by George Mc Kay (Author)
From Marc Bolan headlining in 1970 and David Bowie and Hawkwind playing to a field of 10,000 in 1971, the Glastonbury festival has mushroomed over three decades into a cultural phenomenon that now sees 80-90,000 revellers head for the West Country every June. Thousands more watch it at home on TV. George Mckay's history of the festival - and wider festival culture in Britain -- traces the changing nature of the event, explores its roots in the town of Glastonbury and the local landscape and early free festivals, looks at the music and musicians involved (Nik Turner, ex-Hawkwind, The Levellers, and Tom Robinson are among the interviewees), talks to festival-goers and Michael Eavis, the organizer, tackles the festival's more difficult years (drugs, violence, rioting new-age travellers) and generally celebrates the mud and the excess...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Orion
Published: 08 Jun 2000
ISBN 10: 0575068078
ISBN 13: 9780575068070
Book Overview: * First comprehensive history of the Glastonbury festival. * Ties in with the thirtieth anniversary celebrations. * Between 80 and 90,000 people attend the festival every year; a total of hundreds of thousands over three decades -- a large target audience. * Features interviews with Michael Eavis and musicians from Jeremy Cunningham (The Levellers) to Tom Robinson. * Colour plates and b/w integrated photos of rare archive material (flyers, posters, etc) and photos of the festival. * Features 32-page chronological 'time-line' of festival history.
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