Glastonbury Festival
Performing arts festival in England
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- The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts (commonly referred to as simply Glastonbury Festival , known colloquially as Glasto ) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts held near Pilton, Somerset, England, in most summers.
- Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas.
- Glastonbury takes place on 1,500 acres (610 ha) of farmland and is attended by around 200,000 people, requiring extensive security, transport, water, and electricity-supply infrastructure.
- Most festival staff are unpaid volunteers, helping the festival to raise millions of pounds for charity organisations.
- Vestiges of these traditions are retained in the Green Fields area, which includes sections known as the Green Futures, the Stone Circle and Healing Field.
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WikipediaThe Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts (commonly referred to as simply Glastonbury Festival, known colloquially as Glasto) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts held near Pilton, Somerset, England, in most summers.
In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas. Films and albums have been recorded at the festival, and it receives extensive television and newspaper coverage.
Glastonbury takes place on 1,500 acres (610 ha) of farmland and is attended by around 200,000 people, requiring extensive security, transport, water, and electricity-supply infrastructure. While the number of attendees is sometimes swollen by gatecrashers, a record of 300,000 people was set at the 1994 festival, headlined by the Levellers, who performed on the Pyramid Stage. Most festival staff are unpaid volunteers, helping the festival to raise millions of pounds for charity organisations.
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