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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 1987

Mendip District Council’s decision to refuse a licence was overturned in May, only weeks before the Festival. Joe Rush, founder of the Mutoid Waste Company, built the legendary ‘Carhenge’ from upturned wrecked vehicles. He then led a legendary night-long drumming session around it, establishing what would become one of the Festival’s late-night areas.

Statistics

  • 63*
    performances

* Catalogued so far.

Performances

Gallery

  • 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.
    Photography by John Novis

Resources

  • Glastonbury CND festival 1987. Line up elvis costello, van morrison. Light blue and pink poster with psycadelic swirls everywhere.
    Glastonbury CND festival 1987. Line up elvis costello, van morrison. Light blue and pink poster with psycadelic swirls everywhere.