Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas. Films and albums recorded at Glastonbury have been released, and the festival receives extensive television and newspaper coverage. Glastonbury is the largest greenfield festival in the world, and is now attended by around 175,000 people, requiring extensive infrastructure in terms of security, transport, water, and electricity supply.
Glastonbury Festival 2009 Glastonbury Festival 2009 The 2009 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts was held from 24–29 June 2009. In a similar way to previous festivals, tickets for the 2009 event required pre-registration (of a photograph and personal details) through the festival website. Registration opened on 1 September 2008. Tickets were able to be purchased via the See Tickets website or by telephone. A limited number of tickets were available by promotion through the "Western Daily Press" and competitions run by Greenpeace, eFestivals and The Guardian. Ticket lines opened on the morning of 5 October 2008, and customers were able to place