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
Fusion Festival UK Fusion Festival UK Fusion Festival is an annual music festival that takes place in Otterspool Promenade, Liverpool in the United Kingdom. The event has been running since 2013 and was previously held at Cofton Park, Birmingham. In February 2016, the organisers announced the move to Liverpool on Capital FM. The 2015 edition of the festival expands to a 3-day festival and took place over the weekend of 28–30 August 2015. Justin Bieber was originally scheduled to headline Friday but withdrew and was replaced by Ed Sheeran. The 2016 edition saw the festival return to its two-day format and took place