Glastonbury (disambiguation)

Last updated April 04, 2019

Glastonbury is a town in Somerset, England.

Glastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas. Films and albums recorded at Glastonbury have been released, and the festival receives extensive television and newspaper coverage. Glastonbury is the largest greenfield festival in the world, and is now attended by around 175,000 people, requiring extensive infrastructure in terms of security, transport, water, and electricity supply. The majority of staff are volunteers, helping the festival to raise millions of pounds for charity organisations.

The first Glastonbury Festivals were a series of cultural events held in summer, from 1914 to 1925 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England.

Media

Glastonbury (film), a 2006 documentary by Julien Temple about the modern English festival
Glastonbury Fayre , a 1972 documentary film by Nicolas Roeg and Peter Neal of the 1971 Glastonbury Fair
Glastonbury Fayre (album), released in 1972, of the 1971 Glastonbury Fair

<i>Glastonbury</i> (film) 2006 film by Julien Temple

Glastonbury is a 2006 rockumentary film directed by Julien Temple which details the history of the Glastonbury Festival from 1970 to 2005. It is the third attempt to make a film about the festival. The film is made up of footage shot by Temple at the festival in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, as well as footage sent in by festival goers after a request on websites and newspapers for footage. Temple had initially only agreed to make a film of the 2002 festival after organiser Michael Eavis expressed concern that that would be the last year of the festival. Temple then realised that he wanted to make a film detailing the full history of the festival. The film also includes footage shot by Channel 4 and the BBC during their coverage of the festival since 1994.

<i>Glastonbury Fayre</i> 1972 film by Nicolas Roeg

Glastonbury Fayre is a 1972 documentary film directed by Nicolas Roeg and Peter Neal of the 1971 Glastonbury Festival, which was held on 20–24 June 1971.

<i>Glastonbury Fayre</i> (album) 1972 compilation album by Various artists

Glastonbury Fayre is a triple album released in 1972, comprising performances by acts who had appeared at the Glastonbury Festival in 1971 and others. The album came in a fold-out poster sleeve inside a printed PVC outer sleeve, with a 32-page illustrated booklet, a poster sheet and a fold-out Silver Pyramid, all designed by Barney Bubbles.

Places

Australia

Glastonbury, Queensland, a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland

Glastonbury is a town and a locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.

Glastonbury Division, a former local government area in Queensland, Australia

The Glastonbury Division is a former local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett area of Queensland, Australia. Its headquarters were located in the town of Gympie.

Canada

Glastonbury, Edmonton, a residential neighbourhood in Alberta, Canada

Glastonbury is a newer residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

United Kingdom

Glastonbury Abbey, a ruined monastery in the English town
Glastonbury Canal, England
Glastonbury Tor, a hill near the English town
Glastonbury and Street railway station, a former station in England

Glastonbury Abbey former Benedictine abbey at Glastonbury

Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction.

The Glastonbury Canal ran for approximately 14 miles (23 km) through two locks from Glastonbury to Highbridge in Somerset, England, where it entered the River Parrett and from there the Bristol Channel. The canal was authorised by Parliament in 1827 and opened in 1834. It was operated by The Glastonbury Navigation & Canal Company. Most of it was abandoned as a navigation in 1854, when a railway was built along the towpath.

Glastonbury Tor is a hill near Glastonbury in the English county of Somerset, topped by the roofless St Michael's Tower, a Grade I listed building. The whole site is managed by the National Trust, and has been designated a scheduled monument. The Tor is mentioned in Celtic mythology, particularly in myths linked to King Arthur, and has a number of other enduring mythological and spiritual associations.

United States of America

Glastonbury, Connecticut, a town in the United States formerly called Glastenbury
- Glastonbury Center, Connecticut, a census-designated place, center of the town
Glastenbury, Vermont, a town in the United States
Glastenbury Mountain, a mountain in Vermont, United States
Glastenbury Wilderness, Vermont, United States

People

Ray Glastonbury (born 1938), British rugby league footballer

Other uses

Glastonbury F.C., a football club based in Glastonbury, England

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