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Glastonbury 1982

Fireworks and Laser Shows

1982’s Glastonbury Festival was involved with the Mid-Somerset and Western Region ‘Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament’ for the second year. Michael Eavis asked fireworks organisers to point a £70 firework at an Anti CND plane flying over the farm, in order to chase it away. Van Morrison, Jackson Browne and Roy Harper played to 25,000 people, the first laser show was held and the highest rainfall for a single day in 45 years made for an extremely muddy Festival.

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Glastonbury 1982 - Around the campsite with Michael Eavis

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1. At 09:57am on 08 Jun 2010, BCFC_MassiveAttack wrote:
i was there in the mud....

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2. At 11:48am on 08 Jun 2010, Scudman wrote:
My first festival, aged 10, with my mum and dad and younger brother. Bruv got to sit on my dad's shoulders while I stood in the mud. I didn't enjoy it much (something to do with the line-up I reckon!) and it's weird to think there was only one stage! I do remember naked hippies siting in the mud, and the big kids pirate ship was popular. I didn't go again til 2000 (now 28) and have been virtually every year since. Well done Michael.

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3. At 12:52pm on 08 Jun 2010, malverntrail wrote:
Scudman - there were at least 3 stages. Pyramid, rock (?) and a jazz/world stage. And a film tent that I didn't visit. But then I'd got it in my head that this, the only Glastonbury I've been to, was in 1984. Still remember steam coming off Richie Havens' head - the last act on Sunday evening with quite a lot of people already leaving. Lso remember enjoying Judy Tzuke, Jackson, Chieftains (almost twisted my ankle to them down at the front)

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4. At 3:45pm on 08 Jun 2010, twobobband wrote:
Ritchie Havens in the rain! fantastic set. Sitting in the tent and that dodgy cider!! oh my head! Couldn't get my Honda 400/4 off the site cos of the mud. Wouldn't have missed it for anything

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5. At 3:47pm on 08 Jun 2010, twobobband wrote:
my god just checked the tickets were 8 quid!!! thought that was a lot then!!

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6. At 08:01am on 10 Jun 2010, fifi wrote:
Selling hot potatoes in the children's area in the rain with my baby being the only clean person. Using the quite bits of Van Morrison to yell my wares, "Hot potatoes" people bought them just to get rid of me.

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7. At 12:42pm on 03 Jul 2010, Dan wrote:
Another classic, but not sure we got out the tent much!

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