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A photograph taken at Glastonbury during the daytime. The image depicts a man with no shirt and blue shorts bending down over a firepit within a campsite in the middle of a grassy field. Three small tents are erected around him, and a red trailer vehicle is parked to the right of the tents. Beyond the small campsite a blue campervan is parked in the field, and beyond the campervan a temporary stage is erected.

Thursday

Statistics

  • 12*
    performances

* Catalogued so far.

  1. 1971

    Now called Glastonbury Fayre, Andrew Kerr and Arabella Churchill helped plan a free event at Pilton encompassing Midsummer’s Day. 12,000 people saw David Bowie, Hawkwind and Traffic play on a pyramid-shaped stage made from scaffolding, expanded metal and plastic sheeting.

    View Thursday 1971

  2. 1979

    Arabella Churchill, alongside Michael Eavis and Bill Harkin, organised the 1979 Glastonbury Fayre in aid of the United Nations Year of the Child. On the main stage music was provided by Peter Gabriel, Steve Hillage and Sky. The ticket price rose to £5 for the 12,000 strong crowd, but the Festival ended up £49,000 down.

    View Thursday 1979