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Glastonbury Festival
in the 1990s

A new decade brings another name change, and the festival continues to attract the biggest names in entertainment — plus hundreds of thousands of punters.

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts

Dates

Jun 22 – 24

Price

£38

Tickets Sold

70,000

Headliners
  • FriHappy Mondays
  • SatThe Cure
  • SunLadysmith Black Mambazo
Key Events
  • Name changes to Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts.
  • 25 Jun 1990: Riots break out between travellers and security. This results in 235 arrests and £50,000 worth of damage.

The 1990s first fallow year.

The 1990s second fallow year.