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A photograph taken at Glastonbury Festival during the day time. A man lies on the grass, sideways to camera. He is wearing a green jumper and blue jeans and lies with his hands behind his head. He lies in front of a blue tent. The tents entrance faces the camera. Another person lies inside the tent with a striped blanket covering their leg. Behind the blue tent are hundreds more tents creating a huge camping ground.

Glastonbury CND Festival 1982

1982 was Glastonbury’s first muddy year, with the highest rainfall in 45 years recorded on the Friday. The Festival became better established with a slew of market stalls selling everything from jewellery to scrumpy cider, and £25,000 was raised for CND and local charities.

Statistics

  • 23*
    performances

* Catalogued so far.

Performances

Gallery

  • An image taken during the daytime at Glastonbury festival in 1982. The image looks out over a busy campsite with hundreds of tents and cars. In the foreground of the image a young boy in a black shirt and black trousers stands in front of an orange tent and a grey car. He holds a white water jug and looks over his shoulder towards the left.
    Photography by Dave Walkling
  • A photography taken during the daytime at Glastonbury festival in 1982. A crowd of people gather in front of a large pyramid shaped stage erected in a field. At the apex of the stage is a peace symbol. A group of performers are on the stage but barely visble. In the very foregroun of the image stands a young boy with blond hair, a white tshirt and red shorts. The boy is facing the camera and looking to the left. Just behind the boy sits a man facing away from the camera. He holds an acoustic guitar and has a sign tied around his neck and hanging down his back that says ACID in handwritten blue letters.
    Photography by Dave Walkling
  • A photograph taken during the daytime at Glastonbury in 1982. The image shows a large, pyramid shaped stage with a white peace sign at it's apex. On the stage is a group of performers who are just barely visible. In front of the stage stands a large crowd. The crowd is facing the stage with their backs towards the camera.
    Photography by Dave Walkling
  • A photograph taken of Van Morrisson performing at Glastonbury. Van Morrisson stands on stage to the right of the image. He holds a guitar and stands in front of a microphone stand. To his right a male guitarist stands holding a guitar, and next to him three woman are singing into microphones. Behind the standing performers the head and shoulders of a drummer is visible.
    Photography by Dave Walkling

Resources

  • Glastonbury CND poster 1982. Includes lineup, van morrison, jackson brown. Light green and green poster. Tickets from £8
    Glastonbury CND poster 1982. Includes lineup, van morrison, jackson brown. Light green and green poster. Tickets from £8