Glastonbury Festival 1990

Dates

June 22 – 24

Duration

3 days

Price

£38

Tickets Sold

70,000 tickets

Daily Capacity

70,000 people

Programme Price

£3

Venues

10 venues

Performed Here

54 performers


The 1990 Glastonbury Festival took place over 3 days, from Friday the 22nd to Sunday the 24th of June. It was headlined by Happy Mondays, The Cure, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.


Headliners

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Timeline

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1990

  • Name changes to Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts

  • June 25th: Riots break out between travellers and security

    This results in 235 arrests and £50,000 worth of damage.

  • Outside Cinema: Dolby Stereo added

  • Malcolm Haynes: Starts out booking for World Music Stage


Performed Here

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More Stats

Price Increase Over 1989

£10

Worth Cause Donations

£100,000


Weather

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State of Ground

Muddy

Highest Temp

18°C

Lowest Temp

7.4°C

Total Rain

1.84mm

Weather Station

Yeovilton

Friday the 22nd

18°C

11°C

0.87mm

Saturday the 23rd

18°C

10°C

0.97mm

Sunday the 24th

16°C

7.4°C

No rain


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