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Glastonbury Festival 2016

The 2016 Glastonbury Festival took place over 5 days, from Wednesday the 22nd to Sunday the 26th of June. It was headlined by Muse, Adele, and Coldplay, with Jeff Lynne's ELO in the Legend slot on Sunday.
Dates
June 22 – 26
Duration
5
days
Price
£228
Tickets Sold
135,000
tickets
Daily Capacity
203,000
people
Programme Price
£25
Venues
139
venues
Performed Here
42
performers
Official Performance Count
3,527
performances

Headliners

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Festival Map

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Main Stage
  • Pyramid Stage
  • West Holts Stage
Other
  • Daemon or Doppelganger?
Venues

Main Stages

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Main Areas

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New for 2016

All 2016 Venues

Performers

Performed Here

2016 Lineup →
History

Timeline

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2016

Media

Festival Media

Artwork
Poster
Poster
Programme
Map
Ticket
Wristband
Website
Poster Quote

Oh, to capture just one drop of all the ecstasy that swept that afternoon, to paint that love upon a white balloon. —  David Bowie

Venue Posters

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West Holts Stage
Glasto Latino
The Woods
Silver Hayes
Sonic
Silver Hayes
Wow
Pussy Parlure
Gully
The Blues
Glade Stage
The Spike
Glade Lounge
Spaceport
The Spider
Field of Avalon
Field of Avalon
Left Field
Pilton Palais Cinema
Theatre & Circus Fields
The Astrolabe Theatre
Cabaret Tent
Poetry&Words
Kidzfield
Unfairground
Salon Carousel
Salon Carousel
The Flying Bus
Jagz’s Acid Lounge
NYC Downlow
The Meat Rack
Genosys
London Underground
Shangri-La
The Common
The Beat Hotel
Strummerville
Worthy Causes
Statistics

More Stats

Price Increase Over 2015
£8
Coach Tickets Sold Out
23
minutes
General Tickets Sold Out
30
minutes
Festival Size
900
acres
Fence Length
8.5
miles
Worth Cause Donations
£2
million
Average Return Coach Fare
£59
Poet in Residence
Jodi Ann Bickley

Weather

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State of Ground
Muddy
Highest Temp
20°C
Lowest Temp
11°C
Total Rain
15.43mm
Weather Station
Yeovilton
Wednesday the 22nd

20°C

14°C

4.6mm

Thursday the 23rd

19°C

12°C

0.04mm

Friday the 24th

18°C

11°C

8.5mm

Saturday the 25th

18°C

11°C

1.4mm

Sunday the 26th

17°C

11°C

0.89mm