Since its humble origins on Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Glastonbury has blossomed from a one-day “Pilton Pop, Folk & Blues Festival” in September 1970—hosted by dairy farmer Michael Eavis, drawing just 1,500 people at £1 a ticket—into the world’s largest greenfield music and performing-arts gathering, spanning some 1,500 acres and welcoming over 200,000 fans every summer.
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