about glastonbury festival

2. HISTORY
- Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing
Arts (since 1990)
- Known as Glastonbury , Glasto
- Pilton in Somerset, England
- rock and alternative music
- accompanying events

3. - Jimi Hendrix death
- September 19th, 1970
- £ 1 ticket
- blues festival at Bath & West Showground
- Attendance: 1,500. Currently (2019): 203,000

4. LOCATION
- medieval times
- mythical island of Avalon
( King Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere)
- huge festival site
(over 2.5 km wide)

6. EAVIS FAMILY
• Local farmer and landowner Michael Eavis
• Led Zeppelin at the the Shepton Mallet Blues
festival (1970)
• daughter Emily as the main co-organizer
• Emily's husband role
• diversifying the music genres ( first hip-
hop headliner in 2008:
https://youtu.be/I2UFyOmGpV8)
• concerts to raise awareness of "Fair Trade"
• 2019 ban of the disposable bottles
• strong representative of women in the music
industry

7. SCENES AND
OTHER AREAS
OF THE
FESTIVAL
• The Pyramid Stage
(pictured)
• The Acoustic Stage
• West Holts
• Shangri-La
• The Healing Field
• The Park
• Arcadia and Block9

8. TICKETS
- free tickets vs increasing prices
- "jumpers"
- 2007 mandatory passport photo tickets

9. Glastonbury Festival’s
Social Responsibility
actions:
1981- cooperation with
the campaign for nuclear
disarmament

10. Cooperation with Oxfam
and 2003 Glastonbury Edition phenomenon

11. Love the
Farm,
leave no
trace

12. How much money do stars
get for their Glastonbury
performances?
"less
than
10%"
playing for
free/ reduced
price
limited
budget

13. HEADLINERS
David Bowie 2000
Radiohead 1997
Arctic Monkeys 2013
Metallica 2014
Paul McCartney 2004
Dolly Parton 2014
Beyonce 2011
Jay-Z 2008

15. Questions for everyone:
1. Did you know about this Festival?
What do you think about it overall comparing it to some other music festivals?
2. Do you have any favorite performances?
3. Would you attend Glasto? Why?

16. Sources:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48623592
https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife/who-glastonbury-festival-
organisers-michael-5554714
Thank you for your attention :)