Oh Glastonbury, oh Glastonbury, how wonderful it is to have you in our lives. OK, I know what you’re thinking--what’s going on here? Glastonbury 2011 fllew past as fast as Superman. It was on June 22 till 26 when Glastonbury screamed once again as music lovers treated their ears to the sound of music.
This four-day extravaganza set Worthy Farm Pilton UK on fire. Well-known acts including U2, Coldplay, Beyonce, and Wu Tang Clan joined the stage to make the crowd roar with excitement. Believe it or not, I’m not here to talk about this year’s festival. Did I surprise you? Let’s begin to understand the real reason behind this article.
This festival has taken centre stage in Pilton UK for 41 years. It built up a reputation of being a rock 'n roll territory. You can’t help but want to delve deeper, and find out just how it all began. Join me on this journey of adventure as we uncover the changing face of Glastonbury.
Page one of this exciting story is the first Glastonbury Festival, which hit the stage on September 9 1970.
The grand opening was held a day after Jimi Hendrix’s death. It must have been one of those moments when a British citizen screams out, “I’m proud to be a Brit, Hallelujah, God Save the Queen”. All the artists featured were representing Great Britain on that day. These artists included the following;
• Marc Bolan - Singer/song writer and guitarist who's best known as a solo artist. However, he was previously part of a group which he also founded, entitled Tyrannosaurus Rex.
• Keith Christmas - Singer who released his first rock album, Stimulus, in 1969.
• Stackridge - A group of four men, one of whom looks a little like Winston Churchill (sorry, I know I went off track for a second there). Anyway, the band had all the girls screaming in the 1970s, with their self-titled debut album released on August 1971.
Article comments
1 - John
Glastonbury had to change, it’s a music festival that attracts the biggest and best musicians and artists in the music industry today meaning that when music changes the festival changes with it. It’s diverse and offers every possible type of music including classical, dance, techno, rock, jazz and many more! Anyone who has been before will agree that the festival caters to everyone’s needs even those of us who don’t like music (as strange as it sounds). Also there is an error in this article, Glastonbury’s capacity has never 271, 000. Its capacity is roughly 175,000 which is about 135,000 tickets to sell and 40,000 for staff and volunteers.
2 - Bee
Thank you John, for highlighting the errors in the article. Apologies for them. However, the refences I used gave me those numbers and they were pretty solid references. I still hope you enjoyed reading the piece. I agree with the point you have made about the music changing, and the festival changing alongside it. Thank you for your comment.
3 - Gerry Prewett
Bee, Stackridge has NEVER been a 4 piece band and I can't think that any of them looked remotely like Winston Churchill, Stackridge are still gigging and are a wonderful band. Check 'em out!
4 - Bee
Gerry I have to say if you click on the band's ref link you will see, that the man on the right slightly resembles W.Churchill. (joke), trying my best to make it entertaining for people to read, and avoid bordom. I wasn't mocking any of the artists' contribution to the music industry. I'm just going by what ref tell me I'm sorry if I was mistaken and I never said they weren't still around. I just thought I'd put my thoughts out there! Thanks for reading my stuff hope you enjoyed it!