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Glastonbury CND Festival 1982 - Pyramid Stage

The Pyramid is Glastonbury’s iconic main stage. Founded in 1971 as a temporary structure, the Pyramid Stage was rebuilt in 1981 and again in 2000, and hosts spectacular headline acts each Festival year.

Statistics

  • 23*
    performances

* Catalogued so far.

Performances

Pyramid Stage

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Gallery

  • A photography taken during the daytime at Glastonbury festival in 1982. A crowd of people gather in front of a large pyramid shaped stage erected in a field. At the apex of the stage is a peace symbol. A group of performers are on the stage but barely visble. In the very foregroun of the image stands a young boy with blond hair, a white tshirt and red shorts. The boy is facing the camera and looking to the left. Just behind the boy sits a man facing away from the camera. He holds an acoustic guitar and has a sign tied around his neck and hanging down his back that says ACID in handwritten blue letters.
    Photography by Dave Walkling
  • A photograph taken during the daytime at Glastonbury in 1982. The image shows a large, pyramid shaped stage with a white peace sign at it's apex. On the stage is a group of performers who are just barely visible. In front of the stage stands a large crowd. The crowd is facing the stage with their backs towards the camera.
    Photography by Dave Walkling
  • A photograph taken of Van Morrisson performing at Glastonbury. Van Morrisson stands on stage to the right of the image. He holds a guitar and stands in front of a microphone stand. To his right a male guitarist stands holding a guitar, and next to him three woman are singing into microphones. Behind the standing performers the head and shoulders of a drummer is visible.
    Photography by Dave Walkling