Glastonbury - from hippy weekend to international festival Steve Henderson‚ Leeds Metropolitan University Glastonbury Festival has beconne a worldwide attraction for music fans and artists alike. In 2009‚ Bruce Springsteen was added to the long list of acts (from Paul McCartney to Oasis) that have appeared at the festival. It started in 1970 when 1‚500 hippy revellers gathered on a farm near Glastonbury Tor to be plied with free milk and entertainment from a makeshift stage. Now‚ Glastonbury
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INTRODUCTION TO EVENTS EV 201 Glastonbury Festival CW 1 REPORT Lecturer : Jessica Mackie Email : jmackie@shms.com Written by : Jason Philip Laksana LAJA160789 (2D) – Introduction of Glastonbury Thi Thuy Hang Nguyen NGTH191289 (2C) – Social and Cultural impacts‚ Environmental and Developmental impacts Atika Karuna Gunawan GUAT080290 (2D) – Economy and Tourism impacts‚ Political impacts Contents Objectives ………………………………………………………………………… 02 Introduction of Glastonbury Festival …………………………………. 03 Social
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History Of Festival The first festival was in 1970 the day after Jimi Hendrix died. The festival was influenced by hippie beliefs and the free festival movement. The biggest festival yet was held in 1990. There was violence the day after the 1990 festival ended between the security guards and new age travellers‚ the fight was named the “Battle of Yeoman’s Bridge”‚ this led to the organisers taking 1991 off to rethink the festival. Duration The ticket price covers entry to the Festival site from
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Glastonbury festival Glastonbury festival (officially The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts) is biggest and one of the most important music festivals in the world‚ best known for its contemporary music‚ but also for dance‚ comedy‚ theatre‚ circus‚ cabaret and other arts. It takes place in south west England. The festival organiser Michael Eavis‚ a farmer in a Somerset decided to host the first festival‚ )then called Pilton Festival) as he saw open air Led Zeppelin concert
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Introduction Glastonbury festival Of Contemporary Performing Art is one of the most known music festivals in the world. The festival it self takes part in worthy farm which is a dairy farm during the year; is in the region of Somerset which is situated in southwest England. The festival from 1981 has been organised by the local farmer and site owner Michael Eavis (Martin‚ 2009). Micheal Eavis is also the owner of Glastonbury Festival LTD the company that is in charge of the organization and the
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Dissertation TH60004E Promoting Sustainability The role of Green-Festivals affecting pro-environmental attitudes: the case of Glastonbury Festival Juliana Silveira 20262348 Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the degree of BA (Hons) Events Management Module Leader: Graham Berridge 1. Introduction to the Study The following study seeks to investigate and examine the potential impact that green-festivals can have on promoting pro-environmental attitudes (PEA). It is aimed
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Glastonbury serves as a sacred site for Christians in the local cathedral where; allegedly Christianity took root in Britain‚ or that Joseph of Arimathea planted a staff that grew into a tree‚ among various other legends. The Christian Minister states of these legends that ’Making a physical pilgrimage to a place like Glastonbury‚ this confirms that identity for us.’ The historical ties to ancestral adherents impart
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Analysis of the Negative Environmental Impacts of the Glastonbury Music Event It is clear that when large numbers of people gather in one place‚ this will have a negative impact on the local community and on environment. As the Glastonbury Festival is one of the largest music events in Europe‚ which gather about 140‚000 people in one small area‚ it causes serious pollution problems‚ which include air pollution‚ water pollution‚ land pollution (Pow‚ 2009‚ p.11) The most wide-spread pollution problems
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SWOT analysis From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture or in any other situation of an organization or individual requiring a decision in pursuit of an objective. It involves monitoring the marketing environment internal and external to the organization or individual. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey
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The Strawberry Festival has now become an annual tradition at USD where the dining services provide free food for the students and faculty. Throughout the festival I surprised to see the amount of students that attended because they did not advertise as much as I expected them to do so I thought the students were not well informed. However‚ in the Student Life Pavilion (SLP) at tables they did have a small sign that advertised it as well they sent out an email to inform us however in the SLP student
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