Glastonbury Festival 2010 the festival's 40th year. Source: Line up poster 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
Glastonbury Festival 2016 Glastonbury Festival 2016 The 2016 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 22 and 26 June. General Admission Tickets for the festival cost £228. The weather was very wet on Wednesday 22 June with major traffic delays getting to the festival. Organisers said that rain and ground conditions had caused delays and urged people "not to set off". Festival founder and Worthy Farm owner Michael Eavis later commented "I’ve never seen mud like it in the whole life. This is worse than 1997...In all 46 years, it hasn’t been as bad as this". Headlining the festival were Muse,