Only 1500 people attended the first Glastonbury Festival on Sept. 18, 1970, which was initially named the Pilton Pop, Folk, and Blues Festival. Founded by English dairy farmer Michael Eavis, festival ...

When Sir Michael Eavis first started hosting festivalgoers at Worthy Farm in 1970, the debt-ridden farmer admitted he was desperate to clear his overdraft. Working as an English dairy farmer in the ...

As revellers pour through the gates of Worthy Farm for Glastonbury 2022, celebrations are underway for the festival’s belated 50th anniversary celebrations. Glastonbury turned 50 in 2020, having begun ...

Festivalgoer Dee Harkin attends the first Glastonbury festival in 1971. Photograph by Paul Misso, courtesy of IDEA Today, the Glastonbury festival is a multimillion-dollar operation with sponsored ...

Glastonbury Festival is legendary, pulling in some of the biggest names in music throughout its 53-year legacy, from David Bowie to Sir Elton John. Speculation over who will take to the Pyramid Stage ...