it is the world’s largest greenfield
music and performing arts events welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re taking
a look at the history of the Glastonbury
Festival the origins of the Glastonbury
Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts
can be traced back to 1970s Hilton pop
blues and folk festivals this musical
event was organized by Michael Eavis at
worthy farm in England it seems I think
too many people slightly incongruous to
cite a festival here in the heart of
very quiet peaceful countryside there’s
a super place for us out of the ideal
and included performances by stack rich
and teawrex
the next year eva’s rented the farm to a
group headed by Andrew Kerr that wanted
to hold a free music festival based
around the ethics of the hippie movement
the event stayed true to that spiritual
mentality with the creation of a pyramid
stage constructed along energy lines
believed to be associated with
historical monuments the festival was
known as the Glastonbury Fair hello to
the hip it’s the Glastonbury Fair has
been a time of peace and happiness to
everyone there have been certain aspects
of it that have disturb what they call a
straight society that’s just about
everyone but themselves and it featured
musical performances by Fairport
Convention and David Bowie other art
forms such as dance poetry and theater
were also on display after several
smaller and less organized events in the
1970s eva’s took control of Glastonbury
in 1981 the campaign for nuclear
disarmament involvement with the
festival attracted politically minded
artists such as Hawkwind and new order
to play
Glastonbury became profitable for the
first time that year and this allowed
Eavis to donate profits to the peace
movement and the CND
profits from future Glastonbury
festivals were often donated to
charities and other organizations
starting in the 1980s the festival was
held annually with a few exceptions
several sections were added to the site
including a children’s area and the
green fields this spot raised awareness
for environmentally friendly causes
notable performers during this decade
were Van Morrison The Smiths and Elvis
Costello success in the 1990s allowed
Glastonbury to expand further new stages
like NME and Avalon were added along
with places for a circus cinema and
cabaret the number of festival goers
also increased though this was partly
due to gate Crashers who jumped the
fences to gain free access the 1990
edition was the biggest festival yet
with acts like Paul Oakenfold
and the Cure however it ended with a
clash between police and some new-age
festival goers who are accustomed to the
relaxed and loosely organized feel of
the related solstice festival at
Stonehenge
heavy rains towards the end of the
decade filled the site with mud and in
1998 it prompted the introduction of mud
surfing the 90s saw headliners such as
The Prodigy
the cure and REM as well as notable acts
like Oasis Rage Against the Machine and
Jeff Buckley Oxfam and Greenpeace were
two organizations that benefited from
significant donations during this time
thanks to an increase in fence jumpers
Glastonbury saw its biggest attendance
rate during the next decade the
organizers attempted to curb this by
installing a new fence many of that
decade’s festival sold out very quickly
and this caused a storm in 2004 when
fans could not purchase tickets due to
overloaded phone lines and websites
during this period artists like Lady
gaga
Bruce Springsteen at Paul McCartney took
to the stage while bands like Muse
Radiohead and coldlight also perform
trust
in 2008 controversy arose when hip-hop
artist jay-z was announced as a main
headliner
the next decade opened with sets by
Stevie Wonder Beyonce and you too
throughout its existence the Glastonbury
Festival has undoubtedly evolved while
its location has never moved from
southwest England the site became more
highly secured and organized the
atmosphere of Glastonbury was influenced
by the fact that concert goers often
camped near the site since the festival
spend several days the Glastonbury
Festival has raised millions for
multiple causes however the event is
most well known for showcasing
contemporary music and many other
performing arts and this is ingrained it
into the pop culture of our day
music and performing arts events welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re taking
a look at the history of the Glastonbury
Festival the origins of the Glastonbury
Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts
can be traced back to 1970s Hilton pop
blues and folk festivals this musical
event was organized by Michael Eavis at
worthy farm in England it seems I think
too many people slightly incongruous to
cite a festival here in the heart of
very quiet peaceful countryside there’s
a super place for us out of the ideal
and included performances by stack rich
and teawrex
the next year eva’s rented the farm to a
group headed by Andrew Kerr that wanted
to hold a free music festival based
around the ethics of the hippie movement
the event stayed true to that spiritual
mentality with the creation of a pyramid
stage constructed along energy lines
believed to be associated with
historical monuments the festival was
known as the Glastonbury Fair hello to
the hip it’s the Glastonbury Fair has
been a time of peace and happiness to
everyone there have been certain aspects
of it that have disturb what they call a
straight society that’s just about
everyone but themselves and it featured
musical performances by Fairport
Convention and David Bowie other art
forms such as dance poetry and theater
were also on display after several
smaller and less organized events in the
1970s eva’s took control of Glastonbury
in 1981 the campaign for nuclear
disarmament involvement with the
festival attracted politically minded
artists such as Hawkwind and new order
to play
Glastonbury became profitable for the
first time that year and this allowed
Eavis to donate profits to the peace
movement and the CND
profits from future Glastonbury
festivals were often donated to
charities and other organizations
starting in the 1980s the festival was
held annually with a few exceptions
several sections were added to the site
including a children’s area and the
green fields this spot raised awareness
for environmentally friendly causes
notable performers during this decade
were Van Morrison The Smiths and Elvis
Costello success in the 1990s allowed
Glastonbury to expand further new stages
like NME and Avalon were added along
with places for a circus cinema and
cabaret the number of festival goers
also increased though this was partly
due to gate Crashers who jumped the
fences to gain free access the 1990
edition was the biggest festival yet
with acts like Paul Oakenfold
and the Cure however it ended with a
clash between police and some new-age
festival goers who are accustomed to the
relaxed and loosely organized feel of
the related solstice festival at
Stonehenge
heavy rains towards the end of the
decade filled the site with mud and in
1998 it prompted the introduction of mud
surfing the 90s saw headliners such as
The Prodigy
the cure and REM as well as notable acts
like Oasis Rage Against the Machine and
Jeff Buckley Oxfam and Greenpeace were
two organizations that benefited from
significant donations during this time
thanks to an increase in fence jumpers
Glastonbury saw its biggest attendance
rate during the next decade the
organizers attempted to curb this by
installing a new fence many of that
decade’s festival sold out very quickly
and this caused a storm in 2004 when
fans could not purchase tickets due to
overloaded phone lines and websites
during this period artists like Lady
gaga
Bruce Springsteen at Paul McCartney took
to the stage while bands like Muse
Radiohead and coldlight also perform
trust
in 2008 controversy arose when hip-hop
artist jay-z was announced as a main
headliner
the next decade opened with sets by
Stevie Wonder Beyonce and you too
throughout its existence the Glastonbury
Festival has undoubtedly evolved while
its location has never moved from
southwest England the site became more
highly secured and organized the
atmosphere of Glastonbury was influenced
by the fact that concert goers often
camped near the site since the festival
spend several days the Glastonbury
Festival has raised millions for
multiple causes however the event is
most well known for showcasing
contemporary music and many other
performing arts and this is ingrained it
into the pop culture of our day
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