# Canonical recap data for Glastonbury Festival Founded (1970)
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slug: glastonbury-festival-1970
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title: Glastonbury Festival Founded
subtitle: The inaugural Glastonbury Festival, held on a Somerset farm, became one of the world's most iconic and enduring music festivals.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1970-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1970
decade: 1970
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts held near Pilton, Somerset, England, in most summers.
summaryLong: The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts held near Pilton, Somerset, England, in most summers.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Glastonbury"
importance: 78
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival"
  title: Glastonbury Festival
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- festival
metaDescription: The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts held near Pilton, Somerset, England, in most sum
wikidataQid: Q309066
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260630221502/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-30
  label: Glastonbury Festival
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival"
