Festival dijadwalkan dari 26 Jun hingga 28 Jun 1998 (2 hari).
Glastonbury Festival berlangsung di Pilton, United Kingdom. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: Worthy Ln, Shepton Mallet BA4 4BY, United Kingdom
Robbie Williams, Deftones, Foo Fighters, Placebo, Matchbox Twenty, Bob Dylan, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, Steve Earle, Faithless, Stereophonics, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, Mandragora, Morcheeba, Blur, Tori Amos, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Squeeze, Richie Hawtin, The Roots.
Genre dan sub-genre yang paling populer dari edisi sebelumnya adalah:
rock
electronic
pop
alternative
indie
electronica
alternative rock
indie rock
britpop
chillout
ambient
experimental
indie pop
dance
breakbeat
psychedelic
downtempo
techno
house