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1990s
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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.
1990
1990 Festival →
Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts
Dates
Jun 22 – 24
Price
£38
Tickets Sold
70,000
Headliners
Fri
Happy Mondays
Sat
The Cure
Sun
Ladysmith 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.
1991
The 1990s first fallow year.
1996
The 1990s second fallow year.
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