Glastonbury Festival



Photo Credits: The Bellagios; Jason Bryant; Inko Dancers; Wall at Glastonbury Festival 2009, Pilton, Somerset, England
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Country and Region United Kingdom — England
Type of Festival Dance, Drama, Music
Location of Festival Glastonbury, Somerset, England UK
Festival Address Information

Glastonbury Festival
28 Northload Street
Glastonbury, Somerset
BA6 9JJ England UK
Phone: (44) 1458-834-596
Fax: (44) 1458-833-235
Email: office@glastonburyfestivals.co.uk

Festival Description

The Glastonbury Festival encourages and stimulates youth culture from around the world in all its forms, including pop music, dance music, jazz, folk music, fringe theatre, drama, mime, circus, cinema, poetry and all the creative forms of art and design, including painting, sculpture and textile art. As well as being one of the most spectacular events on earth, Glastonbury Festival retains its ethos as a positive force for change both locally and internationally. The major causes supported by Glastonbury Festival are Oxfam, Greenpeace and Wateraid.
For information visit
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/
http://www.wateraid.org/

Festival Dates June 23 - 27, 2010
Festival Links http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/

Festival Events:

Line-up 2009:
  • Blur
  • Bruce Springsteen
  • Neil Young
  • Status Quo
  • Tom Jones
  • Franz Ferdinand
  • Spinal Tap
  • Bjorn Again
  • Dizzee Rascal
  • Lily Allen
  • Jarvis Cocker
  • Madness
  • Lady GaGa
  • Ting Tings
  • Echo and the Bunnymen
  • Prodigy
  • Glasvegas
  • Kasabian
  • Crosby, Stills and Nash
  • Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  • Doves
  • Will Young
  • Black Eyed Peas
  • The Streets
  • Jamie Cullum
  • Roots Manuva
  • the full line-up includes 350 acts…
Featured artist 2009:
  • Inko Dancers (London)
    • Inko Dancers are a new unconventional London dance company that is looking to alter people’s perception of the scene by merging contemporary and commercial dance forms. The company is made up of several talented performers who are all prolific in a number of styles, allowing them to fuse together the various elements into creating exciting and original routines that are set to indie/rock music. Founded by Kerry Powell, Michelle Queen, and Rachel Kay, the Inko Dancers have already participated in several high profile performances as well as teaching regular classes at Pineapple Studios in Covent Garden. They also cater for school/college workshops, parties, and corporate events. Previous Clients include: MTV, Kerrang, Pineapple, E4, Download Festival, numerous music videos and represented the UK at The Bloomy Rain Festival in Lithuania. Company members are currently working with Cirque De Solieil, Take That ‘Circus’ Tour, Mcfly and Thriller Live - The Musical.
    • For more information visit the following sites
      Inko http://www.inkodancers.com
      Facebook http://profile.to/inkodancers
      Myspace http://www.myspace.com/inkodancers
  • Glastonbury performance dates
    • June 26, 27 & 28 June, on the The Blazing Saddle Stage (will be performing two different routines twice a day)
    • Performance times TBA
  • Videos
    http://www.inkodancers.com/videos.htm (Click on Lithuania footage as its too big a file to put on youtube).

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FINAL WINNERS: THE GREENER FESTIVAL AWARD 2009:
  • The organisers of the Award, campaign and advice group AGreenerFestival.com said that they were particularly pleased with the number of outstanding festivals in 2009 with twelve festivals being awarded very high marks. The Award is based on a 56 part questionnaire which covers office management, greenhouse gas emissions, supporting green initiatives, travel and transport, waste and recycling, water management, environmental protection and noise reduction and almost all the festivals will receive a visit from an independent auditor to assess their green efforts. http://agreenerFestival.com
    • All winning Festivals will receive a special trophy designed by competition winner Sade Goddard from Keswick School in Cumbria whose winning design features a Red Kite motif and is made from recycled plastic bottles, crushed CDs and remoulded Wellington boots.
    • The winner of the overall Greener Festival Award 2009 will be announced at the UK Festival Awards which will be held at the O2 Arena in London on November 19th 2009. The following winners are…
  • OUTSTANDING GREENER FESTIVALS
    • BONNAROO (USA)
    • BIG TENT (Scotland)
    • BLUESFEST (Australia)
    • CROISSANT NEUF (England)
    • ELOICA (Spain)
    • ISLE OF WIGHT (England)
    • PEATS RIDGE (Aus)
    • ROTHBURY (USA)
    • SOUTHBOUND (Australia)
    • SUNRISE (England)
    • WAVEFORM (England)
    • WORKHOUSE (Wales)
  • THE GREENER FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS
    • BESTIVAL
    • BIG SESSION (England)
    • CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL (England)
    • CAMP BESTIVAL (England)
    • THE CITY OF LONDON FESTIVAL
    • THE FALLS FESTIVAL (Australia)
    • GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL (England)
    • FIREGATHERING (England)
    • MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (England)
    • OYA FESTIVALEN (Norway)
    • ROTOTOM SUNSPLASH (Italy)
    • SONISPHERE (England)
    • SUMMER SUNDAE WEEKENDER (England)
    • SZEGED (Hungary)
    • T-IN-THE-PARK (Scotland)
    • WEST BEACH (USA)
    • WOMADelaide (Australia)
  • IMPROVING GREENER FESTIVALS
    • ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL (USA)
    • BIG CHILL (England)
    • DOWNLOAD (England)
    • THE GLADE (England)
    • HYDE PARK CALLING (England)
    • STANDON CALLING (England)
    • WIRELESS (England)
    • Y-NOT (England)

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