Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Lineups
| Edition | Year | Headliners |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1970 | Tyrannosaurus Rex (replaced The Kinks) |
| 2 | 1971 | David Bowie |
| 3 | 1978 | none – the “impromptu” festival |
| 4 | 1979 | Tim Blake · Peter Gabriel |
Who performed at Glastonbury in 1970?
Performers Quintessence, DJ Mad Mick and Al Stewart from the 1970 Worthy Farm Pop Festival (AKA the first Glastonbury Festival) recall the event and how it has changed. We were all high, man! Everybody!” When Glastonbury turned 40 in 2010, artists who played the first festival were invited back.
Who played at Glastonbury Festival in 1971?
Acts included: Hawkwind, Traffic, Melanie, David Bowie, Fairport Convention and Quintessence. Attendance: estimated at 12,000.
How many people went to the Glastonbury Festival in 1970?
1,500 people
Festival origins
The first festival at Worthy Farm was called the Pilton Pop, Folk and Blues Festival and took place in late Summer 1970, opening the day after Jimi Hendrix died. It was attended by 1,500 people.
Who headlined the first Glastonbury in 1970?
T-Rex headlined the first Glastonbury Festival in 1970, when tickets cost a mere £1. It was the very first Glasto (then known as the ‘Pilton Festival’) and Marc Bolan arrived in a velvet covered Buick. According to legend when Michael Eavis stroked his car, Bolan barked ‘DON’T TOUCH MY CAR MAN!
Who played at Glastonbury 1972?
Hawkwind, Traffic, Arthur Brown, Melanie, David Bowie – who played at dawn – Joan Baez, Gong, Fairport Convention and the fantastic sounding Tonto’s Expanding Head Band all played and the attendance was a mere 12,000 – which is basically how many people it feels are crammed into Block 9’s NYC Downlow stage at 2am every
How much did a Glastonbury ticket cost in 1970?
just £1
When the very first Glasto was held in 1970, tickets cost just £1, and even included free milk from Worthy Farm.
Who was at Glastonbury 1979?
Acts included: Peter Gabriel, Steve Hillage, Alex Harvey Band, Sky and the Footsbarn Theatre. Attendance: 12,000. Tickets: £5.
Who played at Glastonbury Festival in 1982?
Acts included: Van Morrison, Judie Tzuke, Jackson Browne, Roy Harper, Richie Havens. (U2 were on the poster, but didn’t play.) Attendance: 25,000. Tickets: £8.
Who played at Glastonbury Festival in 1981?
Acts included: New Order, Hawkwind, Taj Mahal, Aswad, Gordon Giltrap. Attendance: 18,000.
What is the biggest crowd ever at Glastonbury?
300,000
The Levellers – Pyramid Stage, 1994
Without a steel fence to keep the gatecrashers away, Glasto was officially free and The Levellers played to what is reported to have been the festival’s largest-ever crowd to date, estimated at 300,000.
Did Queen ever appear at Glastonbury?
Glastonbury is known for attracting a plethora of famous faces to enjoy the action of its world famous festival. But this year fans were surprised to see one very special guest amongst the crowds – seemingly, The Queen.
Who is the oldest performer to play Glastonbury?
Sir Paul McCartney
Sir Paul McCartney makes history as oldest solo headliner at Glastonbury.
What was the big concert in the 70s?
Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, 40 miles (65 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock.
| Woodstock | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 400,000 (estimate) |
| Website | www.woodstock.com |
Who was the first woman to perform at Glastonbury?
Women on stage
Suzanne Vega was the first woman to headline Glastonbury in 1989, 14 years after the event’s first edition. A folky American singer-songwriter, Vega, wowed crowds with her guitar-led tunes and set the standard for what was to come.
Who was the first black woman to headline Glastonbury?
Skin
Back in 1999, Skin became the first black woman to headline Glastonbury Festival as her band Skunk Anansie delivered an iconic performance that paved the way for the likes of Beyonce and Stormzy who have since gone on to headline.
Who headlined Glastonbury 1997?
Radiohead
Acts included: The Prodigy, Radiohead, Massive Attack, Ray Davies and Sting. Attendance: 90,000. Tickets: £75 including official programme.
Who performed at Glastonbury 1984?
Acts included: The Waterboys, The Smiths, Elvis Costello, Joan Baez and Ian Drury. Guest speakers included Bruce Kent, the chairman of CND and Paddy Ashdown. Attendance: 35,000.
Who headlined Glastonbury 1994?
A decade after Cash’s death, Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis told the NME: “I booked Johnny Cash to play at Glastonbury in 1994. He was spellbinding, bloody brilliant. “That was one of my best bookings of all time.
How much was a trip to the cinema in 1970?
Observe that in constant dollars, movie-ticket prices more than doubled between 1935 (when they cost a quarter; that’s $2.93 in 1999 dollars) and 1970 (when they cost $1.55; $6.68 in 1999 dollars). Prices for movie tickets peaked, in constant dollars, during the 1970s.
Did the Beatles play at Glastonbury?
Paul McCartney and his late band mate John Lennon were reunited at Glastonbury Festival, singing the Beatles hit I’ve Got A Feeling, thanks to the magic of technology.