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How to catch all of the action at 6 Music Festival 2024

6 Music Festival returns to Greater Manchester this year, but if you're not in the area, you can still enjoy the festival from the comfort of your home!

This year's event will see global premieres of brand new live shows, new music debuts, and unique collaborations, with names including The Smile, Gossip and Young Fathers - so you won't want to miss a moment. Read more about the line up here.

From listening live to 6 Music and following their social media, to catching up on sets on 麻豆官网首页入口 iPlayer and 麻豆官网首页入口 Sounds, to watching the 麻豆官网首页入口 iPlayer Channel from Monday 4 March, we've got you covered.

If you want some more information on the event, click here to find out all you need to know about 6 Music Festival 2024.

Read on to find out all the ways to watch and listen to all of the action...

Listen live on 6 Music

If you want to enjoy 6 Music Festival with some of your favourite 6 Music DJs and presenters, then you can follow it step by step if you listen to 6 Music live over the course of the weekend, on your radio or live on 麻豆官网首页入口 Sounds.

Our presenters will be on the ground at the festival bringing you all the atmosphere and excitement, so make sure you join them live on the radio!

Here's when the live performances will be kicking off:

Watch all the biggest moments on iPlayer

The 6 Music Channel

From Monday 4 March, the 6 Music Channel will be live 24/7 in iPlayer, showcasing performances from the last 10 years of the festival, including Little Simz, James Blake, Depeche Mode, Wet Leg, Orbital and more.

Then on Saturday 9 March from 1pm, along with highlights from amazing artists from the festival’s history, the Channel will join this year’s festival with excerpts from this year’s performances from CMAT, Young Fathers and more, as well as playing out sets from Jordan Rakei and The Smile live from Victoria Warehouse.

Catch up

You will be able to catch up on performances from the festival on 麻豆官网首页入口 iPlayer over the course of the weekend. Keep an eye out for full sets from The Smile, Gossip, Young Fathers and more.

Warm up for the festival and listen back to performances on Back To Back Sounds

6 Music Festival 2024 on Back To Back Sounds is our one-stop shop for all things 6 Music Festival on 麻豆官网首页入口 Sounds!

Before the event, we have a variety of special programmes to get you in the mood for what's to come, from Manchester specials of 6 Music's Indie Forever and Rave Forever; to episodes of the Morning After Mix curated by Manchester musicians; to Artist Collections for The Smile and more.

And after the event has finished, head there to listen back to all the biggest sets from the festival!

Watch tracks worldwide on YouTube

If you're not based in the UK but still want to catch highlights from the performances, make sure you , as we will be posting must-watch tracks there throughout the weekend, which will be available to watch worldwide.

Follow every update on social media

Stay across all the latest news and viral moments from the festival by following 6 Music's social channels:

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