1971 was the first year of the Pyramid Stage and the price of entry was literally unbeatable.
and with Shania Twain, Dua Lipa and Coldplay among headliners, festival goers are starting to get excited for the five-day summer extravaganza.
This year marks 54 years since the first ever Glastonbury and since then so many things have changed. For one, the mega-festival now hosts around 210,000 people and way back in 1970, the festival hosted just 1,500 people., it was 1971 which saw the real beginnings of the festival as we know it today as that was the year that the Pyramid Stage was introduced and around 12,000 people were in attendance.
Despite this, reporter John Craven spoke highly of the event saying: “There had been pot and acid, that’s cannabis and LSD, but there have only been two arrests and police said they were quite surprised and pleased about the way the festival had gone on.”Here's Who's Headlining And Playing Glastonbury 2024 – And We Can't WaitBy entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.
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