New Bands Tent The New Bands Tent featured up-and-coming and under-the-radar bands and acts. It was renamed the John Peel Stage in 2004. Statistics 1998 first appeared 1* performances * Catalogued so far. Years at festival 1998 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. View stage
1998 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. View stage