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A photograph taken during the day time at Glastonbury Festival. In the foreground of the image a man is sitting in a muddy puddle. He wears a full body yellow rain suit and has mud on his face. A man stands next to him wearing a bright orange vest and muddy jeans. The standing man is handing a lit cigarette to the man in the puddle. In the background a large audience is stanading.

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts 1998 - Friday

In 1998 the official attendance topped 100,000 for the first time and resilient campers enjoyed the evergreen mix of entertainment in spite of the rain. There were over 1,000 different performances on 17 stages, including a new stage for emerging talent called the New Stage.

Statistics

  • 29*
    performances

* Catalogued so far.

Performances

Jazz World Stage

Pyramid Stage

Acoustic Stage

Avalon Stage

New Bands Tent

Other Stage