Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, UK 2013

Glastonbury Festival

 
Date:
Back in 2013
Location:
Worthy Farm, Pilton, UK (click for map)
Website:
Cost:
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2013 information coming soon

2013 Line Up Information coming soon

HISTORY

The first Glastonbury Festival was held on the day after Jimi Hendrix died in 1970 over a two day period and before long “word had got around”. It was the Blues festival at the Bath & West Showground that had inspired Michael Eavis to begin a festival of his own although on a smaller scale.
Acts at the first festival included: Marc Bolan, Keith Christmas, Stackridge, Al Stewart.
1,500 people attended at a price of £1 per person including free milk from the farm !

The following year 'Glastonbury Fayre' attracted 12,000 people and was free !

In 1981 the festival changed it's name to Glastonbury Festival and Michael Eavis took the helm running the event again. This was the first “Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament” festival. Michael helped positively towards the peace movement by holding the Festival at Worthy farm to benefit the Mid Somerset CND campaign. Michael had to convince National CND and said that with proper management the Festival could be turned into a profitable venture. Agreement was reached with National CND sending out information in their mailings, handling advance ticket sales and allowing the use of the CND logo. It was up to Michael to provide the money, arrange entertainment and organise the event, liaise with the authorities and organise market stalls etc.
Acts included: New Order, Hawkwind, Taj Mahal, Aswad, Gordon Giltrap.
Attendance: 18,000. Tickets: £8.

Glastonbury Festival 2011 - Line Up
U2, Coldplay, Beyonce, Anna Calvi, BB King, Big Boi, Chemical Brothers, Crystal Castles, Friendly Fires, Fleet Foxes, Gruff Rhys, James Blake, Janelle Monae, Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons, Primal Scream, Warpaint, Elbow, Everything Everything and many many more

TRAVELLING BY CAR
If you decide to come by car, you will not get near the Festival without your vehicle routing sticker or car parking ticket. Car parking costs £15 per car.

Directions
* From London: M3 then A303 and A37.
* From the North East: A1 or M1, M25 to M3 (Junction 12), then A303 and A37.
* From the Midlands: Preferably M40 and A34 to A303 and A37.
* From the North West: M6, M5 to A39 (Junction 23) then A361.
* From Wales: M4, M5 to A39 (as above)
* From the West Country: A37 or A361

If you use Sat-Nav for directions coming from Glastonbury town and the M5, the postcode of the west carparks is BA6 8NE. From the A303/ A37, the postcode of the east carparks is BA4 6TA. Of course Sat-Nav may not take temporary road-closures into account, so the best advice is to look out for Festival road signs and follow these.

TRAVELLING BY BUS
Bus is the best way to get to Glastonbury Festival, avoiding car park hassles and depositing you closer to the Festival site. Both Seetickets and National Express are running buses from destinations around the country direct to Glastonbury Festival Coach Station, but tickets must be bought in advance and you will need to have your Glastonbury Festival ticket to book.

To book your travel with Seetickets call 0844 412 4626 or go to www.seetickets.com/g2010coaches

To book your travel via National Express, visit the National Express dedicated Glastonbury Festival page, call 08717 81 81 81 or go to any National Express outlet. National Express also run a service from Bristol Bus Station. It is best to pre-book on the National Express web site or call their ticket line otherwise you may face delays if too many turn up on the day

TRAVELLING BY TRAIN
The best railway station to reach the Festival is Castle Cary. There's a free shuttle bus for Festival ticket holders running between the train station and the Festival Bus Station. The shuttle bus service will run between Castle Cary station to Pilton and back throughout the Festival, from Wednesday to Monday (there is no service during the night when trains aren't running). The last bus from the Festival to Castle Cary railway station will be at 5pm on the Monday. You will need your Festival ticket to use this bus service.

Although extra rail services will be running to Castle Cary station, queuing for trains is still likely. However, when leaving the Festival, trains on Sunday afternoon and in the early hours of Monday morning tend to be less crowded. Unfortunately it will not be possible to park at Castle Cary station during the Festival and there are no left luggage facilities at the station.

The Festival is also operating a coach shuttle service from Bristol Temple Meads railway station.

For information on train times and tickets, visit the Glastonbury travel page at www.raileasy.co.uk or call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950