 Event |
Glastonbury CND Festival 1981
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| Venue |
Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, England |
| First Date |
19 June 1981 |
| Last Date |
21 June 1981 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The fourth festival taking place at Worthy Farm.
The first festival of the 1980s took on a new name: Glastonbury CND Festival reflecting the membership of the Campaign for the Nuclear Disarmament. Proceeds from the festival went to the Mid-Somerset CND campaign, and in return CND promoted the event and handled ticket sales.
The second Pyramid Stage was built in 1981 on the same spot as the 1971 structure. |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Music
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| Secondary Genre |
Festival
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| Related Events |
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
| Name |
Function |
Notes |
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Michael Eavis
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Festival Director
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Michael Eavis took over full control of the festival in 1981.
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| Resources |
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Book: Crispin Aubrey, John Shearlaw, Michael Eavis, Glastonbury: An oral history of the music, mud & magic, Ebury Press, Random House, London, January 2005
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Book: Emily Eavis, Michael Eavis, Glastonbury 50, Orion Publishing, London, Victoria & Albert Department of Theatre and Performance, October 2018
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Collection: Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury Festival Archive, Victoria & Albert Department of Theatre and Performance
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| Further Information |
Ticket price: £8
Site capacity: 18,000
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Web |
https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/history/history-1981/ |
| V&A Glastonbury Archive |
The V&A is home to the Glastonbury Festival Archive: https://www.vam.ac.uk/archives/searches?q=Glastonbury |
| Book |
Michael Eavis & Emily Eavis: Glastonbury 50 (London: Orion Publishing, 2019). |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
154642 |
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