Slipper, may I ask where you are from?
Glastonbury was started in 1971 as an answer you might say to Woodstock in the USA. The first few Festivals were free, despite the organiser not having to pay the farmer for the use of the grounds and thousands of helpers.
Now it is the biggest open air festival in Britain, in fact, just outside a small village called Pilton and right next to Glastonbury Tor, Avalon, the whole Arthurian legend landmarks.
Apart from todays prices, little has changed at this festival, up to and including the good old hippy mentality, dated though it may appear to most.
If you like music, ever come to Britian and be so lucky to be here in late June/early July, I can only urge you to go. Three days of fantastic music, 6 main stages and dozens and dozens of small ones, a circus field, a food field where you can get anything the heart desires but this being the West Country make sure you bring your waterproofs. This years was one of the finest examples of the festival, it only rained on Thursday, the day before the official musical start but even that, announced as a 'passing shower', turned into an 18 hour downpour. LOL
But that does never ever deter anybody when it comes to Glastonbury. It is like strawberries and cream, all part and parcel of the great fun and atmosphere. And that and at least 120 bands are are well worth the visit. Sadly we didn't have tickets for this year but maybe next, I have friends living only a few miles away, so maybe a combination with a relaxing vacation in one the most beautiful and mildest parts of the country might be in order.
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