Glastonbury Festival 2010 Glastonbury Festival 2010 The 2010 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place in Pilton, Somerset, England in June 2010. The festival was headlined by Gorillaz, Muse, and Stevie Wonder. U2 were initially announced as headliners, but withdrew on 25 May 2010 citing Bono's recent back surgery. Gorillaz were announced as the replacement. The festival was totally rain-free for the first time since 2002, and experienced the hottest average temperatures since the early 1990s. The total attendance of the event was 177,500. Similar to previous years, ticket buyers were required to pre-register to buy tickets with photographic identification, a measure
Trowbridge Village Pump Festival allow the festival to be held in 2012. The Weekender was held at the Village pump after hearing of the demise of the Village pump Ltd. Many of the original members of the festival decided to resurrect the festival under the new name Village Pump Folk Festival, with the Blessing of Mr Pat Drinkwater, the founder of the name. The 2012 Village Pump Folk Festival took take place at White Horse Country Park, Westbury on 20–22 July 2012 with Show of Hands as festival Patrons. It was also covered by FromeFM. Following disappointing ticket sales in 2015 and 2016, the