I lived in England for almost a year. Although a year isn’t so long, I enjoyed my first music festival there, which is the Glastonbury Festival. I had the most amazing time there, but sadly, I met hardly anyone as I lived in Pomona College who knew about this great show. So, since it has been so under-rated,
To give you a short background and history of the Glastonbury Festival, it began in the 1970s, and was heavily infuenced by the hippy movement and such shows like Isle of Wight Festival. The festival is located in southern England, about six miles above a little town called Glastonbury, and is held usually around the end of June.
For further information, you should check out the official website, which is:
http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/
If you have enough time and money, you should definitely check it out.
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zjs02008 // May 9, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Hmm… shame on people for not having heard of Glastonbury. For me the name has the same vibe as what I think of as 60s Woodstock.
I went to a music festival last summer – Rock Werchter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Werchter
I met a bunch of people who had gone to Glastonbury and other festivals around Europe. Looking at their artist list, the two festivals had a pretty similar lineup.
Music festivals are amazing, and even if more way expensive are still a good deal considering how many artists are there.