Glastonbury Festival (originally Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival; current formal title Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts) is a 5- day music festival that takes place near Pilton,
Somerset, England.
In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts. .
Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas.
Films and albums recorded at Glastonbury have been released, and the festival receives extensive television and newspaper coverage.
Glastonbury is the largest greenfield festival in the world, and is now attended by around 175,000 people
Passengers disembark from the train at the rural Somerset station and begin walking towards the festival site
It is organised by Michael Eavis,an English dairy farmer on his own land, Worthy Farm in Pilton through his company Glastonbury Festivals Ltd
View over the Glastonbury Festival
A general view at night-time of the Glastonbury Festival, at Worthy Farm in Somerset.
The Festival has been held intermittently from 1970 through 2014
Years active - 1970–1971, 1978–1979, 1981–1987, 1989–1990, 1992–1995, 1997–2000, 2002–2005, 2007–2011, 2013-present
Most people who stay at Glastonbury Festival camp in a tent. There are many different camping areas, each with its own atmosphere
Some 2000 stewards are organised by the aid charity Oxfam. In return for their work at the festival Oxfam receive a donation
Stewards working for Oxfam hand out lanyards and programmes to fans as they pass through the ticket gates
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