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A black and white photograph taken during the daytime at Glastonbury Festival. A crowd of young people stand in a muddy field with their backs to the camera. They look towards a pyramid shaped stage with a peace sign fixed to its apex.

Glastonbury CND Festival 1985

The Festival site grew by over 100 acres and now included neighbouring Cockmill Farm and the land at the end of the disused railway track. 1986 saw the arrival of dance music to Glastonbury when Malcome Haynes – the Organiser behind today’s Silver Hayes area – arrived with a van full of speakers and amplifiers.

Statistics

  • 59*
    performances

* Catalogued so far.

Performances

Gallery

  • A black and white photograph taken at Glastonbury Festival. A car and a campervan are parked on muddy ground in a field. Beyond them a large white marquee tent site in front of some trees. In front of the tent is a sign that reads Spirit of Peace 1985.
    Photography by John Novis
  • A black and white photograph showing a row of temporary toilets installed in a field with trees in the background. There are 9 toilet stalls. All the doors are closed, and paris of feet are visible beaneath each stall door.
    Photography by John Novis
  • A black and white photograph taken during the daytime at Glastonbury Festival. A crowd of young people stand in a muddy field with their backs to the camera. They look towards a pyramid shaped stage with a peace sign fixed to its apex.
    Photography by John Novis
  • A black and white photograph taken at Glastonbury Festival during the day time. It shows a panorama view of a field with tents and marquees dotted across the landscape. In the foreground to the right there is a child walking towards the camera. To the left there is a horse grazing.
    Photography by John Novis

Resources

  • Glastonbury CND festival 1985. Black and white picture of the Pyramid Stage
    Glastonbury CND festival 1985. Black and white picture of the Pyramid Stage