This year marks the 40th anniversary of The Green Fields and we want to say a special thank you to Liz Eliot and the fantastic Green Fields team who have kept, and continue to keep, the heart of the festival beating. These fields have provided solace and inspiration to so many across the years and […]

Welcome to Theatre and Circus We are delighted to reveal a small taster of some of the many wonderful acts and attractions that will be gracing our beautiful fields in just a few weeks’ time and look forward to welcoming you all to the wonderful world of Theatre and Circus. I’m so thankful to the […]

1983 called for a licence to be obtained for the event since the introduction of the local Government Act became law, giving local authorities the power to regulate such events by stipulating the conditions.  Mendip District Council issued a Public Entertainment Licence which set a crowd limit of 30,000 and went into considerable detail about […]

Again, there was CND involvement and it was this year that Western Region CND took control of the entrance gates and Mid Somerset CND took charge of all the information. This year was a muddy year with lots of bad weather. In fact, the highest rainfall for a single day in 45 years was recorded […]

The name was changed to Glastonbury Festival and Michael Eavis took the helm running the event again. This was the first “Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament” festival. Michael helped positively towards the peace movement by holding the Festival at Worthy farm to benefit the Mid Somerset CND campaign. Michael had to convince National CND and said […]

Now a three day event and was still referred to as the Glastonbury Fayre but with the theme of “the year of the child”.  Bill Harkin and Arabella Churchill were the instigators on this occasion and turned to Michael Eavis for financial backing.  He secured a bank loan against the deeds of the farm.  Special […]

The Festival moved to the time of the Summer Solstice and was known as the “Glastonbury Fair”. It had been planned by Andrew Kerr and Arabella Churchill who felt all other festivals at the time were over commercialised. It was paid for by the few who supported the ideal so the entrance was free and […]

The first Festival was held on the day after Jimi Hendrix died, over a two day period and before long “word had got around”. It was the Blues festival at the Bath & West Showground that had inspired Michael Eavis to begin a festival of his own although on a smaller scale. Acts to appear […]

Headline: GENOSYS RETURNS! plus NYC DOWNLOW to host brand-new DOWNLOW DAY PARTY For 2024, Block9 announces the long-awaited return of brutalist giant and outdoor dance arena, Genosys, alongside legendary venues The NYC Downlow, The Meat Rack and IICON. Also new for this year, queer nightlife institution NYC Downlow will hold its first ever Downlow Day […]

Silver Hayes firmly believe we don’t have to accept the current status quo, a better future is possible and examples of positive change are all around us. Optimism and a desire to explore a different way of doing things runs throughout everything they do in the field. In 2024, Silver Hayes looks to optimism to […]