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THE HISTORY OF GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL. Welcome to the History pages, which chart the events at the Festival since it began the day after Jimi Hendrix died, in 1970.
History 1970. The first Festival was held on the day after Jimi Hendrix died, over a two day period and before long “word had got around”. It was the Blues festival at the Bath & West Showground that had inspired Michael Eavis to begin a festival of his own although on a smaller scale.
Oct 10, 2024 · The full Glastonbury 2023 line-up is here - with set times 30th May 2023. We’ve just unveiled the full Glastonbury 2023 line-up featuring over 3,000 performances across dozens of stages at this year’s Festival (and there are still a few more stages to come). Click here to check it out.
Glastonbury Festival is thrilled to have supported a range of incredible causes in the year up to December 2023. It is thanks to your support for the Festival that we have been able to make substantial donations to help those facing challenges across the world.
Mar 14, 2024 · Glastonbury 2024 line-up so far 14th March 2024. Here is our first Glastonbury Festival 2024 line-up poster. Tickets for this year’s Festival are sold out, but our prize draw for 20 pairs is raising emergency funds to support people affected by conflict.
Photos from the 2024 Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza. 04 August 2024.
26th - 30th June 2024. View by: Stages Artists Poster.
Oct 10, 2024 · 14th June 2019. This year, DeafZone is celebrating a decade at Glastonbury Festival. Since 2009, DeafZone has been working alongside our own Accessibility team to support Deaf Festival-goers at Glastonbury.
Discover the history, fashion and stage design of Glastonbury. Listen to soundscapes and playlists. Add your written memories to the Festival Archive. Explore now
History 1971. The Festival moved to the time of the Summer Solstice and was known as the “Glastonbury Fair”. It had been planned by Andrew Kerr and Arabella Churchill who felt all other festivals at the time were over commercialised.
