Silver Hayes firmly believe we don’t have to accept the current status quo, a better future is possible and examples of positive change are all around us. Optimism and a desire to explore a different ...
From the ancient rituals of Heilung to the hi-tech spectacle of Justice, 2024 was quite the year on West Holts. The were too many epic shows for us to pick highlights, but we wanted to say a huge ...
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A very big thank you to all who chose to spend precious time this year exploring, indulging and delighting in all that the fabulous fields of Theatre and Circus have to offer. Your smiling faces, ...
The Festival moved to the time of the Summer Solstice and was known as the “Glastonbury Fair”. It had been planned by Andrew Kerr and Arabella Churchill who felt all other festivals at the time were ...
Shangri-La Glastonbury, a radical area of the legendary Festival, with a deep history of celebrating underrepresented art and culture. The field, in the South East corner of the Festival, hosted ...
The 25th anniversary of the first Festival was celebrated and saw the return of the two performers from the first event – Keith Christmas and Al Stewart. Demand for the tickets had never been so ...
Welcome to the History & Gallery pages, which chart the events at the Festival since it began on the day after Jimi Hendrix died, in 1970. Here you’ll find a historical snapshot of every Festival that ...
1983 called for a licence to be obtained for the event since the introduction of the local Government Act became law, giving local authorities the power to regulate such events by stipulating the ...
What a fabulous festival it was, many thanks to all who contributed to make it so! This year as well as our signature plethora of eclectic music acts locally and from around the globe, we welcomed ...
The first Festival was held on the day after Jimi Hendrix died, over a two day period and before long “word had got around”. It was the Blues festival at the Bath & West Showground that had inspired ...