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First Glastonbury Festival

Somerset farmland concert launched a cultural institution that would become Europe's largest open-air music and performing arts festival.

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The first Glastonbury festival was promoted as the Pop, Blues & Folk Festival and was held on Saturday 19 September 1970 at Worthy Farm, Pilton in Somerset. Tickets were £1 The festival was attended by 1,500 people; the farmer & CND campaigner, Michael Eavis had hoped to get a crowd of 5,000.

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