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Updated July 2021
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The Glastonbury Fayres and Festivals: 1970-1990.
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Pilton Festival - Glastonbury . September 19th -20th 1970. |
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As you can see, in 1970, the crowd was miniscule © Arnold H
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The first festival at Glastonbury was not free and was decidedly overshadowed by the 1971 event, probably for good reasons . This festival was very sparsely attended , despite having Marc Bolan , Ian Anderson, Keith Christmas , Quintessence , Stackridge , Al Stewart, Amazing Blondel and Sam Apple Pie on the bill- hmmmm, perhaps thats why so few people showed up. Not exactly household names - even in 1970 - although all very respectable acts in their own right . Badly advertised, poor organisation , not exactly an auspicious start to one of the longest running rock festivals of all time. But it was a nice site and the precedent was set as regards having a festival in the area. Apparently government health inspectors visited the site as part of a report they were compiling about health standards at rock festivals. Interestingly, after all these years of warnings about the health hazards of food /sanitary conditions at festivals, I have yet to hear of a severe outbreak of food poisoning occurring . |
The burning of Mr Eavis's cart © David White |
We must admit,the bogs look appalling ..... © Arnold H |
