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Glastonbury Fair 1971

The 1971 Glastonbury Fair took place over 5 days, from Sunday the 20th to Thursday the 24th of June.
Dates
June 20 – 24
Duration
5
days
Price
Free
Attendance
12,000
people
Daily Capacity
12,000
people
Venues
1
venue
Performed Here
21
performers

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Glastonbury Fair

A second festival brings the first of many name changes, the event now borrowing the moniker of a sleepy little town seven miles to the east. Bill Harkin brings his architectural prowess to an ambitious new project, a stage designed to be a one-tenth replica of the Great Pyramid of Giza. 

With financial help from Andrew Kerr and Arabella Churchill, the capacity of the festival expands to almost five times that of 1970.

Key Events
  • Name changes to Glastonbury Fair.
  • Pyramid Stage: First version built. Conceived by Bill Harkin, the stage was a one-tenth replica of the Great Pyramid of Giza. It's built using Kwikstage scaffolding and 300 sheets of expanded metal.
The very first Pyramid Stage. Conceived by Bill Harkin, it's a one-tenth replica of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Credit: Jerry Hawkins
The muddy festivals started early. Credit: Sue Bowler
The 1971 festival's lighting tower. Credit: Mervyn Penrose
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  1. The very first Pyramid Stage. Conceived by Bill Harkin, it's a one-tenth replica of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
  2. The muddy festivals started early.
  3. The 1971 festival's lighting tower.

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1971

  • Name changes to Glastonbury Fair

  • Pyramid Stage: First version built

    Conceived by Bill Harkin, the stage was a one-tenth replica of the Great Pyramid of Giza. It's built using Kwikstage scaffolding and 300 sheets of expanded metal.

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