Glastonbury Festival (1878–1960), and with their location attracted a bohemian audience by the standards of the time. They featured works by then-contemporary composers, sponsored by the Clark family, and a wide range of traditional works, from "Everyman" to James Shirley's "Cupid and Death." Glastonbury was heavily influenced by hippie ethics and the free festival movement in the early 1970s, beginning with the Isle of Wight Festival, which featured performances by The Who, amongst many other artists. Organiser Michael Eavis decided to host the first festival, then called Pilton Festival, after seeing an open-air concert headlined by Led Zeppelin at the 1970 Bath
Glastonbury Festival 2017 Glastonbury Festival 2017 The 2017 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 21 and 25 June. General Admission Tickets for the festival cost £238 for the full weekend. The weather was around 30°C on 21 June with temperatures potentially reaching 10°C higher than usual for the festival. Headlining the festival were Radiohead, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn also made an appearance on the Pyramid Stage on the Saturday. The set by Foo Fighters was notable for the televised appearance in the crowd of a naked man,