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Glastonbury Festival

February 06, 2023

For the early 20th century classical music and theatre festivals, see Glastonbury Festival (1914–25).

Glastonbury Festival (formally Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts and known colloquially as Glasto) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place in Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas. Films and albums have been recorded at the festival, and it receives extensive television and newspaper coverage.

Glastonbury Festival
2016 Glastonbury Festival
GenrePerforming arts festival
FrequencyAnnually, with fallow years (mostly at five-year intervals)
Location(s)Pilton, Somerset, England
Coordinates51°08′59″N 02°35′13″W / 51.14972°N 2.58694°W / 51.14972; -2.58694Coordinates: 51°08′59″N 02°35′13″W / 51.14972°N 2.58694°W / 51.14972; -2.58694
Years active19 September 1970 (1970-09-19) – present
Inaugurated19 September 1970; 52 years ago (1970-09-19)
FounderMichael Eavis
Most recent26 June 2022 (2022-06-26)
ParticipantsSee lineups
Attendance210,000 (2022) [1]
Capacity210,000 (2022) [2]
Organised byGlastonbury Festivals Ltd.
Websiteglastonburyfestivals.co.uk

Glastonbury is attended by around 200,000 people,[3] thus requiring extensive security, transport, water, and electricity-supply infrastructure. While the number of attendees is sometimes swollen by gatecrashers, a record of 300,000 people was set at the 1994 festival, headlined by the Levellers who performed on The Pyramid Stage.[4] Most festival staff are volunteers, helping the festival to raise millions of pounds for charity organisations.[5]

Regarded as a major event in British culture, the festival is inspired by the ethos of the hippie, the counterculture of the 1960s, and the free-festival movement. Vestiges of these traditions are retained in the Green Fields area, which includes sections known as the Green Futures, the Stone Circle and Healing Field.[6] Michael Eavis hosted the first festival, then called Pilton Festival, after seeing an open-air Led Zeppelin concert in 1970 at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music.

The festival was held intermittently from 1970 until 1981 and has been held most years since, except for "fallow years" taken mostly at five-year intervals, intended to give the land, local population, and organisers a break. 2018 was a "fallow year", and the 2019 festival took place from 26 to 30 June.[7] There have been two consecutive "fallow years" since then due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The festival returned for 22–26 June 2022 with the headliners Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar. The next festival is scheduled to take place between 21 and 25 June 2023.

History

 
Michael Eavis in 2010

1970

The first festival at Worthy Farm was the Pop, Blues & Folk Festival,[9] hosted by Michael Eavis on Saturday 19 September 1970, and attended by 1,500 people. There had been a commercial UK festival tradition which included the National Jazz and Blues Festival and the Isle of Wight Festival. Organiser Michael Eavis decided to host the first festival after seeing an open-air concert headlined by Led Zeppelin at the 1970 Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music at the nearby Bath and West Showground in 1970.[10]

The original headline acts were The Kinks and Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders but these acts were replaced at short notice by Tyrannosaurus Rex, later known as T. Rex. Tickets were £1. Other billed acts of note were Steamhammer, Quintessence, Stackridge, Al Stewart, Pink Fairies and Keith Christmas.[11][12][13]

1971

The "Glastonbury Fair" of 1971[14] was instigated by Andrew Kerr after being found and introduced to Michael Eavis by David Trippas and organised with help from Arabella Churchill, Jean Bradbery, Kikan Eriksdotter, John Massara, Jeff Dexter, Thomas Crimble,[15] Bill Harkin,[16] Gilberto Gil,[17] Mark Irons, John Coleman, and Jytte Klamer. The 1971 festival featured the first incarnation of the "Pyramid Stage". Conceived by Bill Harkin the stage was a one-tenth replica of the Great Pyramid of Giza built from scaffolding and metal sheeting and positioned over a "blind spring", a term used to describe a hypothetical underground body of water in the pseudoscientific practice of dowsing.[18]

Performers included David Bowie, Mighty Baby, Traffic, Fairport Convention, Gong, Hawkwind, Pink Fairies, Skin Alley, The Worthy Farm Windfuckers and Melanie. It was paid for by its supporters and advocates of its ideal, and embraced a mediaeval tradition of music, dance, poetry, theatre, lights, and spontaneous entertainment. The 1971 festival was filmed by Nicolas Roeg and David Puttnam and was released as a film called simply Glastonbury Fayre,[19] and a triple album of the same name was released (no connection with the film).

1979

There was a small unplanned event in 1978, when the convoy of vehicles from the Stonehenge festival was directed by police to Worthy Farm; the festival was then revived the following year (1979) by Churchill, Crimble, Kerr and Eavis, in an event for the Year of the Child, which lost money.[20]

1980s

 
The Pyramid Stage in 1985. A large area of mud covered this area.

The 1980s saw the festival become an annual fixture, barring periodic fallow years. In 1981, Michael Eavis took back solo control of the festival, and it was organised in conjunction with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). That year a new Pyramid Stage was constructed from telegraph poles and metal sheeting (repurposed from materials of the Ministry of Defence), a permanent structure which doubled as a hay-barn and cow-shed during the winter.[21]

In the 1980s, the children's area of the festival (which had been organised by Arabella Churchill and others) became the starting point for a new children's charity called Children's World.[22] 1981 was the first year that the festival made profits, and Eavis donated £20,000 of them to CND.[23][24] In the following years, donations were made to a number of organisations, and since the end of the Cold War the main beneficiaries have been Oxfam, Greenpeace and WaterAid, who all contribute towards the festival by providing features and volunteers, who work at the festival in exchange for free entry.[25]

It also saw the first TV coverage, with ITV broadcasting recorded highlights in the weeks after the festival.

Since 1983, large festivals have required licences from local authorities. This led to certain restrictions being placed on the festival, including a crowd limit and specified times during which the stages could operate. The crowd limit was initially set at 30,000 but has grown every year to over 100,000.[26] 1984 saw the stage invaded by children during The Smiths set.[27][28] Weather Report played the main stage, and Elvis Costello headlined the last night for almost three hours.[29] In 1985, the festival grew too large for Worthy Farm, but neighbouring Cockmill Farm was purchased.[30] That year saw a wet festival with considerable rain; Worthy Farm is a dairy farm and what washed down into the low areas was a mixture of mud and liquefied cow dung. This did not prevent festival-goers from enjoying the knee-deep slurry in front of the pyramid stage.

1989 was the first year that impromptu, unofficial sound systems sprung up around the festival site – a portent of things to come. These sound systems would play loud, electronic acid house music 'round the clock, with the largest, the Hypnosis sound system, rivalling the volume of some of the official stages and running non-stop throughout the festival.[31]

1990s

Following the 1990 festival, violence flared between security guards and new age travellers in what became known as "The Battle of Yeoman's Bridge".[32][33] Eavis was also facing increasing battles from locals over the festival, leading to taking 1991 off. Both pressures are captured in the 1992 Channel 4 documentary Showdown at Glastonbury.[34]

 
NME stage at the 1993 festival

An expanded festival returned in 1992, and this proved a great success.[35] 1992 was the first year that the new age travellers were not initially allowed onto the site free, and a sturdier fence was designed.[36] This success was carried through to 1993 which, like 1992, was hot and dry.

In 1994, the Pyramid Stage burned down just over a week before the festival; a temporary main stage was erected in time for the festival.[37] The 1994 festival also introduced a 150 kW wind turbine which provided some of the festival power.[38] Headliners Levellers set another record when they played to a crowd of as many as 300,000 people on their Friday performance, and is still Glastonbury's biggest ever crowd.[39]

 
4 Goes to Glastonbury, first live TV coverage in 1994

This was the year the festival was first televised live by Channel 4; concentrating on the main two music stages and providing a glimpse of the festival for those who knew little of it. Channel 4's 4 Goes to Glastonbury brought widely expanded televised coverage of the festival for the first time in 1994 and also the following year.

The TV broadcast in 1994 was a crucial factor in ensuring that Orbital's performance at the festival achieved legendary status. As a result, living rooms across the country were able to experience what a rave might look like, and suddenly dance music – which had been ignored by the establishment and mainstream press for years – did not seem so dangerous and which would be a turning point for the music at Glastonbury.[40] Speaking to The Guardian in 2013 about the Orbital gig, Michael Eavis noted that it marked dance music's appearance on the mainstream agenda. "What was previously underground made it on to one of the big stages, and there was no going back from there. As the police and the council made me very well aware, the buzz had been around the raves and the market sound systems and in the travellers' fields for years. But it needed a showcase to make it legal."[40] The gig opened the way for others such as the Chemical Brothers, Massive Attack and Underworld, who all played high-profile stages in the following years – developments that led to the launch of the festival's Dance Village in 1997.

1995 saw the attendance rise drastically due to the security fence being breached on the Friday of the festival. Estimates suggest there may have been enough fence-jumpers to double the size of the festival.[11] This aside, 1995 proved to be a highly successful year with memorable performances from Oasis, Elastica, Pulp, PJ Harvey, Jeff Buckley, Jamiroquai and The Cure. This was also the first year of the festival having a dance tent to cater for the rise in popularity of dance music, following the success of Orbital's headline appearance the previous year. The dance acts of 1995 were led by Massive Attack on the Friday and Carl Cox on the Saturday.[41] The festival took a year off in 1996 to allow the land to recover and give the organisers a break. 1996 also saw the release of Glastonbury the Movie which was filmed at the 1993 and 1994 festivals.[42]

The festival returned in 1997 bigger than ever.[peacock prose] This time there was major sponsorship from The Guardian and the BBC, who had taken over televising the event from Channel 4. This was also the year of the mud,[43] with the site suffering severe rainfalls which turned the entire site into a muddy bog.[44] However those who stayed for the festival were treated to many memorable performances, including Radiohead's headlining Pyramid Stage set on the Saturday which is said to be one of the greatest ever Glastonbury performances.[45] The live recording of "Paranoid Android" from this performance, as well as others such as "The Day Before Yesterday's Man" by The Supernaturals, were released on a BBC CD entitled Mud For It.[46]

In 1998 the festival was once again struck with severe floods and storms, and again some festival goers departed early – but those who stayed were treated to performances from acts such as Pulp, Robbie Williams and Blur.[47] Tony Bennett, however, overcame the messy environment in an immaculate white suit and tie.[48] 1998 was also the first year that attendance officially broke the 100,000 mark.[49]

Another hot dry year was recorded in 1999, much to the relief of organisers and festival goers. The festival was again overcrowded due to fence-jumpers, but this would not prove to be a major problem until the following year, when an additional 100,000 people gatecrashed the site, increasing the attendance to an estimated 250,000 people total.[11] The 1999 festival is also remembered for the Manic Street Preachers requesting and being given their own backstage toilets; however, it was revealed by the band that this was a joke – the "reserved" sign on the toilet was not at the authorisation of the management.[50]

2000s

 
Techno music is played on a sound system at dawn, Glastonbury 2000.

2000 saw a new Pyramid Stage introduced as well as new features such as The Glade and The Left Field. The festival was headlined by Chemical Brothers, Travis and David Bowie who played 30 years after his first appearance.[51] The Pyramid Stage also hosted an unusual event on the Saturday morning, with the wedding of two festival-goers, who had written to the organisers asking for permission to get married there, taking place and conducted by actor Keith Allen in front of a small group of friends and any other festival-goers who still happened to be awake.[52] This year also saw an estimated 250,000 people attend the festival (only 100,000 tickets were sold) due to gatecrashers. This led to public safety concerns and the local District Council refused any further licences until the problem was solved.[53]

The organisers took 2001 off to devise anti-gatecrashing measures and secure the future of the festival, after the Roskilde Festival 2000 accident[54] (though this was also a scheduled break, one which took place every five years from 1991, the year after the battle of Yeoman's Bridge, until the 2012 Olympics extended the five-year sequence from the planned 2011 rest year). It was at this point that the Mean Fiddler Organisation was invited to help,[55] which was seen by some as a "sell-out" to corporate culture.[56][57]

In 2002, the festival returned after its planned fallow year, with the controversial Mean Fiddler now handling the logistics and security — especially installing a substantial surrounding fence (dubbed the "superfence") that reduced numbers to the levels of a decade earlier. 2002 also saw Coldplay headline the Pyramid Stage for the first time while the show was closed by a set from Rod Stewart on the Sunday night.[58]

 
Pennard Hill, 2004

There were some criticisms of the 2002 festival that it lacked atmosphere, because of the reduced number of people, which reflected the smaller numbers jumping the fence.[59] The number of tickets was increased to 150,000 for 2003 which sold out within one day of going on sale,[60] in marked contrast to the two months it took to sell 140,000 in 2002. It was also the first year that tickets sold out before the full line-up was announced.[61] This was also the year Radiohead returned to headline the Pyramid Stage. Revenue raised for good causes from ticket and commercial licence sales topped £1 million, half of which went to Oxfam, Greenpeace and Water Aid.[62]

In 2004, tickets sold out within 24 hours amid much controversy over the ticket ordering process, which left potential festival goers trying for hours to connect to the overloaded telephone and internet sites.[63] The website got two million attempted connections within the first five minutes of the tickets going on sale and an average of 2,500 people on the phone lines every minute.[64] The festival was not hit by extreme weather, but high winds on the Wednesday delayed entry, and steady rain throughout Saturday turned some areas of the site to mud.[65] The festival ended with Muse headlining the Pyramid Stage on Sunday, after Oasis had headlined on Friday.[66] Franz Ferdinand and Sir Paul McCartney also performed.[66] In the British press publications appeared about the use of psychedelic drugs by festival visitors. The magazine NME pronounced that 2004 would be "the third summer of love" due to the resurgence of the "shroom" that was praised as a natural alternative to ecstasy, which was said to be declining in popularity (LSD fuelled the first summer of love in 1967; ecstasy and LSD the second in 1988).[67]

 
The view from the stone circle on Thursday afternoon, 2004

After the 2004 festival, Michael Eavis commented that 2006 would be a year off — in keeping with the previous history of taking one "fallow year" in every five to give the villagers and surrounding areas a rest from the yearly disruption. This was confirmed after the licence for 2005 was granted.[68]

 
A stream runs through a tent after two inches of rain fell in an hour on Friday morning of the 2005 festival.

In 2005 the 112,500 ticket quota sold out rapidly — in this case in 3 hours 20 minutes.[69] For 2005, the enclosed area of the festival was over 900 acres (3.6 km2),[70] had over 385 live performances,[49] and was attended by around 150,000 people.[71] The Sunday headliner was originally scheduled to be Kylie Minogue, who instead pulled out in May to receive treatment for breast cancer.[72] Basement Jaxx were announced as a replacement on 6 June.[73] Both Coldplay and Basement Jaxx performed a cover of Kylie's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" during their concert.[74] 2005 saw a big increase in the number of dance music attractions, with the multiple tents of the Dance Village replacing the solitary dance tent of previous years. This new area contained the East and West dance tents, the Dance Lounge, Roots Stage, and Pussy Parlour, as well as a relocated G Stage, formerly situated in the Glade.[75] The introduction of the silent disco by Emily Eavis allowed revellers to party into the early hours without disturbing the locals — a requirement of the festival's licensing.[76][77] Following the death of DJ John Peel in the autumn of 2004, the New Tent was renamed the John Peel Tent, in homage to his encouragement and love of new bands at Glastonbury.[78][79] The opening day of the 2005 festival was delayed by heavy rain and thunderstorms: Several stages, including the Acoustic Tent (and one of the bars), were struck by lightning, and the valley was hit with flash floods that left some areas of the site under more than four feet of water.[80] The severity of the weather flooded several campsites, the worst affected being the base of Pennard Hill, and seriously disrupted site services. However Mendip District Council's review of the festival called it one of the "safest ever" and gives the festival a glowing report in how it dealt with the floods.[71]

There was no festival in 2006. Instead, a documentary film directed by Julien Temple was released to make up for the lack of a festival. The film consists of specially shot footage by Temple at the festival, as well as footage sent in by fans and archive footage. Glastonbury was released in the UK on 14 April 2006.[81]

 
Mud at the "Other Stage" 2007

Glastonbury 2007 (20–24 June) was headlined by Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, and The Who on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively.[82] Dame Shirley Bassey was also featured.[82] In 2007, over 700 acts played on over 80 stages[83] and the capacity expanded by 20,000 to 177,000.[84] This was the first year that "The Park" area opened. Designed by Emily Eavis, its main stage featured extra sets by several artists playing on the main stages including Spinal Tap, Pete Doherty and Gruff Rhys, whilst the BBC launched their new "Introducing" stage in the area.[82] The festival had the largest attendance since the construction of the security fence, and the largest legitimate attendance to date:[when?] ticket allocation was raised by 27,500 to 137,500, which were charged at £145 and sold out in 1 hour 45 minutes.[85] As an extra precaution against touts (scalpers), purchasers had to pre-register, including submission of a passport photo which was security printed into the ticket.[86] Continued periods of rain throughout much of the festival caused muddy conditions, though without the flooding of 2005, in part due to the new £750,000 flood defences.[87] However this constant rain made the general conditions within the site worse than 2 years before and more like the mud plains of 1998. It was difficult to find anywhere to sit down that had not turned to mud and key choke points, such as the thoroughfare at the front right of the Pyramid stage, turned into a quagmire. Muddy conditions on the temporary roads on the periphery of the site led to delays for people leaving the site.[88]

On 25 June, when the vast majority of festival goers were attempting to leave the festival, cars in the western car parks took over nine hours to exit the site. There was no stewarding provision in these areas, no information was disseminated regarding the delays, no organised marshalling of traffic was undertaken by the festival organisers, and no provision of drinking water was made to people stranded in their vehicles. Verbal and physical violence was witnessed between festival goers. When cars were finally allowed to leave the site the surrounding roads were found to be clear.[89] Reported crime was down from 2005 but the number of arrests were "well up", after a proactive operation of the police and security on site. There were 236 reported crimes, down from 267 in 2005; of these, 158 were drug related (183 in 2005).[90] 1,200 people required medical aid with 32 hospitalised,[91] most of which were accidents caused by the mud. There was one fatality: a West Midlands man found unconscious early on the Saturday morning died in Yeovil District Hospital of a suspected drugs overdose.[90]

 
Jazz World field on the opening afternoon of the 2007 festival

On 20 December 2007, Arabella Churchill, an instrumental figure in the conception of the 1971 festival and since the 1980s area coordinator of the Theatre Field, died at St Edmund's Cottages, Bove Town, Glastonbury at the age of 58. She had suffered a short illness due to pancreatic cancer, for which she had refused chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She was a convert to Buddhism, and arrangements following her death respected her belief. Michael Eavis, paying tribute to her after her death, said "Her vitality and great sense of morality and social responsibility have given her a place in our festival history second to none".[92][93][94] The Glastonbury Festival 2008 was held on 27, 28 and 29 June, headlined by Kings of Leon, Jay-Z and The Verve on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively,[95] with other notable acts including Neil Diamond, Shakin' Stevens, Levellers,[96] and Stackridge, who opened the first festival in 1970.[97] Continuing the procedure introduced in 2007, ticket buyers had to pre-register and submit a passport photo between 1 February and 14 March to buy tickets which went on sale at 9 am on Sunday 6 April.[98] Following 40,000 tickets not being sold, the pre-registration process was reopened on 8 April.[99] Several reasons have been cited for this, including the poor weather of the previous four years[100] and the controversial choice of featuring the hip hop artist, Jay-Z, as a headlining act.[101] A day before the festival began, Michael Eavis announced that there were still around 3,000 tickets remaining, making it possible that it would be the first festival in 15 years not to sell out in advance.[102] It had also been announced that any remaining tickets would be sold from major branches of HMV.[103]

2008 saw the introduction of a new field adjacent to the Sacred space and Park Stage. Not named by the organisers, the festival goers themselves called it "Flagtopia" in reference to the flags located there.[104] After the huge number of tents left behind in 2007 and when one of Michael Eavis's cows died after ingesting a metal tent-peg left in the soil, the Festival devised its Love the Farm, Leave No Trace campaign which gently pushed revellers to respect the environment and clear up after themselves.[105] The Festival had always pushed a green agenda and new initiatives in 2008 included biodegradable tent pegs handed out free to all campers[106] and biotractors running on waste vegetable oil. These new efforts were rewarded with The Greener Festival Award for 2008 alongside a number of other festivals also committed to environmentally friendly music festivals.[107] The 2008 festival was reported to have cost £22 million to produce.[108][109]

 
View over the Glastonbury Festival, 2009

The Glastonbury Festival 2009 took place between 24 and 28 June 2009. In marked contrast with previous years, the 137,500 tickets went on sale on 5 October 2008, earlier than ever before, with pre-registered customers able either to pay in full, or place a £50 reserve deposit to be paid by 1 February. Tickets for the festival sold out.[110] The full line up was released on 25 May 2009 and included headliners Blur, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young on the Pyramid stage.[110] The Other stage was headlined by The Prodigy, Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand.[111] Other notable performers included Jarvis Cocker, Fairport Convention (who played at the first Glastonbury Festival), Tom Jones, Steel Pulse, Doves, Lady Gaga, Jason Mraz, Nick Cave, Pete Doherty, Hugh Cornwell, Status Quo, The Gaslight Anthem (in which Springsteen appeared on stage during their song "The '59 Sound"), Madness, Dizzee Rascal, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Lily Allen, Kasabian and Florence and the Machine.[110]

2010s

 
Beyoncé performing during Glastonbury Festival in 2011

The Glastonbury Festival 2010 took place between 23 and 28 June. On the last night, Michael Eavis appeared on the main stage with headline artist Stevie Wonder to sing the chorus of the latter's "Happy Birthday", marking the festival's 40th year.[112] Tickets went on sale on 4 October 2009, using the same £50 deposit scheme introduced the previous year;[113] unlike the previous two years, and more in common with earlier festivals, the tickets for the 2010 edition sold out in less than 24 hours.[114] U2 were due to headline the Pyramid Stage on Friday night at Glastonbury 2010, but due to frontman Bono sustaining a back injury they were forced to pull out. According to the media, Bono was "gutted", even having written a song especially for the festival.[115] Damon Albarn's Gorillaz replaced U2,[116] and joined Muse and Stevie Wonder for the Saturday and Sunday headline slots respectively.[117] It was Albarn's second headlining act in two years. Pet Shop Boys returned after 10 years to headline the Other Stage on the Saturday Night. The entire stage set from their Pandemonium Tour was brought in for the performance which was extremely well received. Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood made a surprise appearance with a nine-song set.[118] The weather at the festival was among some of the best ever, the festival-goers enjoying 3 days of abundant sunshine and very warm to hot temperatures, which reached close to 30 degrees on the Sunday; it was the first rain-free festival since 2002 and the hottest since the festival began.[119]

 
The new bridge dedicated to Arabella Churchill, which was built in 2010

During 2010 Michael Eavis received a donation from British Waterways of timber from the old gates at Caen Hill Locks in Wiltshire. This was used to construct a new bridge which was dedicated to the memory of Arabella Churchill.[120] The following year more of the redundant lock gates were used to build the Campo Pequeno amphitheatre.[121][122]

The Glastonbury Festival 2011 took place from Wednesday 22 until Sunday 26 June 2011.[123] The tickets were sold out within 4 hours of going on sale on Sunday 3 October 2010. Headline acts for 2011 were U2 on the Friday night, Coldplay on the Saturday and Beyoncé on Sunday.[124] This made Beyoncé the first woman to headline at the festival since 1999.[125]

 
Glastonbury in 2011

The festival was not held in 2012, giving the site and organisers a "fallow year" which originally would have been in 2011, in keeping with the tradition of taking a break every fifth year. Michael Eavis cited the shortage and likely cost of portable toilets and policing, due to the needs of the 2012 Summer Olympics, as being amongst the reasons.[126] The decision to move the fallow year to 2012 also proved to be a fortunate one, as Somerset experienced spells of persistent heavy rain in the period up to and including the week that the festival would normally have been held. Indeed, Emily Eavis suggested that the festival itself might have been called off, such was the severity of the weather.[127] Registration for tickets to the 2013 festival began in June 2011 and ticket booking opened at 9 am on Sunday 7 October 2012,[128] with 135,000 selling out in a record time of one hour and forty minutes.[129][130] To mark the 2012 Glastonbury weekend, Eavis was invited to guest edit the local paper, the Western Daily Press, on Saturday 23 June.[131]

 
Coldplay performing "Adventure of a Lifetime", during their headline setlist at Glastonbury 2016. The performance was their fifth at the festival, and a record-setting fourth as headliners.

During the 2014 festival, a 26-year-old Berkshire man suffered from a suspected reaction to Ketamine and later died in Bristol Royal Infirmary. Despite this, police reported that crime was down 30% from last year but reminded festival goers to look after their possessions.[132] In 2014 Mendip District Council issued a licence for 10 years up until 2024.[133]

A few weeks before the 2015 festival Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl fell off a stage during a show in Gothenburg and broke his leg, forcing their late withdrawal from the line-up.[134] Florence and the Machine were moved from second-top on the bill to Friday's headliner, while Florence's vacant gap was filled by Reading & Leeds headliners The Libertines, and their performance was well received.[135] Kanye West and The Who were the headliners for the Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Other notable acts who performed included Motörhead (their final festival appearance in the UK before Lemmy's death), the Moody Blues, Pharrell Williams, Deadmau5, Patti Smith, the Strypes, Lionel Richie, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Enter Shikari, the Chemical Brothers, Thee Faction, Alt-J, Paloma Faith, Mary J. Blige and Paul Weller, as well as an appearance by the 14th Dalai Lama. On 28 August 2015 it was announced that hundreds of pairs of discarded wellington boots from the 2015 festival were donated to the migrant camp at Calais.[136]

 
Actor Bradley Cooper appeared onstage at the 2017 Glastonbury Festival and was filmed for what would later be a scene used for his 2018 film A Star Is Born.

On 3 April 2017, it was announced the BBC had renewed its exclusive national rights to broadcast the event until 2022.[137] On 24 June 2017 reggae group Toots and the Maytals were slotted for 17:30, with BBC Four scheduled to show highlights from their set. When they did not show it was suspected they missed their time slot, and BBC broadcaster Mark Radcliffe apologised on their behalf stating, "If you were expecting Toots and the Maytals – and, frankly, we all were – it seems like they were on Jamaican time or something because they didn't make it to the site on time." The group credited with coining the term "reggae" in song was subsequently rescheduled by the Glastonbury Festival organisers giving Toots and the Maytals the midnight slot, with all other acts being shifted by one hour.[138][139][140]

 
Jeremy Corbyn and Michael Eavis together on the Pyramid Stage at the 2017 Glastonbury Festival

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn was invited to speak on the Pyramid Stage at the 2017 festival.[141][142]

In February 2018, festival organiser Emily Eavis confirmed in a BBC interview that a plastic bottle ban could be enforced at the 2019 event for environmental reasons. Water kiosks, where festival-goers could get any type of bottle refilled, had been introduced in 2014.[143] In February 2019, organisers confirmed the bottle ban would begin at that year's festival, encompassing all bars, traders and backstage areas.[144]

The festival had a "fallow year" in 2018 to allow the ground to recover. It returned in 2019.[145] Glastonbury 2019 featured new stages, art installations and areas, including a giant crane purchased from Avonmouth Docks.[146] The Pyramid Stage was headlined by Stormzy, The Killers and The Cure, with Miley Cyrus,[147] Janet Jackson, Kylie Minogue, Wu-Tang Clan, The Chemical Brothers, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican and Fatboy Slim also performing.[148]

2020s

The 2020 and 2021 festivals were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[149][150] In 2020, for what would have been the festival's 50th anniversary, the BBC broadcast a variety of acclaimed sets during the weekend of the cancelled festival, with performances by acts including Taylor Swift, Florence and the Machine, Adele, R.E.M., Beyoncé, the Rolling Stones, Jay-Z and Billie Eilish.[151]

In 2021, Glastonbury produced a film recorded on the Glastonbury site, Live at Worthy Farm, with performances by acts including Coldplay, Haim, and Damon Albarn. Live at Worthy Farm also saw the debut of The Smile, a new band featuring Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead with Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner.[152][153][154][155] The film was streamed on the Glastonbury website on 22 May[156] and broadcast on BBC Two on 27 June 2021.[157][158][159]

The event returned in June 2022. Billie Eilish headlined the Friday night, making her the youngest Glastonbury headline act to date. Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar were headline acts for Saturday night and Sunday night respectively. Other acts included Diana Ross, Charli XCX, Foals, HAIM, Idles, Little Simz, Lorde, Olivia Rodrigo, Megan Thee Stallion, Pet Shop Boys, Sam Fender, Phoebe Bridgers, Wolf Alice and Years & Years.[160] In July 2022, a petition was launched to rename the "John Peel Stage" due to the sexual abuse Peel was accused of and admitted to.[161][162]

Elton John was announced as the headliner for the Pyramid Stage on Sunday night at Glastonbury 2023, for his final UK show of his last ever tour.

Organisation

 
The festival site in 2002

Since 1981, the festival has been organised by local farmer and site owner Michael Eavis (through his company Glastonbury Festivals Ltd). Eavis ran the festival with his wife Jean until her death in 1999, and now co-organises the event with his daughter Emily Eavis.[163] In 2002, Festival Republic (a company consisting of both Live Nation and MCD) took on the job of managing the logistics and security of the festival through a 40% stake in the festival management company.[164] This relationship ended in 2012 and Glastonbury festival is now independent.[165] Glastonbury Festivals Ltd donates most of their profits to charities, including donations to local charity and community groups and paying for the purchase and restoration of the Tithe Barn in Pilton.[166]

Several stages and areas are managed independently, such as The Left Field which is managed by a cooperative owned by Battersea and Wandsworth TUC,[167] Worthy FM and a field run by Greenpeace.[168] The sound systems on site have a total power of 650,000 watts, with the main stage having 250 speakers.[169] There are over 4,000 toilets, 2,000 long-drop and 1,300 compost, with water supplies including two reservoirs holding 2,000,000 L (440,000 imp gal) of water.[169]

With the exception of technical and security staff, the festival is mainly run by volunteers. Some 2,000 stewards are organised by the aid charity Oxfam. In return for their work at the festival Oxfam receive a donation, which in 2005 was £200,000.[170] Medical facilities are provided by Festival Medical Services who have done so since 1979. The bars are organised by the Workers Beer Company, sponsored by Carlsberg (previously Budweiser), who recruit teams of volunteer staff from small charities and campaign groups. In return for their help, typically around 18 hours over the festival, volunteers are paid in free entry, transport and food, while their charities receive the wages the volunteers earn over the event.

Catering, and some retail services, are provided by various small companies, typically mobile catering vans, with over 400 food stalls on site in 2010.[169] The camping retail chain Millets, and independent shops, set up makeshift outlets at the festival. Additionally charities and organisations run promotional or educational stalls, such as the Hare Krishna tent which provide free vegetarian food. Network Recycling manage refuse on the site, and in 2004 recycled 300 tonnes and composted 110 tonnes of waste from the site.[171]

Significant logistical operations take place to bring people into the festival by public transport each year. Additional festival trains are provided to Castle Cary railway station, mostly from London Paddington.[172] The station operates as a mini hub with waiting shuttle buses transferring passengers from Castle Cary to the festival site as required. This is an intensive operation on the Wednesday and Thursday each year with local bus and coach operators providing these buses over the two days. Additional extra buses normally provided by Go South Coast run from Bristol to the festival.[172] On the Monday, passengers are transferred back in just one day with additional buses provided to meet the increased requirement. National Express provide extra coaches direct to the festival site from major UK towns and much of this work is subcontracted to smaller coach operators to provide the capacity required.[173]

The Pyramid stage is 25 metres tall. The stage has 292 audio speakers. There are 8.5 km of cables for video and audio. On stage there are 354 microphones and 3743 light bulbs.[174]

Aggreko provide over 27 megawatts of electricity to the site with bio-diesel generators.[175]

Location

 
 
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Map showing the location of the Glastonbury Festival within Somerset

The festival takes place in South West England at Worthy Farm between the small villages of Pilton and Pylle in Somerset, six miles east of Glastonbury, overlooked by the Glastonbury Tor in the "Vale of Avalon".[176] The area has a number of legends and spiritual traditions, and is a "New Age" site of interest: ley lines are considered to converge on the Tor.[177] The nearest town to the festival site is Shepton Mallet, three miles (5 km) north east, but there continues to be interaction between the people espousing alternative lifestyles living in Glastonbury and the festival. The farm is situated between the A361 and A37 roads.

Worthy Farm is situated at grid reference ST 590 397 in a valley at the head of the Whitelake River, between two low limestone ridges, part of the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. On the site is a confluence of the two small streams that make the Whitelake River. In the past the site has experienced problems with flooding, though after the floods that occurred during the 1997 and 1998 festival, drainage was improved. This did not prevent flooding during the 2005 festival, but allowed the flood water to dissipate within hours.[178] The Highbridge branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway ran through the farm on an embankment, but was dismantled in 1966 and now forms a main thoroughfare across the site.[179] Another prominent feature is the high-voltage electricity line which crosses the site east–west. There are several public rights of way bordering the festival site.[180]

In recent years[when?] the site has been organised around a restricted backstage compound, with the Pyramid stage on the north, and Other stage on the south of the compound. Attractions on the east of the site include the acoustic tent, comedy tent and circus. To the south are the green fields, which include displays of traditional and environmentally friendly crafts. In King's Meadow, the hill at the far south of the site, is a modern small megalith circle which, like Stonehenge, is coordinated with the summer solstice, and since 1990 represents a stone circle.[181]

Lineups

Main article: Glastonbury Festival line-ups
Edition Year Dates Tickets sold Headliners Notable acts Ticket price
1 1970 19 September 1,500[182] Tyrannosaurus Rex (replaced The Kinks)[182] Steamhammer, Duster Bennett, Alan Bown, Wayne Fontana, Amazing Blondel, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Keith Christmas, Al Stewart, Quintessence, Stackridge, £1[182]
2 1971 20–24 June 12,000[183] David Bowie[183] Joan Baez, Hawkwind, Melanie, Traffic, Fairport Convention, Quintessence, Pink Floyd billed, but cancelled.[184] Free[183]
3 1978 28 June – 8 July 500[185] none – the "impromptu" festival —
4 1979 21–23 June 12,000[186] Tim Blake · Peter Gabriel[186] Steve Hillage, The Alex Harvey Band, Sky, Footsbarn Theatre £5[186]
5 1981 19–21 June 18,000[187] Hawkwind · Ginger Baker[188] New Order, Taj Mahal, Aswad, Gordon Giltrap, Judie Tzuke, John Cooper Clarke, Gong, Matumbi, Robert Hunter, Supercharge, Talisman, Tim Blake £8[187]
6 1982 18–20 June 25,000[188] Van Morrison · Jackson Browne[188] Judie Tzuke, Richie Havens, Aswad, Steel Pulse, Thompson Twins, John Cooper Clarke, Climax Blues Band, The Blues Band, Talisman, A Certain Ratio, David Rappaport, Alexei Sayle, Incubus, The Greatest Show on Legs, U2 billed, but cancelled. £8[188]
7 1983 17–19 June 30,000[189] Curtis Mayfield · UB40[189] The Beat, Marillion, King Sunny Adé, The Chieftains, Tom Paxton, Dennis Brown, The Enid, Jean-Philippe Rykiel, Incantation, Alexei Sayle, Aswad, A Certain Ratio, Dr. John, Alexis Korner, Black Roots, Melanie, Kevin Brown £12[189]
8 1984 22–24 June 35,000[190] The Smiths · Weather Report · Black Uhuru[190] Ian Dury, Joan Baez, The Waterboys, Fela Kuti, General Public, Dr. John, Fairport Convention, Christy Moore, Brass Construction, The Staple Singers, Billy Bragg, Amazulu, Paul Brady, Steve Jolliffe, The Band billed, but did not appear. £13[190]
9 1985 21–23 June 40,000[191] Echo & the Bunnymen · Joe Cocker · The Boomtown Rats[191] The Style Council, King, Ian Dury and The Blockheads, Aswad, Joe Cocker, Nick Lowe, Third World, Gregory Isaacs, Hugh Masekela, Clannad, Midnight Oil, Misty in Roots, The Pogues, Robin Williamson, Big Sound Authority, Working Week, Alexei Sayle £16[191]
10 1986 20–22 June 60,000[192] The Cure · The Psychedelic Furs · Level 42[192] Simply Red, Madness, Ruby Turner, Amazulu, That Petrol Emotion, Howard Hughes, Rodney Allen, Lloyd Cole, Black Uhuru, The Wailers Band, Loudon Wainwright III, John Martyn, Latin Quarter, The Housemartins, The Waterboys, The Pogues, Level 42, Robert Cray Band, Christy Moore, Gil Scott-Heron, £17[192]
11 1987 19–21 June 60,000[193] Elvis Costello · Van Morrison · The Communards[193] New Order, The Robert Cray Band, Los Lobos, Ben E. King, Taj Mahal, Trouble Funk, Richard Thompson, Courtney Pine, Hüsker Dü, Paul Brady, The Men They Couldn't Hang, The Woodentops, The Mighty Lemon Drops, Misty in Roots, Michelle Shocked, World Party, Rodney Allen £21[193]
12 1989 16–18 June 65,000[194] Elvis Costello · Van Morrison · Suzanne Vega[194] All About Eve, Bhundu Boys, Fairground Attraction, Hothouse Flowers, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens, Yossou N'Dour, Pixies, The Proclaimers, David Rudder, Throwing Muses, Alexei Sayle, Martin Stephenson and the Daintees, The Waterboys, Heathcote Williams, Womack & Womack, The Wonder Stuff, Flaco Jiménez, Lucinda Williams £28[194]
13 1990 22–24 June 70,000[195] The Cure · Happy Mondays · Sinéad O'Connor[195] Levellers, Ry Cooder and David Lindley, The Neville Brothers, Aswad, Deacon Blue, Hothouse Flowers, De La Soul, Jesus Jones, James, Mano Negra, Del Amitri, Green on Red, Blue Aeroplanes, Archaos, World Party £38[195]
14 1992 26–28 June 70,000[196] Carter USM · Shakespears Sister · Youssou N'Dour[196] Lou Reed, Blur, Primal Scream, Carter USM, Sawdoctors, PJ Harvey, Levellers, Buddy Guy, The Fall, The House of Love, Richard Thompson, Billy Bragg, Morrissey billed, but cancelled. £49[196]
15 1993 25–27 June 80,000[197] The Black Crowes · Christy Moore · Lenny Kravitz (replaced Red Hot Chili Peppers)[197] The Velvet Underground, Primal Scream, The Kinks, Van Morrison, Nanci Griffith, The Orb, Galliano, Stereo MC's, Robert Plant, Alison Moyet, Baaba Maal, The Black Crowes, Ian Dury and The Blockheads, Green on Red, The Tragically Hip, Hothouse Flowers, Sawdoctors, Barenaked Ladies, Wynton Marsalis, P.M. Dawn, Suede, Lindisfarne £58[197]
16 1994 24–26 June 80,000[198] Levellers · Elvis Costello · Peter Gabriel[198] Johnny Cash, Rage Against the Machine, Spin Doctors, Björk, Radiohead, Blur, Oasis, Orbital, Pulp, Saint Etienne, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Van Morrison, Jackson Browne, Dwight Yoakam, M People, Manic Street Preachers, The Pretenders, Beastie Boys, The Boo Radleys, Iris DeMent, Mary Black, John Hiatt £59[198]
17 1995 23–25 June 80,000[199] Oasis · Pulp (replaced The Stone Roses) · The Cure[199] The Offspring, Jeff Buckley, Page and Plant, The Shamen, The Black Crowes, PJ Harvey, Soul Asylum, War, The Lightning Seeds, Ozric Tentacles, Senser, Spearhead, Jamiroquai, Everything but the Girl, Indigo Girls, Dave Matthews Band, Simple Minds, Tanita Tikaram, Sawdoctors, Bootleg Beatles, The Charlatans, The Flaming Lips, Weezer, The Verve £65[199]
18 1997 27–29 June 90,000[200] Radiohead · The Prodigy · Ash (replaced Steve Winwood)[200] The Smashing Pumpkins, Sting, Radiohead, Steve Winwood, Van Morrison, Sheryl Crow, Supergrass, Beck, Cast, Ocean Colour Scene, Dodgy, Billy Bragg, Nanci Griffith, Ray Davies, Levellers, Phish, Echo & the Bunnymen, Terrorvision, The Prodigy, Republica, Kula Shaker, The Chemical Brothers, Reef, Neneh Cherry, Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra, Shawn Colvin, Sharon Shannon, Beth Orton, Ani DiFranco, The Shirehorses, Neil Young billed, but cancelled. £75[200]
19 1998 26–28 June 100,500[201] Primal Scream · Blur · Bob Dylan[201] Pulp, Robbie Williams, Foo Fighters, Tony Bennett, Tori Amos, The Chemical Brothers, Roni Size, James, Tricky, Sonic Youth, Stereophonics Portishead, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Underworld, Placebo, Deftones, The Divine Comedy, Ian Brown, Embrace £80[201]
20 1999 25–27 June 100,500[202] R.E.M. · Manic Street Preachers · Skunk Anansie[202] The Beautiful South, Coldplay, Muse, Hole, Ash, Blondie, Underworld, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Texas, Lenny Kravitz, Bush, The Corrs, Al Green, Joe Strummer, Barenaked Ladies, Eliza Carthy, Bjorn Again, Ian Dury and The Blockheads, Beth Orton, Billy Bragg, Elliott Smith, Travis, Queens of the Stone Age, Lonnie Donegan, Suzanne Vega, Marianne Faithfull, Fatboy Slim £83[202]
21 2000 23–25 June 100,000[203] David Bowie · Travis · The Chemical Brothers[203] Muse, Coldplay, Cypress Hill, Pet Shop Boys, Ocean Colour Scene, The Chemical Brothers, Happy Mondays, Willie Nelson, Jools Holland, Wyclef Jean, Reef, Basement Jaxx, Burt Bacharach, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Sharon Shannon, The Wailers, Semisonic, Nine Inch Nails, Dandy Warhols, David Gray, Toploader, The Blue Aeroplanes, The Waterboys, Hothouse Flowers, Suzanne Vega, Kate Rusby £87[203]
22 2002[a] 28–30 June 140,000[204] Coldplay · Rod Stewart · Stereophonics[204] The White Stripes, Roger Waters, Isaac Hayes, Garbage, Manu Chao, Rolf Harris, Mis-Teeq, Fatboy Slim, Faithless, Orbital, Air, Kosheen £97[204]
23 2003 27–29 June 150,000[60] R.E.M. · Radiohead · Moby[60] Manic Street Preachers, The Flaming Lips, Yes, Super Furry Animals, Primal Scream, Sugababes, David Gray, Doves, Feeder, The Coral, Supergrass, Turin Brakes, Idlewild, Suede, Sigur Rós, Damien Rice, Arthur Lee, De La Soul, Jimmy Cliff, The Damned, The Darkness, The Thrills, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, £105[60]
24 2004 25–27 June 150,000[66] Paul McCartney · Oasis · Muse[66] James Brown, Kings of Leon, Morrissey, Scissor Sisters, Franz Ferdinand, Goldfrapp £112[66]
25 2005 24–26 June 153,000[205] White Stripes · Coldplay · Basement Jaxx (replaced Kylie Minogue)[205] The Killers, New Order, Girls Aloud, Primal Scream, Elvis Costello, Brian Wilson £125[205]
26 2007 22–24 June 135,000[82] Arctic Monkeys · The Killers · The Who[82] Adele, Arcade Fire, Arcadia Spectacular, Shirley Bassey, Björk, The Kooks, Amy Winehouse £145[82]
27 2008 27–29 June 134,000[206] Kings of Leon · Jay Z · The Verve[206] Levellers, Leonard Cohen, Neil Diamond, Amy Winehouse, John Mayer, Foals, Goldfrapp £155[206]
28 2009 26–28 June 135,000[110] Neil Young · Bruce Springsteen · Blur[110] Pendulum, Status Quo, The Prodigy, The Specials, Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Franz Ferdinand, Spinal Tap £175[110]
29 2010 25–27 June 135,000[207] Gorillaz (replaced U2) · Muse · Stevie Wonder[207] Scissor Sisters, Shakira, The Flaming Lips, Jackson Browne, Pet Shop Boys, Ray Davies, Radiohead's Thom Yorke (secret show, being joined near the end of the set by bandmate Jonny Greenwood), Billy Bragg, Hybrid, The Stranglers. £185[207]
30 2011 24–26 June 135,000 Beyoncé · U2 · Coldplay B.B. King, Morrissey, Paul Simon, Wu-Tang Clan, Radiohead (secret show), Pulp (secret show), Primal Scream, The Wombles, Master Musicians of Joujouka, Paddy Nash (with Billy Bragg) £195
31 2013 28–30 June 135,000 Arctic Monkeys · The Rolling Stones · Mumford & Sons Dizzee Rascal, Ben Howard, Jake Bugg, Sir Bruce Forsyth, Primal Scream, Vampire Weekend, The Vaccines, Kenny Rogers, Beady Eye, Tame Impala, Hurts Portishead, Billy Bragg, Skrillex (secret show) £205
32 2014 27–29 June 135,000 Arcade Fire · Metallica · Kasabian The 1975, Lily Allen, Arcadia Spectacular, The Black Keys, Blondie, Jake Bugg, Elbow, Dolly Parton, Goldfrapp, Imagine Dragons, Manic Street Preachers, Massive Attack, M.I.A., Pixies, Robert Plant, Lana Del Rey, Skrillex, Jack White, The Tuts, Billy Bragg £210
33 2015 24–28 June 135,000 Florence and the Machine (replaced Foo Fighters) · Kanye West[208] · The Who Lionel Richie,[209] Motörhead,[210] Pharrell Williams, The Libertines, Paul Weller, Deadmau5, Alt-J, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Paloma Faith, The Waterboys, George Ezra, Patti Smith, Thee Faction, The Chemical Brothers, Burt Bacharach, Enter Shikari, The Moody Blues, Billy Bragg, Jungle £225
34 2016 22–26 June 135,000[211] Muse · Adele · Coldplay[212][213] Jeff Lynne's ELO, PJ Harvey, Beck, Tame Impala, New Order, Foals, Ellie Goulding, Madness, Skepta, Disclosure, The 1975, The Last Shadow Puppets, Earth, Wind & Fire, Jake Bugg, Years & Years, ZZ Top, LCD Soundsystem, Bastille, Bring Me the Horizon, Wolf Alice, Damon Albarn, Cyndi Lauper, Gary Clark Jr., James, MØ, Christine and the Queens, Billy Bragg, M83 £228
35 2017 21–25 June 135,000[214] Radiohead[215] · Foo Fighters[216] · Ed Sheeran[217] London Grammar, Biffy Clyro, Liam Gallagher, Katy Perry, Barry Gibb, The xx, The National, Lorde, Royal Blood, Goldfrapp, Stormzy, Chic, Major Lazer, Alt-J, Boy Better Know, The Jacksons, Kris Kristofferson, Laura Marling, Emeli Sandé, Dizzee Rascal, Solange, Run the Jewels, HAIM, Clean Bandit, George Ezra, Halsey, Busted, Elbow, First Aid Kit, Craig David, Jools Holland, Dua Lipa, Tove Lo, Jamie Cullum, Declan McKenna, Lucy Spraggan, Gabrielle Aplin, Kaiser Chiefs, Napalm Death, The Killers (secret show), Toots and the Maytals, Billy Bragg £238
36 2019 26–30 June 135,000 Stormzy · The Killers · The Cure[218] Kylie Minogue, Johnny Marr, Janet Jackson, George Ezra, Liam Gallagher, Vampire Weekend, Lauryn Hill, Miley Cyrus, Bastille, Hozier, Sheryl Crow, Anne-Marie, Years & Years, Tom Odell, Carrie Underwood, Nilüfer Yanya, Mavis Staples, Björn Again, The Proclaimers, Tame Impala, The Chemical Brothers, Christine and the Queens, Jon Hopkins, Wu-Tang Clan, Janelle Monáe, Interpol, Sean Paul, The Streets, Cat Power, Hot Chip, Rex Orange County, Two Door Cinema Club, The Charlatans, The Lumineers, The BlundaBus, The Blue Aeroplanes The Courteeners, Sigrid, Dave, Billie Eilish, Jorja Smith, Jungle, Kamasi Washington, Pale Waves, Bugzy Malone, Friendly Fires, Babymetal, Lewis Capaldi, Pet Shop Boys, Keane, Mac DeMarco, Lizzo, Bananarama, Jeff Goldblum, Basil Brush £248
37 2020 (Cancelled) 24–28 June (Cancelled) —[b] Paul McCartney · Taylor Swift · Kendrick Lamar Diana Ross, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Lana Del Rey, Anderson Paak, Cage the Elephant, Camila Cabello, Candi Staton, Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Angel Olsen, FKA Twigs, Fontaines D.C., Haim, Kacey Musgraves, Thundercat, Glass Animals, Big Thief, Crowded House, Dizzee Rascal, Elbow, Sam Fender, Happy Mondays, Herbie Hancock, The Isley Brothers, Laura Marling, Manic Street Preachers, Declan McKenna, Pet Shop Boys, Primal Scream, Spice Girls, Sinéad O'Connor, The Specials, Thom Yorke, TLC[219][220] £265
38 2021 (Cancelled) 23–27 June (Cancelled)
22–23 May (livestream event) 		—[c] Coldplay Haim, Jorja Smith, Idles, Kano, Wolf Alice, Michael Kiwanuka, Damon Albarn, The Smile,[221][222][223] George Ezra, Róisín Murphy[224] £20
39 2022 22–26 June 142,000 Paul McCartney · Billie Eilish · Kendrick Lamar[225] Diana Ross, Sam Fender, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Lorde, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Haim, Elbow, Wolf Alice, AJ Tracey, Herbie Hancock, Crowded House, Easy Life, DakhaBrakha, Rufus Wainwright, Joy Crookes, Black Dyke Band, Ziggy Marley, Les Amazones d'Afrique, Foals, Megan Thee Stallion, Pet Shop Boys, St. Vincent, Burna Boy, Years & Years, Idles, Olivia Rodrigo, Kacey Musgraves, Supergrass, Glass Animals, Fontaines D.C., Declan McKenna, Alfie Templeman, Little Simz, Róisín Murphy, Bicep, Angélique Kidjo, Primal Scream, Jamie T, Charli XCX, TLC, Four Tet, Jessie Ware, Baskery, Courtney Barnett, Yungblud, The War and Treaty, Phoebe Bridgers, Celeste, Inhaler, First Aid Kit, Metronomy, Billy Bragg, Yola[225] £285
40 2023 21-25 June Elton John[226]
Notes
  1. ^ 2001 edition cancelled due to safety fears/foot and mouth disease outbreak
  2. ^ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  3. ^ Cancelled for a second time due to the pandemic, replaced by the livestream event Live at Worthy Farm

Accommodation

 
Glastonbury Festival's "Other Stage" in 2004 with tents in the foreground

Most people who stay at Glastonbury Festival camp in a tent. There are different camping areas, each with its own atmosphere. Limekilns and Hitchin Hill Ground are quieter camping areas, whereas Pennard Hill Ground is a lively campsite. Cockmill Meadow is a family campsite and Wicket Ground was introduced in 2011 as a second family-only campsite. An accessible campsite is also available in Spring Ground. Campsite accommodation is provided in the cost of a standard entry ticket but festival-goers must bring their own tents. Tipis have been at the festival for many years. A limited number of fixed tipis are available for hire at the tipi field near the stone circle. Up to six adults can stay in each tipi and each one comes with a groundsheet and raincatcher. Internal bedding and camping equipment is not provided. Tipi Park also offers solar showers and a log-fired yurt sauna.[227]

Campervans, caravans and trailer tents are not allowed into the main festival site. However, the purchase of a campervan ticket in addition to the main ticket allows access to fields just outside the boundary fence; and the cost includes access for the campervan or towing vehicle and the caravan; the car, or other vehicle used to tow the caravan, may be parked alongside it but sleeping is only authorised in the campervan/caravan and connected awning, not in the accompanying vehicle. One additional tent may accompany the caravan/campervan if space within the plot allows. Some people choose to bring or hire a motorhome, though drivers of larger vehicles or motorhomes may have to purchase a second campervan ticket if they cannot fit within the defined plot.[228][229] The 2009 festival saw changes to the campervan fields; commercial vehicles were no longer classed as "campervans", all campervans had to have a fitted sleeping area and either washing or cooking facilities, and caravans and trailer tents were allowed back at the festival. Prior to this only campervans were allowed on site, caravans and trailers being banned in the early 1990s after a number were stuck in the mud and abandoned.[230]

Festival-goers can stay at local B&B accommodation. There are several independent Glastonbury accommodation providers close to the main site, which include smaller campsites for tents, gypsy caravans, geo-domes, private cottages and more – some festival goers choose to be ferried between the festival and their accommodation by quad-bike or even private helicopter.[231]

Cultural references

 
An example of the sculptures and other artwork displayed across the site

Various artists have written songs entitled Glastonbury or about the festival including Nizlopi,[232] The Waterboys[233] and Scouting for Girls.[234] Cosmic Rough Riders included "Glastonbury Revisited" on their album Enjoy The Melodic Sunshine (Poptones) in 2000.[235] Amy Macdonald, in her song "Let's Start a Band" referenced Glastonbury: "Give me a festival and I'll be your Glastonbury star."[236] Robbie Williams, in his song "The 90s", refers to his surprise appearance on stage with Oasis in 1995, which ultimately led to him leaving Take That.[237] Joe Strummer wrote the song "Coma Girl" about his experiences at Glastonbury,[238]  — in a BBC interview Bruce Springsteen cited the song as inspiring him to play the 2009 festival.[239]

U2 wrote a song titled "Glastonbury" that was supposed to premier with their appearance at the festival, but an injury to Bono forced them to cancel. They instead premiered it in a concert in Turin on their 360° Tour.[240] Marcus Brigstocke's comic creation Giles Wemmbley Hogg had a special mock-documentary made about him going to Glastonbury as part of the Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off radio series.[241] Deborah Crombie's novel A Finer End takes place in Glastonbury with references to a fictional account of an original 1914 Glastonbury Fayre as well as the contemporary festival.[242] Glastonbury is also a setting in John Osborne's 2014 Radio 4 show The New Blur Album. Roxy Music did a song and album called "Avalon", which is the ancient name for Glastonbury (Isle of Avalon).[243]

The 2013 advertisement of the Indonesian cigarette brand owned by the Wismilak Group, Diplomat Mild (see also Cigarette advertising in Indonesia), made reference to the festival: "One day, I would perform at Glastonbury".[244]

Not all references are positive. Punk rock pioneers The Damned refer to "Glastonbury hippies" as one of the things requiring smashing in their 1979 single Smash It Up.

Awards and nominations

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DJ Magazine

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2019 World's Best Festival Glastonbury – Glastonbury, UK 2nd [245]

NME Awards

Year Category Work Result Ref.
2010 Best Festival Glastonbury Won
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 [246]

See also

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Further reading

  • McKay, George (2000). Glastonbury: A Very English Fair. London: Victor Gollancz. ISBN 978-0-575-06807-0.
  • McKay, George (1996). "Chapter 1: The free festivals and fairs of Albion". Senseless Acts of Beauty: Cultures of Resistance Since the Sixties. London: Verso. ISBN 978-1-85984-028-3.
  • Naylor, Royston (2002). Stone Free: A Photographic Trip Through 10 Years of Glastonbury Festival. Southgate publishers. ISBN 978-1-85741-145-4.
  • Shearlaw, John; Aubrey, Crispen (2005). Glastonbury Festival Tales. Ebury Press. ISBN 978-0-09-189763-5.
  • Rob Young (2010). Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Music. Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-86547-856-5.
  • Thorogood, Tim (2014). Facing the Music: Life, Loss and Glastonbury. Matador. ISBN 978-1-78306-430-4.

External links

 
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glastonbury, festival, early, 20th, century, classical, music, theatre, festivals, 1914, formally, contemporary, performing, arts, known, colloquially, glasto, five, festival, contemporary, performing, arts, that, takes, place, pilton, somerset, england, addit. For the early 20th century classical music and theatre festivals see Glastonbury Festival 1914 25 Glastonbury Festival formally Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts and known colloquially as Glasto is a five day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place in Pilton Somerset England In addition to contemporary music the festival hosts dance comedy theatre circus cabaret and other arts Leading pop and rock artists have headlined alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas Films and albums have been recorded at the festival and it receives extensive television and newspaper coverage Glastonbury Festival2016 Glastonbury FestivalGenrePerforming arts festivalFrequencyAnnually with fallow years mostly at five year intervals Location s Pilton Somerset EnglandCoordinates51 08 59 N 02 35 13 W 51 14972 N 2 58694 W 51 14972 2 58694 Coordinates 51 08 59 N 02 35 13 W 51 14972 N 2 58694 W 51 14972 2 58694Years active19 September 1970 1970 09 19 presentInaugurated19 September 1970 52 years ago 1970 09 19 FounderMichael EavisMost recent26 June 2022 2022 06 26 ParticipantsSee lineupsAttendance210 000 2022 1 Capacity210 000 2022 2 Organised byGlastonbury Festivals Ltd Websiteglastonburyfestivals wbr co wbr ukGlastonbury is attended by around 200 000 people 3 thus requiring extensive security transport water and electricity supply infrastructure While the number of attendees is sometimes swollen by gatecrashers a record of 300 000 people was set at the 1994 festival headlined by the Levellers who performed on The Pyramid Stage 4 Most festival staff are volunteers helping the festival to raise millions of pounds for charity organisations 5 Regarded as a major event in British culture the festival is inspired by the ethos of the hippie the counterculture of the 1960s and the free festival movement Vestiges of these traditions are retained in the Green Fields area which includes sections known as the Green Futures the Stone Circle and Healing Field 6 Michael Eavis hosted the first festival then called Pilton Festival after seeing an open air Led Zeppelin concert in 1970 at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music The festival was held intermittently from 1970 until 1981 and has been held most years since except for fallow years taken mostly at five year intervals intended to give the land local population and organisers a break 2018 was a fallow year and the 2019 festival took place from 26 to 30 June 7 There have been two consecutive fallow years since then due to the COVID 19 pandemic 8 The festival returned for 22 26 June 2022 with the headliners Billie Eilish Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar The next festival is scheduled to take place between 21 and 25 June 2023 Contents 1 History 1 1 1970 1 2 1971 1 3 1979 1 4 1980s 1 5 1990s 1 6 2000s 1 7 2010s 1 8 2020s 2 Organisation 3 Location 4 Lineups 5 Accommodation 6 Cultural references 7 Awards and nominations 7 1 DJ Magazine 7 2 NME Awards 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External linksHistory Edit Michael Eavis in 2010 1970 Edit The first festival at Worthy Farm was the Pop Blues amp Folk Festival 9 hosted by Michael Eavis on Saturday 19 September 1970 and attended by 1 500 people There had been a commercial UK festival tradition which included the National Jazz and Blues Festival and the Isle of Wight Festival Organiser Michael Eavis decided to host the first festival after seeing an open air concert headlined by Led Zeppelin at the 1970 Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music at the nearby Bath and West Showground in 1970 10 The original headline acts were The Kinks and Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders but these acts were replaced at short notice by Tyrannosaurus Rex later known as T Rex Tickets were 1 Other billed acts of note were Steamhammer Quintessence Stackridge Al Stewart Pink Fairies and Keith Christmas 11 12 13 1971 Edit The Glastonbury Fair of 1971 14 was instigated by Andrew Kerr after being found and introduced to Michael Eavis by David Trippas and organised with help from Arabella Churchill Jean Bradbery Kikan Eriksdotter John Massara Jeff Dexter Thomas Crimble 15 Bill Harkin 16 Gilberto Gil 17 Mark Irons John Coleman and Jytte Klamer The 1971 festival featured the first incarnation of the Pyramid Stage Conceived by Bill Harkin the stage was a one tenth replica of the Great Pyramid of Giza built from scaffolding and metal sheeting and positioned over a blind spring a term used to describe a hypothetical underground body of water in the pseudoscientific practice of dowsing 18 Performers included David Bowie Mighty Baby Traffic Fairport Convention Gong Hawkwind Pink Fairies Skin Alley The Worthy Farm Windfuckers and Melanie It was paid for by its supporters and advocates of its ideal and embraced a mediaeval tradition of music dance poetry theatre lights and spontaneous entertainment The 1971 festival was filmed by Nicolas Roeg and David Puttnam and was released as a film called simply Glastonbury Fayre 19 and a triple album of the same name was released no connection with the film 1979 Edit There was a small unplanned event in 1978 when the convoy of vehicles from the Stonehenge festival was directed by police to Worthy Farm the festival was then revived the following year 1979 by Churchill Crimble Kerr and Eavis in an event for the Year of the Child which lost money 20 1980s Edit The Pyramid Stage in 1985 A large area of mud covered this area The 1980s saw the festival become an annual fixture barring periodic fallow years In 1981 Michael Eavis took back solo control of the festival and it was organised in conjunction with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament CND That year a new Pyramid Stage was constructed from telegraph poles and metal sheeting repurposed from materials of the Ministry of Defence a permanent structure which doubled as a hay barn and cow shed during the winter 21 In the 1980s the children s area of the festival which had been organised by Arabella Churchill and others became the starting point for a new children s charity called Children s World 22 1981 was the first year that the festival made profits and Eavis donated 20 000 of them to CND 23 24 In the following years donations were made to a number of organisations and since the end of the Cold War the main beneficiaries have been Oxfam Greenpeace and WaterAid who all contribute towards the festival by providing features and volunteers who work at the festival in exchange for free entry 25 It also saw the first TV coverage with ITV broadcasting recorded highlights in the weeks after the festival Since 1983 large festivals have required licences from local authorities This led to certain restrictions being placed on the festival including a crowd limit and specified times during which the stages could operate The crowd limit was initially set at 30 000 but has grown every year to over 100 000 26 1984 saw the stage invaded by children during The Smiths set 27 28 Weather Report played the main stage and Elvis Costello headlined the last night for almost three hours 29 In 1985 the festival grew too large for Worthy Farm but neighbouring Cockmill Farm was purchased 30 That year saw a wet festival with considerable rain Worthy Farm is a dairy farm and what washed down into the low areas was a mixture of mud and liquefied cow dung This did not prevent festival goers from enjoying the knee deep slurry in front of the pyramid stage 1989 was the first year that impromptu unofficial sound systems sprung up around the festival site a portent of things to come These sound systems would play loud electronic acid house music round the clock with the largest the Hypnosis sound system rivalling the volume of some of the official stages and running non stop throughout the festival 31 1990s Edit Following the 1990 festival violence flared between security guards and new age travellers in what became known as The Battle of Yeoman s Bridge 32 33 Eavis was also facing increasing battles from locals over the festival leading to taking 1991 off Both pressures are captured in the 1992 Channel 4 documentary Showdown at Glastonbury 34 NME stage at the 1993 festival An expanded festival returned in 1992 and this proved a great success 35 1992 was the first year that the new age travellers were not initially allowed onto the site free and a sturdier fence was designed 36 This success was carried through to 1993 which like 1992 was hot and dry In 1994 the Pyramid Stage burned down just over a week before the festival a temporary main stage was erected in time for the festival 37 The 1994 festival also introduced a 150 kW wind turbine which provided some of the festival power 38 Headliners Levellers set another record when they played to a crowd of as many as 300 000 people on their Friday performance and is still Glastonbury s biggest ever crowd 39 4 Goes to Glastonbury first live TV coverage in 1994 This was the year the festival was first televised live by Channel 4 concentrating on the main two music stages and providing a glimpse of the festival for those who knew little of it Channel 4 s 4 Goes to Glastonbury brought widely expanded televised coverage of the festival for the first time in 1994 and also the following year The TV broadcast in 1994 was a crucial factor in ensuring that Orbital s performance at the festival achieved legendary status As a result living rooms across the country were able to experience what a rave might look like and suddenly dance music which had been ignored by the establishment and mainstream press for years did not seem so dangerous and which would be a turning point for the music at Glastonbury 40 Speaking to The Guardian in 2013 about the Orbital gig Michael Eavis noted that it marked dance music s appearance on the mainstream agenda What was previously underground made it on to one of the big stages and there was no going back from there As the police and the council made me very well aware the buzz had been around the raves and the market sound systems and in the travellers fields for years But it needed a showcase to make it legal 40 The gig opened the way for others such as the Chemical Brothers Massive Attack and Underworld who all played high profile stages in the following years developments that led to the launch of the festival s Dance Village in 1997 1995 saw the attendance rise drastically due to the security fence being breached on the Friday of the festival Estimates suggest there may have been enough fence jumpers to double the size of the festival 11 This aside 1995 proved to be a highly successful year with memorable performances from Oasis Elastica Pulp PJ Harvey Jeff Buckley Jamiroquai and The Cure This was also the first year of the festival having a dance tent to cater for the rise in popularity of dance music following the success of Orbital s headline appearance the previous year The dance acts of 1995 were led by Massive Attack on the Friday and Carl Cox on the Saturday 41 The festival took a year off in 1996 to allow the land to recover and give the organisers a break 1996 also saw the release of Glastonbury the Movie which was filmed at the 1993 and 1994 festivals 42 The festival returned in 1997 bigger than ever peacock prose This time there was major sponsorship from The Guardian and the BBC who had taken over televising the event from Channel 4 This was also the year of the mud 43 with the site suffering severe rainfalls which turned the entire site into a muddy bog 44 However those who stayed for the festival were treated to many memorable performances including Radiohead s headlining Pyramid Stage set on the Saturday which is said to be one of the greatest ever Glastonbury performances 45 The live recording of Paranoid Android from this performance as well as others such as The Day Before Yesterday s Man by The Supernaturals were released on a BBC CD entitled Mud For It 46 In 1998 the festival was once again struck with severe floods and storms and again some festival goers departed early but those who stayed were treated to performances from acts such as Pulp Robbie Williams and Blur 47 Tony Bennett however overcame the messy environment in an immaculate white suit and tie 48 1998 was also the first year that attendance officially broke the 100 000 mark 49 Another hot dry year was recorded in 1999 much to the relief of organisers and festival goers The festival was again overcrowded due to fence jumpers but this would not prove to be a major problem until the following year when an additional 100 000 people gatecrashed the site increasing the attendance to an estimated 250 000 people total 11 The 1999 festival is also remembered for the Manic Street Preachers requesting and being given their own backstage toilets however it was revealed by the band that this was a joke the reserved sign on the toilet was not at the authorisation of the management 50 2000s Edit Techno music is played on a sound system at dawn Glastonbury 2000 2000 saw a new Pyramid Stage introduced as well as new features such as The Glade and The Left Field The festival was headlined by Chemical Brothers Travis and David Bowie who played 30 years after his first appearance 51 The Pyramid Stage also hosted an unusual event on the Saturday morning with the wedding of two festival goers who had written to the organisers asking for permission to get married there taking place and conducted by actor Keith Allen in front of a small group of friends and any other festival goers who still happened to be awake 52 This year also saw an estimated 250 000 people attend the festival only 100 000 tickets were sold due to gatecrashers This led to public safety concerns and the local District Council refused any further licences until the problem was solved 53 The organisers took 2001 off to devise anti gatecrashing measures and secure the future of the festival after the Roskilde Festival 2000 accident 54 though this was also a scheduled break one which took place every five years from 1991 the year after the battle of Yeoman s Bridge until the 2012 Olympics extended the five year sequence from the planned 2011 rest year It was at this point that the Mean Fiddler Organisation was invited to help 55 which was seen by some as a sell out to corporate culture 56 57 In 2002 the festival returned after its planned fallow year with the controversial Mean Fiddler now handling the logistics and security especially installing a substantial surrounding fence dubbed the superfence that reduced numbers to the levels of a decade earlier 2002 also saw Coldplay headline the Pyramid Stage for the first time while the show was closed by a set from Rod Stewart on the Sunday night 58 Pennard Hill 2004 There were some criticisms of the 2002 festival that it lacked atmosphere because of the reduced number of people which reflected the smaller numbers jumping the fence 59 The number of tickets was increased to 150 000 for 2003 which sold out within one day of going on sale 60 in marked contrast to the two months it took to sell 140 000 in 2002 It was also the first year that tickets sold out before the full line up was announced 61 This was also the year Radiohead returned to headline the Pyramid Stage Revenue raised for good causes from ticket and commercial licence sales topped 1 million half of which went to Oxfam Greenpeace and Water Aid 62 In 2004 tickets sold out within 24 hours amid much controversy over the ticket ordering process which left potential festival goers trying for hours to connect to the overloaded telephone and internet sites 63 The website got two million attempted connections within the first five minutes of the tickets going on sale and an average of 2 500 people on the phone lines every minute 64 The festival was not hit by extreme weather but high winds on the Wednesday delayed entry and steady rain throughout Saturday turned some areas of the site to mud 65 The festival ended with Muse headlining the Pyramid Stage on Sunday after Oasis had headlined on Friday 66 Franz Ferdinand and Sir Paul McCartney also performed 66 In the British press publications appeared about the use of psychedelic drugs by festival visitors The magazine NME pronounced that 2004 would be the third summer of love due to the resurgence of the shroom that was praised as a natural alternative to ecstasy which was said to be declining in popularity LSD fuelled the first summer of love in 1967 ecstasy and LSD the second in 1988 67 The view from the stone circle on Thursday afternoon 2004 After the 2004 festival Michael Eavis commented that 2006 would be a year off in keeping with the previous history of taking one fallow year in every five to give the villagers and surrounding areas a rest from the yearly disruption This was confirmed after the licence for 2005 was granted 68 A stream runs through a tent after two inches of rain fell in an hour on Friday morning of the 2005 festival In 2005 the 112 500 ticket quota sold out rapidly in this case in 3 hours 20 minutes 69 For 2005 the enclosed area of the festival was over 900 acres 3 6 km2 70 had over 385 live performances 49 and was attended by around 150 000 people 71 The Sunday headliner was originally scheduled to be Kylie Minogue who instead pulled out in May to receive treatment for breast cancer 72 Basement Jaxx were announced as a replacement on 6 June 73 Both Coldplay and Basement Jaxx performed a cover of Kylie s Can t Get You Out Of My Head during their concert 74 2005 saw a big increase in the number of dance music attractions with the multiple tents of the Dance Village replacing the solitary dance tent of previous years This new area contained the East and West dance tents the Dance Lounge Roots Stage and Pussy Parlour as well as a relocated G Stage formerly situated in the Glade 75 The introduction of the silent disco by Emily Eavis allowed revellers to party into the early hours without disturbing the locals a requirement of the festival s licensing 76 77 Following the death of DJ John Peel in the autumn of 2004 the New Tent was renamed the John Peel Tent in homage to his encouragement and love of new bands at Glastonbury 78 79 The opening day of the 2005 festival was delayed by heavy rain and thunderstorms Several stages including the Acoustic Tent and one of the bars were struck by lightning and the valley was hit with flash floods that left some areas of the site under more than four feet of water 80 The severity of the weather flooded several campsites the worst affected being the base of Pennard Hill and seriously disrupted site services However Mendip District Council s review of the festival called it one of the safest ever and gives the festival a glowing report in how it dealt with the floods 71 There was no festival in 2006 Instead a documentary film directed by Julien Temple was released to make up for the lack of a festival The film consists of specially shot footage by Temple at the festival as well as footage sent in by fans and archive footage Glastonbury was released in the UK on 14 April 2006 81 Mud at the Other Stage 2007 Glastonbury 2007 20 24 June was headlined by Arctic Monkeys The Killers and The Who on Friday Saturday and Sunday respectively 82 Dame Shirley Bassey was also featured 82 In 2007 over 700 acts played on over 80 stages 83 and the capacity expanded by 20 000 to 177 000 84 This was the first year that The Park area opened Designed by Emily Eavis its main stage featured extra sets by several artists playing on the main stages including Spinal Tap Pete Doherty and Gruff Rhys whilst the BBC launched their new Introducing stage in the area 82 The festival had the largest attendance since the construction of the security fence and the largest legitimate attendance to date when ticket allocation was raised by 27 500 to 137 500 which were charged at 145 and sold out in 1 hour 45 minutes 85 As an extra precaution against touts scalpers purchasers had to pre register including submission of a passport photo which was security printed into the ticket 86 Continued periods of rain throughout much of the festival caused muddy conditions though without the flooding of 2005 in part due to the new 750 000 flood defences 87 However this constant rain made the general conditions within the site worse than 2 years before and more like the mud plains of 1998 It was difficult to find anywhere to sit down that had not turned to mud and key choke points such as the thoroughfare at the front right of the Pyramid stage turned into a quagmire Muddy conditions on the temporary roads on the periphery of the site led to delays for people leaving the site 88 On 25 June when the vast majority of festival goers were attempting to leave the festival cars in the western car parks took over nine hours to exit the site There was no stewarding provision in these areas no information was disseminated regarding the delays no organised marshalling of traffic was undertaken by the festival organisers and no provision of drinking water was made to people stranded in their vehicles Verbal and physical violence was witnessed between festival goers When cars were finally allowed to leave the site the surrounding roads were found to be clear 89 Reported crime was down from 2005 but the number of arrests were well up after a proactive operation of the police and security on site There were 236 reported crimes down from 267 in 2005 of these 158 were drug related 183 in 2005 90 1 200 people required medical aid with 32 hospitalised 91 most of which were accidents caused by the mud There was one fatality a West Midlands man found unconscious early on the Saturday morning died in Yeovil District Hospital of a suspected drugs overdose 90 Jazz World field on the opening afternoon of the 2007 festival On 20 December 2007 Arabella Churchill an instrumental figure in the conception of the 1971 festival and since the 1980s area coordinator of the Theatre Field died at St Edmund s Cottages Bove Town Glastonbury at the age of 58 She had suffered a short illness due to pancreatic cancer for which she had refused chemotherapy and radiotherapy She was a convert to Buddhism and arrangements following her death respected her belief Michael Eavis paying tribute to her after her death said Her vitality and great sense of morality and social responsibility have given her a place in our festival history second to none 92 93 94 The Glastonbury Festival 2008 was held on 27 28 and 29 June headlined by Kings of Leon Jay Z and The Verve on Friday Saturday and Sunday respectively 95 with other notable acts including Neil Diamond Shakin Stevens Levellers 96 and Stackridge who opened the first festival in 1970 97 Continuing the procedure introduced in 2007 ticket buyers had to pre register and submit a passport photo between 1 February and 14 March to buy tickets which went on sale at 9 am on Sunday 6 April 98 Following 40 000 tickets not being sold the pre registration process was reopened on 8 April 99 Several reasons have been cited for this including the poor weather of the previous four years 100 and the controversial choice of featuring the hip hop artist Jay Z as a headlining act 101 A day before the festival began Michael Eavis announced that there were still around 3 000 tickets remaining making it possible that it would be the first festival in 15 years not to sell out in advance 102 It had also been announced that any remaining tickets would be sold from major branches of HMV 103 2008 saw the introduction of a new field adjacent to the Sacred space and Park Stage Not named by the organisers the festival goers themselves called it Flagtopia in reference to the flags located there 104 After the huge number of tents left behind in 2007 and when one of Michael Eavis s cows died after ingesting a metal tent peg left in the soil the Festival devised its Love the Farm Leave No Trace campaign which gently pushed revellers to respect the environment and clear up after themselves 105 The Festival had always pushed a green agenda and new initiatives in 2008 included biodegradable tent pegs handed out free to all campers 106 and biotractors running on waste vegetable oil These new efforts were rewarded with The Greener Festival Award for 2008 alongside a number of other festivals also committed to environmentally friendly music festivals 107 The 2008 festival was reported to have cost 22 million to produce 108 109 View over the Glastonbury Festival 2009 The Glastonbury Festival 2009 took place between 24 and 28 June 2009 In marked contrast with previous years the 137 500 tickets went on sale on 5 October 2008 earlier than ever before with pre registered customers able either to pay in full or place a 50 reserve deposit to be paid by 1 February Tickets for the festival sold out 110 The full line up was released on 25 May 2009 and included headliners Blur Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young on the Pyramid stage 110 The Other stage was headlined by The Prodigy Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand 111 Other notable performers included Jarvis Cocker Fairport Convention who played at the first Glastonbury Festival Tom Jones Steel Pulse Doves Lady Gaga Jason Mraz Nick Cave Pete Doherty Hugh Cornwell Status Quo The Gaslight Anthem in which Springsteen appeared on stage during their song The 59 Sound Madness Dizzee Rascal Crosby Stills amp Nash Lily Allen Kasabian and Florence and the Machine 110 2010s Edit Beyonce performing during Glastonbury Festival in 2011 The Glastonbury Festival 2010 took place between 23 and 28 June On the last night Michael Eavis appeared on the main stage with headline artist Stevie Wonder to sing the chorus of the latter s Happy Birthday marking the festival s 40th year 112 Tickets went on sale on 4 October 2009 using the same 50 deposit scheme introduced the previous year 113 unlike the previous two years and more in common with earlier festivals the tickets for the 2010 edition sold out in less than 24 hours 114 U2 were due to headline the Pyramid Stage on Friday night at Glastonbury 2010 but due to frontman Bono sustaining a back injury they were forced to pull out According to the media Bono was gutted even having written a song especially for the festival 115 Damon Albarn s Gorillaz replaced U2 116 and joined Muse and Stevie Wonder for the Saturday and Sunday headline slots respectively 117 It was Albarn s second headlining act in two years Pet Shop Boys returned after 10 years to headline the Other Stage on the Saturday Night The entire stage set from their Pandemonium Tour was brought in for the performance which was extremely well received Radiohead s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood made a surprise appearance with a nine song set 118 The weather at the festival was among some of the best ever the festival goers enjoying 3 days of abundant sunshine and very warm to hot temperatures which reached close to 30 degrees on the Sunday it was the first rain free festival since 2002 and the hottest since the festival began 119 The new bridge dedicated to Arabella Churchill which was built in 2010 During 2010 Michael Eavis received a donation from British Waterways of timber from the old gates at Caen Hill Locks in Wiltshire This was used to construct a new bridge which was dedicated to the memory of Arabella Churchill 120 The following year more of the redundant lock gates were used to build the Campo Pequeno amphitheatre 121 122 The Glastonbury Festival 2011 took place from Wednesday 22 until Sunday 26 June 2011 123 The tickets were sold out within 4 hours of going on sale on Sunday 3 October 2010 Headline acts for 2011 were U2 on the Friday night Coldplay on the Saturday and Beyonce on Sunday 124 This made Beyonce the first woman to headline at the festival since 1999 125 Glastonbury in 2011 The festival was not held in 2012 giving the site and organisers a fallow year which originally would have been in 2011 in keeping with the tradition of taking a break every fifth year Michael Eavis cited the shortage and likely cost of portable toilets and policing due to the needs of the 2012 Summer Olympics as being amongst the reasons 126 The decision to move the fallow year to 2012 also proved to be a fortunate one as Somerset experienced spells of persistent heavy rain in the period up to and including the week that the festival would normally have been held Indeed Emily Eavis suggested that the festival itself might have been called off such was the severity of the weather 127 Registration for tickets to the 2013 festival began in June 2011 and ticket booking opened at 9 am on Sunday 7 October 2012 128 with 135 000 selling out in a record time of one hour and forty minutes 129 130 To mark the 2012 Glastonbury weekend Eavis was invited to guest edit the local paper the Western Daily Press on Saturday 23 June 131 Coldplay performing Adventure of a Lifetime during their headline setlist at Glastonbury 2016 The performance was their fifth at the festival and a record setting fourth as headliners During the 2014 festival a 26 year old Berkshire man suffered from a suspected reaction to Ketamine and later died in Bristol Royal Infirmary Despite this police reported that crime was down 30 from last year but reminded festival goers to look after their possessions 132 In 2014 Mendip District Council issued a licence for 10 years up until 2024 133 A few weeks before the 2015 festival Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl fell off a stage during a show in Gothenburg and broke his leg forcing their late withdrawal from the line up 134 Florence and the Machine were moved from second top on the bill to Friday s headliner while Florence s vacant gap was filled by Reading amp Leeds headliners The Libertines and their performance was well received 135 Kanye West and The Who were the headliners for the Saturday and Sunday respectively Other notable acts who performed included Motorhead their final festival appearance in the UK before Lemmy s death the Moody Blues Pharrell Williams Deadmau5 Patti Smith the Strypes Lionel Richie Catfish and the Bottlemen Enter Shikari the Chemical Brothers Thee Faction Alt J Paloma Faith Mary J Blige and Paul Weller as well as an appearance by the 14th Dalai Lama On 28 August 2015 it was announced that hundreds of pairs of discarded wellington boots from the 2015 festival were donated to the migrant camp at Calais 136 Actor Bradley Cooper appeared onstage at the 2017 Glastonbury Festival and was filmed for what would later be a scene used for his 2018 film A Star Is Born On 3 April 2017 it was announced the BBC had renewed its exclusive national rights to broadcast the event until 2022 137 On 24 June 2017 reggae group Toots and the Maytals were slotted for 17 30 with BBC Four scheduled to show highlights from their set When they did not show it was suspected they missed their time slot and BBC broadcaster Mark Radcliffe apologised on their behalf stating If you were expecting Toots and the Maytals and frankly we all were it seems like they were on Jamaican time or something because they didn t make it to the site on time The group credited with coining the term reggae in song was subsequently rescheduled by the Glastonbury Festival organisers giving Toots and the Maytals the midnight slot with all other acts being shifted by one hour 138 139 140 Jeremy Corbyn and Michael Eavis together on the Pyramid Stage at the 2017 Glastonbury Festival Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn was invited to speak on the Pyramid Stage at the 2017 festival 141 142 In February 2018 festival organiser Emily Eavis confirmed in a BBC interview that a plastic bottle ban could be enforced at the 2019 event for environmental reasons Water kiosks where festival goers could get any type of bottle refilled had been introduced in 2014 143 In February 2019 organisers confirmed the bottle ban would begin at that year s festival encompassing all bars traders and backstage areas 144 The festival had a fallow year in 2018 to allow the ground to recover It returned in 2019 145 Glastonbury 2019 featured new stages art installations and areas including a giant crane purchased from Avonmouth Docks 146 The Pyramid Stage was headlined by Stormzy The Killers and The Cure with Miley Cyrus 147 Janet Jackson Kylie Minogue Wu Tang Clan The Chemical Brothers The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican and Fatboy Slim also performing 148 2020s Edit The 2020 and 2021 festivals were cancelled because of the COVID 19 pandemic 149 150 In 2020 for what would have been the festival s 50th anniversary the BBC broadcast a variety of acclaimed sets during the weekend of the cancelled festival with performances by acts including Taylor Swift Florence and the Machine Adele R E M Beyonce the Rolling Stones Jay Z and Billie Eilish 151 In 2021 Glastonbury produced a film recorded on the Glastonbury site Live at Worthy Farm with performances by acts including Coldplay Haim and Damon Albarn Live at Worthy Farm also saw the debut of The Smile a new band featuring Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead with Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner 152 153 154 155 The film was streamed on the Glastonbury website on 22 May 156 and broadcast on BBC Two on 27 June 2021 157 158 159 The event returned in June 2022 Billie Eilish headlined the Friday night making her the youngest Glastonbury headline act to date Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar were headline acts for Saturday night and Sunday night respectively Other acts included Diana Ross Charli XCX Foals HAIM Idles Little Simz Lorde Olivia Rodrigo Megan Thee Stallion Pet Shop Boys Sam Fender Phoebe Bridgers Wolf Alice and Years amp Years 160 In July 2022 a petition was launched to rename the John Peel Stage due to the sexual abuse Peel was accused of and admitted to 161 162 Elton John was announced as the headliner for the Pyramid Stage on Sunday night at Glastonbury 2023 for his final UK show of his last ever tour Organisation Edit The festival site in 2002 Since 1981 the festival has been organised by local farmer and site owner Michael Eavis through his company Glastonbury Festivals Ltd Eavis ran the festival with his wife Jean until her death in 1999 and now co organises the event with his daughter Emily Eavis 163 In 2002 Festival Republic a company consisting of both Live Nation and MCD took on the job of managing the logistics and security of the festival through a 40 stake in the festival management company 164 This relationship ended in 2012 and Glastonbury festival is now independent 165 Glastonbury Festivals Ltd donates most of their profits to charities including donations to local charity and community groups and paying for the purchase and restoration of the Tithe Barn in Pilton 166 Several stages and areas are managed independently such as The Left Field which is managed by a cooperative owned by Battersea and Wandsworth TUC 167 Worthy FM and a field run by Greenpeace 168 The sound systems on site have a total power of 650 000 watts with the main stage having 250 speakers 169 There are over 4 000 toilets 2 000 long drop and 1 300 compost with water supplies including two reservoirs holding 2 000 000 L 440 000 imp gal of water 169 With the exception of technical and security staff the festival is mainly run by volunteers Some 2 000 stewards are organised by the aid charity Oxfam In return for their work at the festival Oxfam receive a donation which in 2005 was 200 000 170 Medical facilities are provided by Festival Medical Services who have done so since 1979 The bars are organised by the Workers Beer Company sponsored by Carlsberg previously Budweiser who recruit teams of volunteer staff from small charities and campaign groups In return for their help typically around 18 hours over the festival volunteers are paid in free entry transport and food while their charities receive the wages the volunteers earn over the event Catering and some retail services are provided by various small companies typically mobile catering vans with over 400 food stalls on site in 2010 169 The camping retail chain Millets and independent shops set up makeshift outlets at the festival Additionally charities and organisations run promotional or educational stalls such as the Hare Krishna tent which provide free vegetarian food Network Recycling manage refuse on the site and in 2004 recycled 300 tonnes and composted 110 tonnes of waste from the site 171 Significant logistical operations take place to bring people into the festival by public transport each year Additional festival trains are provided to Castle Cary railway station mostly from London Paddington 172 The station operates as a mini hub with waiting shuttle buses transferring passengers from Castle Cary to the festival site as required This is an intensive operation on the Wednesday and Thursday each year with local bus and coach operators providing these buses over the two days Additional extra buses normally provided by Go South Coast run from Bristol to the festival 172 On the Monday passengers are transferred back in just one day with additional buses provided to meet the increased requirement National Express provide extra coaches direct to the festival site from major UK towns and much of this work is subcontracted to smaller coach operators to provide the capacity required 173 The Pyramid stage is 25 metres tall The stage has 292 audio speakers There are 8 5 km of cables for video and audio On stage there are 354 microphones and 3743 light bulbs 174 Aggreko provide over 27 megawatts of electricity to the site with bio diesel generators 175 Location Edit class notpageimage Map showing the location of the Glastonbury Festival within Somerset The festival takes place in South West England at Worthy Farm between the small villages of Pilton and Pylle in Somerset six miles east of Glastonbury overlooked by the Glastonbury Tor in the Vale of Avalon 176 The area has a number of legends and spiritual traditions and is a New Age site of interest ley lines are considered to converge on the Tor 177 The nearest town to the festival site is Shepton Mallet three miles 5 km north east but there continues to be interaction between the people espousing alternative lifestyles living in Glastonbury and the festival The farm is situated between the A361 and A37 roads Worthy Farm is situated at grid reference ST 590 397 in a valley at the head of the Whitelake River between two low limestone ridges part of the southern edge of the Mendip Hills On the site is a confluence of the two small streams that make the Whitelake River In the past the site has experienced problems with flooding though after the floods that occurred during the 1997 and 1998 festival drainage was improved This did not prevent flooding during the 2005 festival but allowed the flood water to dissipate within hours 178 The Highbridge branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway ran through the farm on an embankment but was dismantled in 1966 and now forms a main thoroughfare across the site 179 Another prominent feature is the high voltage electricity line which crosses the site east west There are several public rights of way bordering the festival site 180 In recent years when the site has been organised around a restricted backstage compound with the Pyramid stage on the north and Other stage on the south of the compound Attractions on the east of the site include the acoustic tent comedy tent and circus To the south are the green fields which include displays of traditional and environmentally friendly crafts In King s Meadow the hill at the far south of the site is a modern small megalith circle which like Stonehenge is coordinated with the summer solstice and since 1990 represents a stone circle 181 Lineups EditMain article Glastonbury Festival line ups Edition Year Dates Tickets sold Headliners Notable acts Ticket price1 1970 19 September 1 500 182 Tyrannosaurus Rex replaced The Kinks 182 Steamhammer Duster Bennett Alan Bown Wayne Fontana Amazing Blondel Tyrannosaurus Rex Keith Christmas Al Stewart Quintessence Stackridge 1 182 2 1971 20 24 June 12 000 183 David Bowie 183 Joan Baez Hawkwind Melanie Traffic Fairport Convention Quintessence Pink Floyd billed but cancelled 184 Free 183 3 1978 28 June 8 July 500 185 none the impromptu festival 4 1979 21 23 June 12 000 186 Tim Blake Peter Gabriel 186 Steve Hillage The Alex Harvey Band Sky Footsbarn Theatre 5 186 5 1981 19 21 June 18 000 187 Hawkwind Ginger Baker 188 New Order Taj Mahal Aswad Gordon Giltrap Judie Tzuke John Cooper Clarke Gong Matumbi Robert Hunter Supercharge Talisman Tim Blake 8 187 6 1982 18 20 June 25 000 188 Van Morrison Jackson Browne 188 Judie Tzuke Richie Havens Aswad Steel Pulse Thompson Twins John Cooper Clarke Climax Blues Band The Blues Band Talisman A Certain Ratio David Rappaport Alexei Sayle Incubus The Greatest Show on Legs U2 billed but cancelled 8 188 7 1983 17 19 June 30 000 189 Curtis Mayfield UB40 189 The Beat Marillion King Sunny Ade The Chieftains Tom Paxton Dennis Brown The Enid Jean Philippe Rykiel Incantation Alexei Sayle Aswad A Certain Ratio Dr John Alexis Korner Black Roots Melanie Kevin Brown 12 189 8 1984 22 24 June 35 000 190 The Smiths Weather Report Black Uhuru 190 Ian Dury Joan Baez The Waterboys Fela Kuti General Public Dr John Fairport Convention Christy Moore Brass Construction The Staple Singers Billy Bragg Amazulu Paul Brady Steve Jolliffe The Band billed but did not appear 13 190 9 1985 21 23 June 40 000 191 Echo amp the Bunnymen Joe Cocker The Boomtown Rats 191 The Style Council King Ian Dury and The Blockheads Aswad Joe Cocker Nick Lowe Third World Gregory Isaacs Hugh Masekela Clannad Midnight Oil Misty in Roots The Pogues Robin Williamson Big Sound Authority Working Week Alexei Sayle 16 191 10 1986 20 22 June 60 000 192 The Cure The Psychedelic Furs Level 42 192 Simply Red Madness Ruby Turner Amazulu That Petrol Emotion Howard Hughes Rodney Allen Lloyd Cole Black Uhuru The Wailers Band Loudon Wainwright III John Martyn Latin Quarter The Housemartins The Waterboys The Pogues Level 42 Robert Cray Band Christy Moore Gil Scott Heron 17 192 11 1987 19 21 June 60 000 193 Elvis Costello Van Morrison The Communards 193 New Order The Robert Cray Band Los Lobos Ben E King Taj Mahal Trouble Funk Richard Thompson Courtney Pine Husker Du Paul Brady The Men They Couldn t Hang The Woodentops The Mighty Lemon Drops Misty in Roots Michelle Shocked World Party Rodney Allen 21 193 12 1989 16 18 June 65 000 194 Elvis Costello Van Morrison Suzanne Vega 194 All About Eve Bhundu Boys Fairground Attraction Hothouse Flowers Fela Anikulapo Kuti Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens Yossou N Dour Pixies The Proclaimers David Rudder Throwing Muses Alexei Sayle Martin Stephenson and the Daintees The Waterboys Heathcote Williams Womack amp Womack The Wonder Stuff Flaco Jimenez Lucinda Williams 28 194 13 1990 22 24 June 70 000 195 The Cure Happy Mondays Sinead O Connor 195 Levellers Ry Cooder and David Lindley The Neville Brothers Aswad Deacon Blue Hothouse Flowers De La Soul Jesus Jones James Mano Negra Del Amitri Green on Red Blue Aeroplanes Archaos World Party 38 195 14 1992 26 28 June 70 000 196 Carter USM Shakespears Sister Youssou N Dour 196 Lou Reed Blur Primal Scream Carter USM Sawdoctors PJ Harvey Levellers Buddy Guy The Fall The House of Love Richard Thompson Billy Bragg Morrissey billed but cancelled 49 196 15 1993 25 27 June 80 000 197 The Black Crowes Christy Moore Lenny Kravitz replaced Red Hot Chili Peppers 197 The Velvet Underground Primal Scream The Kinks Van Morrison Nanci Griffith The Orb Galliano Stereo MC s Robert Plant Alison Moyet Baaba Maal The Black Crowes Ian Dury and The Blockheads Green on Red The Tragically Hip Hothouse Flowers Sawdoctors Barenaked Ladies Wynton Marsalis P M Dawn Suede Lindisfarne 58 197 16 1994 24 26 June 80 000 198 Levellers Elvis Costello Peter Gabriel 198 Johnny Cash Rage Against the Machine Spin Doctors Bjork Radiohead Blur Oasis Orbital Pulp Saint Etienne Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Van Morrison Jackson Browne Dwight Yoakam M People Manic Street Preachers The Pretenders Beastie Boys The Boo Radleys Iris DeMent Mary Black John Hiatt 59 198 17 1995 23 25 June 80 000 199 Oasis Pulp replaced The Stone Roses The Cure 199 The Offspring Jeff Buckley Page and Plant The Shamen The Black Crowes PJ Harvey Soul Asylum War The Lightning Seeds Ozric Tentacles Senser Spearhead Jamiroquai Everything but the Girl Indigo Girls Dave Matthews Band Simple Minds Tanita Tikaram Sawdoctors Bootleg Beatles The Charlatans The Flaming Lips Weezer The Verve 65 199 18 1997 27 29 June 90 000 200 Radiohead The Prodigy Ash replaced Steve Winwood 200 The Smashing Pumpkins Sting Radiohead Steve Winwood Van Morrison Sheryl Crow Supergrass Beck Cast Ocean Colour Scene Dodgy Billy Bragg Nanci Griffith Ray Davies Levellers Phish Echo amp the Bunnymen Terrorvision The Prodigy Republica Kula Shaker The Chemical Brothers Reef Neneh Cherry Jools Holland s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra Shawn Colvin Sharon Shannon Beth Orton Ani DiFranco The Shirehorses Neil Young billed but cancelled 75 200 19 1998 26 28 June 100 500 201 Primal Scream Blur Bob Dylan 201 Pulp Robbie Williams Foo Fighters Tony Bennett Tori Amos The Chemical Brothers Roni Size James Tricky Sonic Youth Stereophonics Portishead The Jesus and Mary Chain Underworld Placebo Deftones The Divine Comedy Ian Brown Embrace 80 201 20 1999 25 27 June 100 500 202 R E M Manic Street Preachers Skunk Anansie 202 The Beautiful South Coldplay Muse Hole Ash Blondie Underworld Fun Lovin Criminals Texas Lenny Kravitz Bush The Corrs Al Green Joe Strummer Barenaked Ladies Eliza Carthy Bjorn Again Ian Dury and The Blockheads Beth Orton Billy Bragg Elliott Smith Travis Queens of the Stone Age Lonnie Donegan Suzanne Vega Marianne Faithfull Fatboy Slim 83 202 21 2000 23 25 June 100 000 203 David Bowie Travis The Chemical Brothers 203 Muse Coldplay Cypress Hill Pet Shop Boys Ocean Colour Scene The Chemical Brothers Happy Mondays Willie Nelson Jools Holland Wyclef Jean Reef Basement Jaxx Burt Bacharach Eagle Eye Cherry Sharon Shannon The Wailers Semisonic Nine Inch Nails Dandy Warhols David Gray Toploader The Blue Aeroplanes The Waterboys Hothouse Flowers Suzanne Vega Kate Rusby 87 203 22 2002 a 28 30 June 140 000 204 Coldplay Rod Stewart Stereophonics 204 The White Stripes Roger Waters Isaac Hayes Garbage Manu Chao Rolf Harris Mis Teeq Fatboy Slim Faithless Orbital Air Kosheen 97 204 23 2003 27 29 June 150 000 60 R E M Radiohead Moby 60 Manic Street Preachers The Flaming Lips Yes Super Furry Animals Primal Scream Sugababes David Gray Doves Feeder The Coral Supergrass Turin Brakes Idlewild Suede Sigur Ros Damien Rice Arthur Lee De La Soul Jimmy Cliff The Damned The Darkness The Thrills Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra 105 60 24 2004 25 27 June 150 000 66 Paul McCartney Oasis Muse 66 James Brown Kings of Leon Morrissey Scissor Sisters Franz Ferdinand Goldfrapp 112 66 25 2005 24 26 June 153 000 205 White Stripes Coldplay Basement Jaxx replaced Kylie Minogue 205 The Killers New Order Girls Aloud Primal Scream Elvis Costello Brian Wilson 125 205 26 2007 22 24 June 135 000 82 Arctic Monkeys The Killers The Who 82 Adele Arcade Fire Arcadia Spectacular Shirley Bassey Bjork The Kooks Amy Winehouse 145 82 27 2008 27 29 June 134 000 206 Kings of Leon Jay Z The Verve 206 Levellers Leonard Cohen Neil Diamond Amy Winehouse John Mayer Foals Goldfrapp 155 206 28 2009 26 28 June 135 000 110 Neil Young Bruce Springsteen Blur 110 Pendulum Status Quo The Prodigy The Specials Lady Gaga The Black Eyed Peas Crosby Stills amp Nash Franz Ferdinand Spinal Tap 175 110 29 2010 25 27 June 135 000 207 Gorillaz replaced U2 Muse Stevie Wonder 207 Scissor Sisters Shakira The Flaming Lips Jackson Browne Pet Shop Boys Ray Davies Radiohead s Thom Yorke secret show being joined near the end of the set by bandmate Jonny Greenwood Billy Bragg Hybrid The Stranglers 185 207 30 2011 24 26 June 135 000 Beyonce U2 Coldplay B B King Morrissey Paul Simon Wu Tang Clan Radiohead secret show Pulp secret show Primal Scream The Wombles Master Musicians of Joujouka Paddy Nash with Billy Bragg 19531 2013 28 30 June 135 000 Arctic Monkeys The Rolling Stones Mumford amp Sons Dizzee Rascal Ben Howard Jake Bugg Sir Bruce Forsyth Primal Scream Vampire Weekend The Vaccines Kenny Rogers Beady Eye Tame Impala Hurts Portishead Billy Bragg Skrillex secret show 20532 2014 27 29 June 135 000 Arcade Fire Metallica Kasabian The 1975 Lily Allen Arcadia Spectacular The Black Keys Blondie Jake Bugg Elbow Dolly Parton Goldfrapp Imagine Dragons Manic Street Preachers Massive Attack M I A Pixies Robert Plant Lana Del Rey Skrillex Jack White The Tuts Billy Bragg 21033 2015 24 28 June 135 000 Florence and the Machine replaced Foo Fighters Kanye West 208 The Who Lionel Richie 209 Motorhead 210 Pharrell Williams The Libertines Paul Weller Deadmau5 Alt J Catfish and the Bottlemen Paloma Faith The Waterboys George Ezra Patti Smith Thee Faction The Chemical Brothers Burt Bacharach Enter Shikari The Moody Blues Billy Bragg Jungle 22534 2016 22 26 June 135 000 211 Muse Adele Coldplay 212 213 Jeff Lynne s ELO PJ Harvey Beck Tame Impala New Order Foals Ellie Goulding Madness Skepta Disclosure The 1975 The Last Shadow Puppets Earth Wind amp Fire Jake Bugg Years amp Years ZZ Top LCD Soundsystem Bastille Bring Me the Horizon Wolf Alice Damon Albarn Cyndi Lauper Gary Clark Jr James MO Christine and the Queens Billy Bragg M83 22835 2017 21 25 June 135 000 214 Radiohead 215 Foo Fighters 216 Ed Sheeran 217 London Grammar Biffy Clyro Liam Gallagher Katy Perry Barry Gibb The xx The National Lorde Royal Blood Goldfrapp Stormzy Chic Major Lazer Alt J Boy Better Know The Jacksons Kris Kristofferson Laura Marling Emeli Sande Dizzee Rascal Solange Run the Jewels HAIM Clean Bandit George Ezra Halsey Busted Elbow First Aid Kit Craig David Jools Holland Dua Lipa Tove Lo Jamie Cullum Declan McKenna Lucy Spraggan Gabrielle Aplin Kaiser Chiefs Napalm Death The Killers secret show Toots and the Maytals Billy Bragg 23836 2019 26 30 June 135 000 Stormzy The Killers The Cure 218 Kylie Minogue Johnny Marr Janet Jackson George Ezra Liam Gallagher Vampire Weekend Lauryn Hill Miley Cyrus Bastille Hozier Sheryl Crow Anne Marie Years amp Years Tom Odell Carrie Underwood Nilufer Yanya Mavis Staples Bjorn Again The Proclaimers Tame Impala The Chemical Brothers Christine and the Queens Jon Hopkins Wu Tang Clan Janelle Monae Interpol Sean Paul The Streets Cat Power Hot Chip Rex Orange County Two Door Cinema Club The Charlatans The Lumineers The BlundaBus The Blue Aeroplanes The Courteeners Sigrid Dave Billie Eilish Jorja Smith Jungle Kamasi Washington Pale Waves Bugzy Malone Friendly Fires Babymetal Lewis Capaldi Pet Shop Boys Keane Mac DeMarco Lizzo Bananarama Jeff Goldblum Basil Brush 24837 2020 Cancelled 24 28 June Cancelled b Paul McCartney Taylor Swift Kendrick Lamar Diana Ross Noel Gallagher s High Flying Birds Lana Del Rey Anderson Paak Cage the Elephant Camila Cabello Candi Staton Charli XCX Dua Lipa Angel Olsen FKA Twigs Fontaines D C Haim Kacey Musgraves Thundercat Glass Animals Big Thief Crowded House Dizzee Rascal Elbow Sam Fender Happy Mondays Herbie Hancock The Isley Brothers Laura Marling Manic Street Preachers Declan McKenna Pet Shop Boys Primal Scream Spice Girls Sinead O Connor The Specials Thom Yorke TLC 219 220 26538 2021 Cancelled 23 27 June Cancelled 22 23 May livestream event c Coldplay Haim Jorja Smith Idles Kano Wolf Alice Michael Kiwanuka Damon Albarn The Smile 221 222 223 George Ezra Roisin Murphy 224 2039 2022 22 26 June 142 000 Paul McCartney Billie Eilish Kendrick Lamar 225 Diana Ross Sam Fender Noel Gallagher s High Flying Birds Lorde Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Haim Elbow Wolf Alice AJ Tracey Herbie Hancock Crowded House Easy Life DakhaBrakha Rufus Wainwright Joy Crookes Black Dyke Band Ziggy Marley Les Amazones d Afrique Foals Megan Thee Stallion Pet Shop Boys St Vincent Burna Boy Years amp Years Idles Olivia Rodrigo Kacey Musgraves Supergrass Glass Animals Fontaines D C Declan McKenna Alfie Templeman Little Simz Roisin Murphy Bicep Angelique Kidjo Primal Scream Jamie T Charli XCX TLC Four Tet Jessie Ware Baskery Courtney Barnett Yungblud The War and Treaty Phoebe Bridgers Celeste Inhaler First Aid Kit Metronomy Billy Bragg Yola 225 28540 2023 21 25 June Elton John 226 Notes 2001 edition cancelled due to safety fears foot and mouth disease outbreak Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in the United Kingdom Cancelled for a second time due to the pandemic replaced by the livestream event Live at Worthy FarmAccommodation Edit Glastonbury Festival s Other Stage in 2004 with tents in the foreground Most people who stay at Glastonbury Festival camp in a tent There are different camping areas each with its own atmosphere Limekilns and Hitchin Hill Ground are quieter camping areas whereas Pennard Hill Ground is a lively campsite Cockmill Meadow is a family campsite and Wicket Ground was introduced in 2011 as a second family only campsite An accessible campsite is also available in Spring Ground Campsite accommodation is provided in the cost of a standard entry ticket but festival goers must bring their own tents Tipis have been at the festival for many years A limited number of fixed tipis are available for hire at the tipi field near the stone circle Up to six adults can stay in each tipi and each one comes with a groundsheet and raincatcher Internal bedding and camping equipment is not provided Tipi Park also offers solar showers and a log fired yurt sauna 227 Campervans caravans and trailer tents are not allowed into the main festival site However the purchase of a campervan ticket in addition to the main ticket allows access to fields just outside the boundary fence and the cost includes access for the campervan or towing vehicle and the caravan the car or other vehicle used to tow the caravan may be parked alongside it but sleeping is only authorised in the campervan caravan and connected awning not in the accompanying vehicle One additional tent may accompany the caravan campervan if space within the plot allows Some people choose to bring or hire a motorhome though drivers of larger vehicles or motorhomes may have to purchase a second campervan ticket if they cannot fit within the defined plot 228 229 The 2009 festival saw changes to the campervan fields commercial vehicles were no longer classed as campervans all campervans had to have a fitted sleeping area and either washing or cooking facilities and caravans and trailer tents were allowed back at the festival Prior to this only campervans were allowed on site caravans and trailers being banned in the early 1990s after a number were stuck in the mud and abandoned 230 Festival goers can stay at local B amp B accommodation There are several independent Glastonbury accommodation providers close to the main site which include smaller campsites for tents gypsy caravans geo domes private cottages and more some festival goers choose to be ferried between the festival and their accommodation by quad bike or even private helicopter 231 Cultural references Edit An example of the sculptures and other artwork displayed across the site Various artists have written songs entitled Glastonbury or about the festival including Nizlopi 232 The Waterboys 233 and Scouting for Girls 234 Cosmic Rough Riders included Glastonbury Revisited on their album Enjoy The Melodic Sunshine Poptones in 2000 235 Amy Macdonald in her song Let s Start a Band referenced Glastonbury Give me a festival and I ll be your Glastonbury star 236 Robbie Williams in his song The 90s refers to his surprise appearance on stage with Oasis in 1995 which ultimately led to him leaving Take That 237 Joe Strummer wrote the song Coma Girl about his experiences at Glastonbury 238 in a BBC interview 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