Glastonbury have arrived in Glastonbury and stuck his staff into the ground, when it flowered miraculously into the Glastonbury Thorn. The presence of a landscape zodiac around the town has been suggested but no evidence has been discovered. The Glastonbury Festival, held in the nearby village of Pilton, takes its name from the town. During the 7th millennium BC the sea level rose and flooded the valleys and low-lying ground surrounding Glastonbury so the Mesolithic people occupied seasonal camps on the higher ground, indicated by scatters of flints. The Neolithic people continued to exploit the reedswamps for their natural resources and
Glastonbury Festival 2017 to whom Dave Grohl dedicated the song "My Hero". Glastonbury Festival 2017 The 2017 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place between 21 and 25 June. General Admission Tickets for the festival cost £238 for the full weekend. The weather was around 30°C on 21 June with temperatures potentially reaching 10°C higher than usual for the festival. Headlining the festival were Radiohead, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn also made an appearance on the Pyramid Stage on the Saturday. The set by Foo Fighters was notable for the