This place is like a whole world of its
own. One of the biggest (they claim to be
THE biggest) in the world, Glastonbury is 900 acres of music and art and community
in the Vale of Avalon, with mythology
and religious traditions that are hundreds
of years old. 900 ACRES. That's more than
a lot. That's an empire. King Arthur might even be buried there.
It's been around for 35 years, and shortly
after it's beginning, it became a haven
for hippies that were coming from celebrating
the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge.
Later they built a giant pyramid that
served as a cowshed and animal food store
when the festival was not going on.
The festival has consistently grown over
time, and has thus had to sometimes change
locations to accomodate the growing crowd.
There has also been a history of struggle
with licensing restrictions, and the festival
organizers always seem to prevail in making
sure the show goes on. Main organizer Michael Eavis has always played
a steady hand in enabling the festival
to happen.
In addition to the music, there's also
theatre, circus, cabaret, community. Check
out the lineup below, its more than huge.
The festival has launched its annual unsigned band competition, also known as the Emerging Talent competition. 13 winning acts will get a spot on either the Pyramid, Other or Queen's Head Stage.
Anyone interested in buying a ticket has to register with the festival via their web site or through the mail and provide a photo of themselves, in an attempt to cut down on ticket reselling.
The 2010 Glastonbury Festival has put tickets on sale as of October 4th, giving festival-goers their first chance at getting access to the 40th anniversary of the mammoth festival.
Tickets are available for £185, which is £10 more than last year. Add the booking fee and postage and you're at £195.
They're using the usual ticket buying registration scheme to prevent ticket resellers from buying big blocks of tickets.
Glastonbury has announced a new area for this year's Festival, William's Green, named after Michael Eavis' grandfather, who planted crops at Worthy Farm.
This year's festival will be broadcast worldwide in partnership with BBC Worldwide Music.
Tickets are sold out.
U2
Muse
Stevie Wonder
Vampire Weekend
Andy Williams
The John Vistic Experience
With more to be announced ... |
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