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A photograph taken during the daytime at Glastonbury Festival. The camera faces up towards a blue sky with dozens of colourful flags flying in the wind. The tops of two big top tents are visible, and beyond them are trees.

Glastonbury CND Festival 1984

The Festival went ahead after Michael Eavis successfully defended himself at Shepton Mallet Magistrates Court against five charges of breaching the site licence in 1983. With a new licence approved, the site expanded to include the Green Fields – current organiser Liz Eliot attended as a volunteer – and, for the first time, a designated parking area.

Statistics

  • 52*
    performances

* Catalogued so far.

Performances

Gallery

  • A black and white photograph taken at Glastonbury festival during the day time. 10 young adults stand in a line in a muddy field. In the centre of the image a young man in a white jacket and long hair looks directly at the camera. In front of him, a young woman sits on a white bucket and a small dog stands next to her. In the background a trailer is parked with two signs on it's roof that both read Ices.
    Photography by David Trippas
  • A black and white photograph taken at Glastonbury Festival. A person stands right in front of the camera with their back to the camera. They have long brown hair and wear a head band that has two springs with black balls at the end. They look out across a crowd of people towards a pyramid shaped stage. There is a large peace sign fixed at the apex of the Pyramid Stage.
    Photography by David Trippas
  • A black and white photograph of tents in a grassy field. In the distance a pyramid shaped stage site in front of a rolling hill of fields and trees. A large circular peace sign sits at the apex of the pryamid stage. A man stands in the right foreground with his back to the camera.
    Photography by David Trippas
  • A black and white photograph. Glastonbury festival in the day time. Two rows of large white tents sit on either side of a very muddy pathway. Groups of people are walking in various directions through the mud.
    Photography by David Trippas
  • A black and white photograph taken at Glastonbury Festival during the day. A group of young people stand beneath a banner that says Green Gield Wellcome. The ground is muddy. To the right of the people a white car is parked.
    Photography by David Trippas
  • A black and white photograph showing Worthy Farm house at Glastonbury Festival during the day. In the foreground of the image a man lies on the ground, proppsed up on his elbow, beside a tent. He looks away from the camera towards a stone farmhouse. On the pavement in front of the farmhouse a row of cars and motorcycles are parked and people are standing in groups.
    Photography by David Trippas
  • Black Uhuru perform on the Pyramid Stage. Three performers stand on a stage, each with a microphone stand in front of them. Closest to the camera stands a man wearing a denim jacket, jeans, a black hat and sunglasses. To his right a woman is singing into the microphone wearing a brown short sleeved top, a black skirt or trousers and a green, red, yellow and black head band. To her right a man with a red hat and blue shirt holds the microphone stand and sings into it.
    Photography by Dave Walkling
  • Fela Kuti performs on the Pyramid Stage.
    Photography by Dave Walkling
  • Ian Drury & the Music Students perform on the Pyramid Stage.
    Photography by Dave Walkling
  • John Martyn performs on the Pyramid Stage.
    Photography by Dave Walkling
  • A photograph taken at Glastonbury festival during the daytime. The image shows a messy campsite with a blue campervan with tables and banners set up in front of it. It appears to be a shop seilling hand made crafts. A man in a flat topped hat stands in front of one of the tables with his back to the camera. In front of him two people sit at either end of a low table playing chess.
    Photography by Dave Walkling
  • A photograph taken during the daytime at Glastonbury festival. A small theatrical performance is taking place in a field. In the centre of the image a blue sheet is string up between two poles acting as a background set. In front of the sheet are two actors; on the right is someone dressed in a grey suit and on the left someone is wearing a pink and white dress and a blonde wig. Both actos face inwards glaring at each other. To the right of the scene a person stands behind two red bongo drums and another person plays a saxophone. A dozen or so people sit in the grass watching the actors.
    Photography by Dave Walkling
  • A black and white photograph taken at Glastonbury festival during the daytime. A crowd of people are standing and sitting in a field. Grassy hills are visible in the distance. In the front left of the image a person stands wearing a bag as a hat on their head. The bag has some writing on it but the letters are obscured.
    Photography by Dave Walkling

Resources

  • Glastonbury CND 1984 festival poster. Line up is weather report, black uhuru, smiths. Picture of the Pyramid Stage with the sun behind it. Yellow and black poster.
    Glastonbury CND 1984 festival poster. Line up is weather report, black uhuru, smiths. Picture of the Pyramid Stage with the sun behind it. Yellow and black poster.