pet Shop Boys, Bananarama, Status Quo and Kelsea Ballerini. Kumo London delivered broadcast-ready festival edits tailored for iPlayer and BBC Music’s social rollout

• Hyundai Mercury Prize (2019): Edited and packaged BBC Music’s coverage of shortlisted Mercury Prize performances into highlights and broadcast cutdowns, formatted for digital and iPlayer distribution

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