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Hedonistic, ceremonial and surreal, Glastonbury Festival is the biggest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world, with a massive 150 000 capacity.

Glastonbury Festival Information: What is Glastonbury Festival like?

Glastonbury festival is like an insane tented city, with a friendly vibe ranging between mellow and mad. Besides the music and general mayhem, festival goers can watch performances at the famous Green Fields. Farmer Michael Eavis founded the festival for friends and fellow-hippies in 1970, reportedly charging an entrance fee of £1, including free milk from the farm.

Glastonbury Festival Information: What is the Music like at Glastonbury Festival?

Expect music of every genre, from Dance to Jazz to Acoustic to alternative, with huge headliners but also lots of smaller or alternative acts.
Past acts have included Elvis Costello, Pixies, Primal Scream, Lenny Kravitz, Velvet Underground, Bjork, Manic St Preachers, The Prodigy, Hole, Skunk Anansie and the Flaming Lips, and favourites Oasis, Paul McCartney, Muse, Coldplay, David Bowie and The White Stripes have all topped the bill in recent years.

Glastonbury Festival Information: What can I expect from Glastonbury Festival?

Other attractions include artists, street performance, theatre groups, circus acts, cabaret, fringe performance shows, markets and food stalls. The festival also donates huge sums to various charities like Greenpeace and Oxfam every year.

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Glastonbury Festival News: The full Glastonbury Festival Line up Announced

Glastonbury Festival News: The full line up for Glastonbury festival has been announced. To find out the full line up for Glastonbury festival read on for the latest news on the Glastonbury festival line up. To read more, Click here: Glastonbury Festival Line Up

Glastonbury Festival News: Why Glastonbury Hasn’t Sold Out

Tickets for the UK’s most talked about festival, Glastonbury, failed to sell out. Reports claim mud, a poor line up and expensive prices are to blame. To read more, Click Here: Glastonbury Festival.

Glastonbury Festival News: Essential Registration for Glastonbury Festival

For the first time in 2008, Glastonbury fans had to first register online before they were permitted to buy a ticket. To find out why, Click Here: Glastonbury Festival.

Glastonbury Festival News: Glastonbury 2007 in Pictures

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Glastonbury Festival News: Glastonbury Festival 2007 Highlights

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