Glastonbury Plans Historic 40th Anniversary
By Morelli
The Glastonbury Festival marks its 40th anniversary in 2010, and organizers are planning to book 40 bands from the past 40 years to play live performances at the event. Radiohead, Blur, PJ Harvey, Jeff Buckley, The Cure and Massive Attack are just a few of the thousands of artists that have graced “Glasto’s” stages.
Michael Eavis founded the event in 1970 on his dairy farm near Pilton, Somerset. His daughter Emily said they were both planning the celebration next year, and told the BBC:
“We want to have a band from every year on the Pyramid Stage.”
The festival in 1971 featured the first incarnation of the “Pyramid Stage”, and David Bowie performed that year.
For 2009, Bruce Springsteen and Blur have been officially confirmed as headliners, but the full line-up will not be announced until May or June. The White Stripes might break their 2 year hiatus to play at the festival, and although tickets for the festival sold out on 3 February, cancelled tickets are scheduled to be resold on 5 April.
Even if you’re going to miss this year’s Glastonbury from June 24-28, the next installment in 2010 is looking to be quite the event, and with the celebrated line-up, promises to be a landmark in festival history.
Source: BBC
