festival day festival contemporary performing arts takes place near somerset addition contemporary music festival hosts dance comedy theatre circus arts leading pop rock artists headlined alongside thousands appearing smaller stages performance areas films albums recorded released festival receives extensive television newspaper coverage largest festival world attended people requiring extensive infrastructure terms security transport water electricity supply majority staff volunteers helping festival raise millions pounds good causes festival inspired free festival movements retains traditions green fields area includes sections known 1970s festival took place year grew size number attendees swollen hosted festival called festival seeing open air concert bath festival blues held intermittently held year years taken years intended land local population organisers break history series concerts lectures called established summer school town classical composer location attracted bohemian audience standards time featured works contemporary composers sponsored clark family wide range traditional works death 1970s festival heavily influenced ethics free festival movement early 1970s beginning featured performances artists decided host festival called festival seeing open air concert headlined bath festival blues nearby bath festival retains tradition green fields area encompassing festival worthy farm mounted saturday september attended people original headline acts acts replaced short notice later known tickets billed acts note free festival fair instigated found introduced organised help festival featured incarnation pyramid stage conceived stage tenth replica great pyramid built metal positioned blind spring found performers included david_bowie traffic convention paid supporters advocates ideal embraced tradition music dance poetry theatre lights spontaneous entertainment festival filmed released film called simply festival small event convoy vehicles festival directed police festival revived following year churchill event year child lost money 1980s 1980s saw festival annual fixture barring periodic years took control festival organised conjunction year new constructed telegraph poles metal materials permanent structure doubled hay barn cow shed winter 1980s children area festival organised starting point new children charity called year festival profits donated following years donations number organisations end cold war main contribute festival providing features volunteers work festival exchange free entry large festivals required local authorities led certain restrictions placed festival including crowd limit specified times stages operate crowd limit initially set grown year saw stage invaded children set weather report played main stage headlined night hours festival grew large neighbouring purchased year saw wet festival considerable rain dairy farm washed low areas mixture mud cow prevent festival enjoying knee deep pyramid stage year impromptu unofficial sound systems sprung festival site things come sound systems play loud electronic acid house music round clock largest sound system volume official stages running non stop festival systems seen refreshing wind change tired blessed 1990s biggest festival held day festival ended violence security guards new age travellers called bridge led organisers taking festival expanded festival returned proved great success year new age travellers initially allowed site free fence designed success carried like hot dry burned week festival temporary main stage erected time festival festival introduced wind turbine provided festival power festival included setting new world record june people objects kept objects air year festival televised channel_4 concentrating main music stages providing glimpse festival knew little channel televised festival following year proved successful enhanced coverage crucial factor ensuring performance festival achieved legendary status result channel_4 coverage living rooms country able experience rave look like suddenly dance music attacked establishment mainstream press years didn dangerous crucial turning point dance music role festival speaking guardian gig noted marked dance music appearance mainstream agenda previously underground big stages going police council aware buzz market sound systems travellers fields years needed showcase legal gig opened way underworld played high profile stages following years developments led launch festival saw attendance rise drastically security fence breached friday festival estimates suggest fence double size festival aside proved highly successful year memorable performances oasis pulp cure year festival having dance tent cater rise popularity dance music following success headline appearance previous year dance acts led friday saturday festival took year allow land recover organisers break pattern followed years gap year moving saw release filmed festivals festival returned bigger time major sponsorship guardian bbc taken event channel_4 year mud site suffering severe turned entire site muddy stayed festival treated memorable performances including headlining set saturday said greatest performances live recording paranoid android performance day yesterday man released bbc entitled mud festival struck severe floods storms festival departed early stayed treated performances acts pulp overcame environment white suit tie year attendance officially broke mark hot dry year recorded relief organisers festival festival fence prove major problem following year additional people site increasing attendance estimated people total festival remembered requesting given backstage toilets revealed band joke reserved sign toilet management 2000s saw new introduced new features festival headlined pet shop boys david_bowie playing years appearance hosted unusual event saturday morning wedding festival written organisers asking permission married taking place conducted actor small group friends festival happened awake year saw estimated people attend festival tickets sold led public safety concerns local refused problem solved organisers took anti measures secure future festival festival accident scheduled break took place years year battle olympics extended year sequence planned rest year point invited help seen sell corporate culture festival returned planned year controversial handling logistics security especially installing substantial surrounding fence dubbed reduced numbers levels decade earlier lower attendance led relaxed atmosphere massively reduced crime levels compared previous years incidents outside fence involving frustrated individuals arrived festival assuming able simply jump fence pay music performances despite event hailed great success media companies taken interest festival saw headline pyramid stage time closed set sunday night criticisms festival lacked atmosphere reduced number people reflected smaller numbers jumping fence number tickets increased sold day going sale marked contrast months took sell year tickets sold line announced year returned headline pyramid stage revenue raised good causes ticket commercial licence sales topped million half went tickets sold hours amid controversy ticket ordering process left potential festival trying hours connect telephone internet sites website got million attempted connections minutes tickets going sale average people phone lines minute festival hit extreme weather high winds wednesday delayed entry steady rain saturday turned areas site mud festival ended muse headlining sunday oasis headlined friday sir paul_mccartney performed british press publications appeared use psychedelic drugs festival visitors magazine nme pronounced summer love resurgence praised natural alternative said declining popularity summer love second festival commented year keeping previous history taking year villagers surrounding areas rest yearly disruption confirmed licence granted ticket sold rapidly case hours minutes enclosed area festival acres km2 live performances attended people sunday originally scheduled instead pulled receive treatment breast cancer announced replacement june performed cover head concert saw big increase number dance music attractions multiple tents dance village replacing solitary dance tent previous years new area contained east west dance tents relocated stage situated introduction innovative silent disco allowed party early hours disturbing locals requirement festival licensing following death john autumn new tent renamed john tent homage encouragement love new bands opening day festival delayed heavy rain thunderstorms stages including acoustic tent bars struck lightning valley hit flash floods left areas site feet water severity weather flooded worst affected base seriously disrupted site services review festival called gives festival glowing report dealt floods festival instead documentary film directed released lack festival film consists specially shot footage temple festival footage sent fans archive footage released april june headlined killers friday saturday sunday respectively dame featured acts played stages capacity expanded year park area opened designed main stage featured extra sets artists playing main stages including whilst bbc launched new introducing stage area festival largest attendance construction security fence largest legitimate attendance date ticket allocation raised charged sold hour minutes extra precaution pre register including submission passport photo security printed ticket continued periods rain festival caused muddy conditions flooding new flood defences constant rain general conditions site worse years like mud plains difficult find sit turned mud key choke points right pyramid stage turned muddy conditions temporary roads periphery site led delays people leaving site june vast majority festival attempting leave festival cars western car parks took hours exit site provision areas information delays organised traffic undertaken festival organisers provision drinking water people stranded vehicles verbal physical violence witnessed festival cars finally allowed leave site surrounding roads found clear reported crime number arrests operation police security site reported crimes drug related people required medical aid hospitalised accidents caused mud fatality man found unconscious early saturday morning died suspected drugs december instrumental figure conception festival 1980s area coordinator died cottages age suffered short illness cancer refused convert buddhism arrangements following death respected belief paying tribute death said great sense morality social responsibility given place festival history second festival held june headlined kings jay-z friday saturday sunday respectively notable acts including stevens opened festival continuing procedure introduced ticket buyers pre register submit passport photo february march order buy tickets went sale sunday april following tickets sold pre registration process reopened april reasons cited including poor weather previous years controversial choice featuring hip hop artist jay-z headlining act day festival began announced tickets remaining making possible festival years sell advance announced remaining tickets sold major branches year saw introduction new field adjacent sacred space named organisers festival called reference flags located huge number tents left cows died metal tent left soil festival devised campaign gently pushed respect environment clear festival pushed green agenda new initiatives included tent handed free running waste vegetable oil new efforts rewarded festival award alongside number festivals committed environmentally friendly music festivals festival reported cost million produce festival took place june marked contrast previous years tickets went sale october earlier pre registered customers able pay place reserve deposit paid february tickets festival sold line released included pyramid stage stage headlined notable performers included played festival steel pulse lady_gaga pete anthem appeared stage song sound madness florence machine magic 2010s festival took place june night appeared main stage headline artist sing chorus happy birthday marking festival 40th year tickets went sale october deposit scheme introduced previous year unlike previous years common earlier festivals tickets edition sold hours headline pyramid stage friday night sustaining injury forced pull according media having written song especially festival brought replace joined muse saturday sunday headline slots respectively second headlining act years pet shop boys returned years headline stage saturday night entire stage set brought performance extremely received surprise appearance song set weather festival best festival enjoying days abundant sunshine warm hot temperatures reached close degrees sunday rain free festival hottest festival began received donation british waterways timber old gates wiltshire construct new bridge dedicated memory following year redundant lock gates build festival took place wednesday sunday june tickets sold hours going sale sunday october headline acts friday night saturday beyoncé sunday beyoncé woman headline festival festival held giving site organisers year originally keeping tradition taking break fifth year cited shortage likely cost portable toilets needs summer olympics reasons decision year proved fortunate somerset experienced spells persistent heavy rain period including week festival normally held suggested festival called severity weather registration tickets festival began june ticket booking opened sunday october selling record time hour minutes mark weekend invited guest edit local paper saturday june festival year old man suffered suspected reaction later died despite police reported crime year reminded festival look possessions festival frontman fell stage weeks broke leg forcing late withdrawal line florence machine moved second bill friday florence vacant gap filled performance received kanye_west saturday sunday respectively notable acts performed included final festival appearance death enter faith appearance 14th august announced hundreds pairs discarded wellington boots festival donated camp organisation festival organised local farmer site owner company ran festival wife jean death assisted daughter company consisting live nation taken job managing logistics security festival stake festival management company year company joint owned festival republic created run festival profits going parent companies profits charities including donations local charity community groups paying purchase restoration stages areas managed independently left field managed cooperative owned field run sound systems site total power main stage having speakers toilets long drop water supplies including holding litres imp gal water exception technical security staff festival mainly run volunteers organised aid charity return work festival receive donation medical facilities provided bars organised sponsored previously recruit teams volunteer staff small charities campaign groups return help typically hours festival volunteers paid free entry transport food charities receive wages volunteers earn event catering retail services provided small companies typically mobile catering food stalls site camping retail chain independent shops set makeshift outlets festival additionally charities organisations run promotional educational stalls hare krishna tent provide free vegetarian food manage refuse site recycled tonnes tonnes waste site significant logistical operations place bring people festival public transport year additional festival trains provided railway station station operates mini hub waiting shuttle buses transferring passengers festival site required intensive operation wednesday thursday year local bus coach operators providing buses days additional extra buses normally provided run bristol festival monday passengers transferred day additional buses provided meet increased requirement provide extra coaches direct festival site major towns work smaller coach operators provide capacity required festival powered provide power site diesel generators run litres waste vegetable oil fuel power generated power city bath powered generators lighting site installed run time lights needed contributing festival green requirements location festival takes place south west england worthy farm small villages somerset miles east overlooked area number legends spiritual traditions new age site interest lines considered converge nearest town festival site miles north east continues interaction people alternative lifestyles living festival farm situated roads situated grid reference valley head low limestone ridges southern edge site confluence small streams past site experienced problems flooding floods occurred festival drainage improved prevent flooding festival allowed flood water dissipate hours branch somerset ran farm embankment dismantled forms main site prominent feature high voltage electricity line crosses site east west recent years site organised restricted backstage compound pyramid stage north stage south compound attractions east site include acoustic tent comedy tent circus south green fields include displays traditional environmentally friendly crafts king meadow hill far south site small circle like coordinated summer represents stone circle accommodation people stay camp tent different camping areas atmosphere camping areas hill ground lively family introduced second family disabled available accommodation provided cost standard entry ticket festival bring tents festival years limited number fixed available hire field near stone circle adults stay comes internal camping equipment provided offers solar showers log fired cap experience trailer tents allowed main festival site purchase ticket addition main ticket allows access fields outside boundary fence cost includes access vehicle car vehicle tow parked alongside sleeping authorised connected accompanying vehicle additional tent accompany space plot allows people choose bring hire drivers larger vehicles purchase second ticket fit defined plot festival saw changes fields commercial vehicles longer classed fitted sleeping area washing cooking facilities trailer tents allowed festival prior allowed site trailers banned early 1990s number stuck mud abandoned festival stay local accommodation walking distance festival independent accommodation providers close main site include smaller tents gypsy private cottages festival choose ferried festival accommodation bike private helicopter cultural references artists written songs entitled festival including scouting girls cosmic rough riders included revisited album song let start band referenced festival star song 90s refers surprise appearance stage oasis ultimately led leaving everybody worried fuck wrong answering phone talking saw wrote song coma girl experiences bbc interview cited song inspiring play festival wrote song titled supposed premier appearance festival injury forced cancel instead concert tour comic creation special mock documentary going goes series novel finer end takes place references fictional account original contemporary festival setting radio new album
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