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A photograph taken at Glastonbury during the daytime. The image depicts a man with no shirt and blue shorts bending down over a firepit within a campsite in the middle of a grassy field. Three small tents are erected around him, and a red trailer vehicle is parked to the right of the tents. Beyond the small campsite a blue campervan is parked in the field, and beyond the campervan a temporary stage is erected.

Pop, Folk & Blues

Held on the day after Jimi Hendrix died, 2,000 people came to hear Marc Bolan and T Rex, Al Stewart, Keith Christmas and Stackridge. Inspired by the Blues Festival held at the Bath and West Showground, dairy farmer Michael Eavis organised the event in the hope of paying off his mortgage, although £1,500 was lost on the first event.

Statistics

  • 15*
    performances

* Catalogued so far.

Performances

Gallery

  • A black and white photograph. 11 people sit on the grass smiling towards the camera. A row of trees are visible in the background.
    Jo Gedrych courtesy Ian A Anderson
  • A black and white photograph. A man holding an acoustic guitar stands in front of a microphone on the stage. To his right, another man sits cross legged. In front of the stage, three people are looking looking at a table with some equipment on it.
    Jo Gedrych courtesy Ian A Anderson
  • A black and white photograph. A group of festival-goers sit on the grass in front of a small stage .A group of five musicians are performing on the stage.
    Jo Gedrych courtesy Ian A Anderson
  • A photograph taken at Glastonbury festival during the daytime in 1970. A woman stands in a large green field. She walks towards the camera wearing a brown sweater, brown pants and black wellington boots. She has long brown hair and holds a large pitcher of milk in her hand. Behind her a ramshackle temporary stage is visible in the distance.
    Robert Blomfield Photography
  • A photograph taken at Glastonbury during the daytime in 1970. A crew of three people are setting up a tripod camera and pointing it away from the camera towards a field. In the field stands Michael Eavis, dressed all in black, being interviewed by another man in a brown suit. Behind Michael a temporary stage is visible at the other end of the field.
    Robert Blomfield Photography
  • A photograph taken at Glastonbury during the daytime. The image depicts a man with no shirt and blue shorts bending down over a firepit within a campsite in the middle of a grassy field. Three small tents are erected around him, and a red trailer vehicle is parked to the right of the tents. Beyond the small campsite a blue campervan is parked in the field, and beyond the campervan a temporary stage is erected.
    Robert Blomfield Photography

Resources

  • 1970 Pop, Folk and Blues Poster
    1970 Pop, Folk and Blues Poster