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. The majority of staff are volunteers, helping the festival to raise millions of pounds for charity organisations. [112] 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. [57] The number of tickets was increased to 150,000 for 2003 which sold out within one day of going on sale,[58] in marked contrast to the two months it took to sell 140,000 in 2002. [41] 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. Main Stages There are six main stages hosting mainly established artists – the largest of which is the Pyramid Stage, followed by the Other Stage, with the Dance Village, Jazz World, Acoustic Tent, New Band Stage (re-christened the John Peel Stage in 2005 after the death of the great alternative music DJ in 2004), and Fields of Avalon offering more low-key specialist alternatives. [168] He was guest editor of the Western Daily Press newspaper on Glastonbury's 'fallow' weekend, 23 June 2012. Estimates suggest there may have been enough fence-jumpers to double the size of the festival. [26][27] Weather Report played the main stage, and Elvis Costello headlined the last night for almost three hours.[28]. [17], Performers included David Bowie, Mighty Baby, Traffic, Fairport Convention, Gong, Hawkwind, Pink Fairies, Skin Alley, The Worthy Farm Windfuckers and Melanie. [133] Kanye West and The Who were the headliners for the Saturday and Sunday, respectively. [159] The station operates as a mini hub with waiting shuttle buses transferring passengers from Castle Cary to the festival site as required. The biggest festival yet was held in 1990; however, the day after the festival ended, violence – between the security guards and new age travellers (the so-called Battle of Yeoman's Bridge) – led to the organisers taking 1991 off to rethink the festival. [106][107], The Glastonbury Festival 2009 took place between 24 and 28 June 2009. As well as the two main stages, areas and performance spaces on … Tickets for the festival sold out. The Pyramid Stage, is the most instantly recognised festival stage in the world. Other billed acts of note were Steamhammer, Quintessence, Stackridge, Originn Al Stewart and Keith Christmas. 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. [153], Several stages and areas are managed independently, such as The Left Field which is managed by a cooperative owned by Battersea and Wandsworth TUC,[154] Worthy FM and a field run by Greenpeace. Additional festival trains are provided to Castle Cary railway station, mostly from London Paddington. Organiser Michael Eavis decided to host the first festival, then called Pilton 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. [134], On 3 April 2017, it was announced the BBC had renewed its exclusive national rights to broadcast the event until 2022. Glastonbury Festival 1981 Line-up On the Pyramid Stage in 1981 was a sign of things to come as the main stage welcomed a smorgasbord of different musical genres. This is run with time clocks so the lights are only on when they are needed, contributing to the festival's green requirements. Visit bbc.co.uk/glastonbury for more videos and photos This led to public safety concerns and the local District Council refused any further licences until the problem was solved. [110] Tickets went on sale on 4 October 2009, using the same £50 deposit scheme introduced the previous year;[111] 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. [43], 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. "[37] 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. [83] 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. [157] Medical facilities are provided by Festival Medical Services who have done so since 1979. The group credited with coining the term "reggae" in song was subsequently rescheduled by the Glastonbury Festival organizers giving Toots and the Maytals the midnight slot, with all other acts being shifted by one hour. Yesterday Glastonbury organisers revealed that the sale of plastic bottles has been banned across the festival in a bid to reduce waste. [60], 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. 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 which was found by dowsing. Glastonbury Festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year — here's NME's selection of the 50 greatest moments in the festival's glorious history Previous. It was also the first year that tickets sold out before the full line-up was announced. When cars were finally allowed to leave the site the surrounding roads were found to be clear. This Pyramid grew to symbolise the magic of Glastonbury Festival. Indeed, Emily Eavis suggested that the festival itself might have been called off, such was the severity of the weather. Joe Rush, designer: 'My chance to play the main stage at last' Photograph: Andy Hall "It has been a huge logistical effort," he said. Tipis have been at the festival for many years. [122] This made Beyoncé the first woman to headline at the festival since 1999. 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. [61] 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. Pet Shop Boys returned after 10 years to headline the Other Stage on the Saturday Night. [121] The tickets were sold out within 4 hours of going on sale on Sunday 3 October 2010. 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. This time there was major sponsorship from The Guardian and the BBC, who had taken over televising the event from Channel 4. The main Pyramid stage will be headlined by Stormzy on Friday night and The Killers on Saturday night. The festival was headlined by Chemical Brothers, Travis and David Bowie who played 30 years after his first appearance. [49] This year also saw an estimated 250,000 people attend the festival (only 100,000 tickets were sold) due to gatecrashers. This was confirmed after the licence for 2005 was granted. Glastonbury Festival tickets sold out in just 37 minutes and now after months of waiting the line up has been announced. 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. The dance acts of 1995 were led by Massive Attack on the Friday and Carl Cox on the Saturday. Tipi Park also offers solar showers and a log-fired yurt sauna to cap off the experience. Since then, it has been held most years, except for "fallow years" taken mostly at five-year intervals, intended to give the land, local population, and organisers a break. [162], After recovering from stomach cancer, Eavis stood as a candidate for the Labour Party in the 1997 general election in Wells, polling 10,204 votes. Tickets were £1. [24], Since 1983, large festivals have required licences from local authorities. 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 attacked by the establishment and mainstream press for years – didn't seem so dangerous. [216][217] 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. [129], During the 2014 festival, a 26-year-old Berkshire man suffered from a suspected reaction to Ketamine and later died in Bristol Royal Infirmary. [6] Glastonbury has been suspended twice since the last festival took place in 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [161], The festival is powered by Aggreko who provide over 27 megawatts of power to the site with 250 bio-diesel generators, run on 60,000 litres of waste vegetable oil (WVO) fuel. Impressive as the list might be, we wouldn’t recommend that you hang out in the Pyramid Stage area all weekend. [42] 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. Glastonbury Festival 2019 was a momentous occasion for one performer. Tom Odell 13:15 – 14:00 British singer-songwriter Tom Odell takes second place, bringing his popular indie-folk pop style t… We’ve had old favourites and controversial surprises, the extraordinarily famous and the up-and-coming, pared down sets and huge theatrics. The lower attendance led to a much more relaxed atmosphere and massively reduced crime levels compared to previous years. [82] This was the first year that "The Park" area opened. [48] 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. [29] 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. They instead premiered it in a concert in Turin on their 360° Tour. [108] The full line up was released on 25 May 2009 and included headliners Blur, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young on the Pyramid stage. [156] The camping retail chain Millets, and independent shops, set up makeshift outlets at the festival. [56], 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. [9][10][11], There had been a commercial UK festival tradition which included the National Jazz and Blues Festival and the Isle of Wight Festival. 1989 was the first year that impromptu, unofficial sound systems sprung up around the festival site – a portent of things to come. 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. [117], During 2010 Michael Eavis received a donation from British Waterways of timber from the old gates at Caen Hill Locks in Wiltshire. The 1971 festival featured the first incarnation of the "Pyramid Stage". [145], On 18 March 2020, the 50th anniversary of the Glastonbury festival was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. Using designs based on the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, Pilton villager Bill Burroughs constructed a Pyramid Stage four times the size of the original. To aid you in your … [229] 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. The Pyramid stage is the main stage at Glastonbury. [87] 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. Some 2,000 stewards are organised by the aid charity Oxfam. [32] This success was carried through to 1993 which, like 1992, was hot and dry. 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. Next . Glastonbury was released in the UK on 14 April 2006. Additionally charities and organisations run promotional or educational stalls, such as the Hare Krishna tent which provide free vegetarian food. Michael Eavis hosted the first festival, then called Pilton Festival, after seeing an open-air Led Zeppelin concert at the 1970 Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music. [67] For 2005, the enclosed area of the festival was over 900 acres (3.6 km2),[68] had over 385 live performances,[46] and was attended by around 150,000 people. In 1985, the festival grew too large for Worthy Farm, but neighbouring Cockmill Farm was purchased. You check it out below, but beware, it is very big! [227], 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. Same Puzzle Crosswords. Stage Main Performance Area At Glastonbury - CodyCross. The Prodigy were due to headline the Other Stage on the Saturday night of the festival before the tragic death of frontman Keith Flint in March. [115] It was Albarn's second headlining act in two years. Catering, and some retail services, are provided by various small companies, typically mobile catering vans, with over 400 food stalls on site in 2010. Whatever the intangible quality that puts a performer on Glastonbury Festival’s most iconic stage, it’s led to quite a line-up, featuring The Rolling Stones, Radiohead, Oasis, Jay-Z, Franz Ferdinand, U2, The Prodigy, Joan Baez, Pulp, Tom Jones, Neil Diamond, Shakira, Johnny Cash, Gorillaz, Dizzee Rascal, Paul Weller, Peter Gabriel, Van Morrisson, Sinead O’Conner, Bjork, PJ Harvey, English National Opera, REM, Coldplay, Robbie Williams, Beyonce, Willie Nelson, Metallica, Lily Allen, Bruce Springsteen, Pet Shop Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Morrissey, Paul McCartney, Scissor Sisters, Tony Bennet, Roger Water’s Pink Floyd, Kings of Leon, The Reverand Al Greene, Rod Stewart, Jimmy Cliff, Dolly Parton, David Bowie, White Stripes, Dame Shirley Bassey, Arctic Monkeys, The Who, Brian Wilson and many many more. 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. 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. [119][120], The Glastonbury Festival 2011 took place from Wednesday 22 until Sunday 26 June 2011. Attractions on the east of the site include the acoustic tent, comedy tent and circus. The second main stage is named the Other Stage (previously the NME Stage). It was believed that a pyramid is a very powerful shape: the apex projects energy upwards while energy from the stars and sun are drawn down. Glastonbury has also released stage times here. Björn Again 11:45 – 12:45 Lining up first on the legendary Pyramid Stage is Björn Again, an ABBA parody group. 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. Despite this, police reported that crime was down 30% from last year but reminded festival goers to look after their possessions. [8], The first festival at Worthy Farm was the Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival, mounted by Michael Eavis on Saturday 19 September 1970, and attended by 1,500 people. Revenue raised for good causes from ticket and commercial licence sales topped £1 million, half of which went to Oxfam, Greenpeace and Water Aid. [141], The festival had a "fallow year" in 2018 to allow the ground to recover. The TV broadcast in 1994 was a crucial factor in ensuring that Orbital's performance at the festival achieved legendary status. [85] However this constant rain made the general conditions within the site worse than 2 years before and more like the mud plains of 1998. [64] In the British press publications appeared about the use of psychedelic drugs by festival visitors. [163] In 2004, however, he suggested that disillusioned Labour voters should switch their vote to the Green Party in protest at the Iraq War,[164] though he returned to supporting the Labour Party in 2010. Up to six adults can stay in each tipi and each one comes with a groundsheet and raincatcher. An expanded festival returned in 1992, and this proved a great success. [45] 1998 was also the first year that attendance officially broke the 100,000 mark. 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. [64] Franz Ferdinand and Sir Paul McCartney also performed. 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. 25. 19–21 June 1981", "Glastonbury Festival: Charting a history of inflation", "Far-out man. The Australian band have been going since 1988, but this is the first time the faux-Swedish troupe have made it to the Pyramid stage. [97] Several reasons have been cited for this, including the poor weather of the previous four years[98] and the controversial choice of featuring the hip hop artist, Jay-Z, as a headlining act. What was previously a niche genre was suddenly taking over one of the main stages at Glastonbury, throwing dance music into the spotlight. [159] On the Monday, passengers are transferred back in just one day with additional buses provided to meet the increased requirement. Not named by the organisers, the festival goers themselves called it "Flagtopia" in reference to the flags located there. On the site is a confluence of the two small streams that make the Whitelake River. Centwine was the first Saxon patron of Glastonbury Abbey, which dominated the town for the next 700 years. 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. The Pyramid Stage, is the most instantly recognised festival stage in the world. [116] 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. 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[78] The severity of the weather flooded several campsites, the worst affected being the base of Pennard Hill, and seriously disrupted site services. Rising from the site of a blind spring close to the Glastonbury Abbey/Stonehenge ley line, it is now in its third incarnation. Muddy conditions on the temporary roads on the periphery of the site led to delays for people leaving the site. [140] In February 2019, organisers confirmed the bottle ban would begin at that year's festival, encompassing all bars, traders and backstage areas. [100] It had also been announced that any remaining tickets would be sold from major branches of HMV. 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. [132] 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. Internal bedding and camping equipment is not provided. PYRAMID. [12], The "Glastonbury Fair" of 1971[13] was instigated by Andrew Kerr after being found and introduced to Michael Eavis by David Trippas and organised with help from Jean Bradbery, Kikan Eriksdotter, John Massara, Jeff Dexter, Arabella Churchill, Thomas Crimble,[14] Bill Harkin,[15] Gilberto Gil,[16] Mark Irons, John Coleman, and Jytte Klamer. [47], 2000 saw a new Pyramid Stage introduced as well as new features such as The Glade and The Left Field. The glittering 30m steel structure now covers 40m x 40m, uses four kilometres of steel tubing and weighs over 40 tonnes. Expect ABBA's great hits and some good fun with these guys.