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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.

Glastonbury Fair 1971

Now called Glastonbury Fayre, Andrew Kerr and Arabella Churchill helped plan a free event at Pilton encompassing Midsummer’s Day. 12,000 people saw David Bowie, Hawkwind and Traffic play on a pyramid-shaped stage made from scaffolding, expanded metal and plastic sheeting.

Statistics

  • 25*
    performances

* Catalogued so far.

A black and white photograph. 4 people are walking down a grassy path with their backs to the camera. They are walking towards a pyramid shaped stage visible in the distance. The stage sits on farm in a valley amongst rolling hills and trees.

Performances

Gallery

  • A black and white photograph. 4 people are walking down a grassy path with their backs to the camera. They are walking towards a pyramid shaped stage visible in the distance. The stage sits on farm in a valley amongst rolling hills and trees.
    Photography by Sheila Burnett
  • A black and white photograph of a pyramid shaped stage made of scaffolding. Groups of young people are standing and sitting in front of it, talking to each other.
    Photography by Sheila Burnett
  • A black and white photograph taken from a stage looking out towards a farm field dotted with trees and some tents. A man with long hair is standing on the stage and looks towards the camera to the right of the image. A group of people are standing in the middle of the image, towards the front of the stage, with their backs to the camera.
    Photography by Sheila Burnett
  • Glastonbury Fair, 1971
    Robert Blomfield Photography
  • Glastonbury Fair, 1971
    Robert Blomfield Photography
  • Glastonbury Fair, 1971
    Robert Blomfield Photography
  • Glastonbury Fair, 1971
    Robert Blomfield Photography