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.
Jacob's Ladder (music festival) Jacob's Ladder (music festival) Jacob's Ladder is a folk music festival that takes place twice a year in northern Israel. The festival includes both professional and amateur artists of the genre from Israel and abroad, and is strongly identified with the native English-speaking community of Israel (also known as "Anglos"). Although the festival's official language remains English, over the years more and more non-Anglo Israelis have taken part in the event. The festival has been nicknamed the "Israeli Woodstock Festival" due to the specific types of musical acts, the easy-going and mellow atmosphere and the particular crowd. The festival first