# Canonical recap data for First Glastonbury Festival (1970)
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title: First Glastonbury Festival
subtitle: Somerset farmland concert launched a cultural institution that would become Europe's largest open-air music and performing arts festival.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1970-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1970
decade: 1970
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: 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.
summaryLong: 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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importance: 79
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- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_1970"
  title: First Glastonbury festival
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related: []
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- festival
metaDescription: 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. Tic
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es:
summaryShort: El primer festival de Glastonbury fue promocionado como el Pop, Blues & Folk Festival y se celebró el sábado 19 de septiembre de 1970 en Worthy Farm, Pilton en Somerset. Las entradas costaban £1. El festival fue asistido por 1.500 personas; el granjero y activista de CND, Michael Eavis, había esperado conseguir una multitud de 5.000.
summaryLong: El primer festival de Glastonbury fue promocionado como el Pop, Blues & Folk Festival y se celebró el sábado 19 de septiembre de 1970 en Worthy Farm, Pilton en Somerset. Las entradas costaban £1. El festival fue asistido por 1.500 personas; el granjero y activista de CND, Michael Eavis, había esperado conseguir una multitud de 5.000.
generatedAt: "2026-07-01T01:07:51.696Z"
fr:
summaryShort: Le premier festival de Glastonbury a été présenté comme le Pop, Blues & Folk Festival et s'est déroulé samedi 19 septembre 1970 à Worthy Farm, Pilton dans le Somerset. Les billets coûtaient £1. Le festival a attiré 1 500 personnes ; l'agriculteur et militant de la CND, Michael Eavis, avait espéré attirer une foule de 5 000 personnes.
summaryLong: Le premier festival de Glastonbury a été présenté comme le Pop, Blues & Folk Festival et s'est déroulé samedi 19 septembre 1970 à Worthy Farm, Pilton dans le Somerset. Les billets coûtaient £1. Le festival a attiré 1 500 personnes ; l'agriculteur et militant de la CND, Michael Eavis, avait espéré attirer une foule de 5 000 personnes.
generatedAt: "2026-07-01T01:07:53.239Z"
de:
summaryShort: Das erste Glastonbury Festival wurde als Pop, Blues & Folk Festival beworben und fand am Samstag 19 September 1970 auf der Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset statt. Tickets kosteten £1. Das Festival wurde von 1.500 Menschen besucht; der Farmer und CND-Aktivist Michael Eavis hatte gehofft, eine Menschenmenge von 5.000 zu erreichen.
summaryLong: Das erste Glastonbury Festival wurde als Pop, Blues & Folk Festival beworben und fand am Samstag 19 September 1970 auf der Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset statt. Tickets kosteten £1. Das Festival wurde von 1.500 Menschen besucht; der Farmer und CND-Aktivist Michael Eavis hatte gehofft, eine Menschenmenge von 5.000 zu erreichen.
generatedAt: "2026-07-01T01:07:54.833Z"
