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Glastonbury 1983

The Cows Escape

Following the Mendip District Council issue of a Public Entertainment Licence, crowds were limited to 30,000, proper toilets were provided and Radio Avalon (Glastonbury’s own radio station) went live. A £12 ticket provided performances by The Beat, UB40 and Curtis Mayfield. £45,000 was raised for the ‘Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament’ and other local charities.

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    • 1. At 1:11pm on 08 Jun 2010, Benny B wrote:

      Wow I remember. The sun shone from Friday morning all week end. There was a lot of sunburnt people. Fun Boy Three did a FANTASTIC version of The End by the Doors whilst burning a USA flag.Dope cakes being sold by Earth Mothers and everything else by bikers! and an amazing vibe all three days, even when Simon's car got impounded by the fuzz. Happy Days they were.

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    • 2. At 3:14pm on 08 Jun 2010, BCFC_MassiveAttack wrote:

      i'm syre it was the year that we also sa Joe Boxers play their hit and Paul King played?

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    • 3. At 3:15pm on 08 Jun 2010, BCFC_MassiveAttack wrote:

      bloody cider..... should say!
      i'm sure it was the year that we also saw Joe Boxers play their hit and Paul King played on the friday.

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    • 4. At 5:08pm on 08 Jun 2010, Cat The Dog wrote:

      My first Glasto. Setting up my tent to the strains of Marillion and thinking "oh my god what have I let myself in for". They finished and it just got better and better. Missed 1 year in the next 6 (my dog had pups) and have been a few times since,but as Benny B says Fun Boy 3 burning the stars and stripes is my first memory of all my visits since.

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    • 5. At 5:11pm on 08 Jun 2010, Cat The Dog wrote:

      Oh yeah did'nt the American airforce fly over every year might have been as F B 3 were playing.

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    • 6. At 8:40pm on 08 Jun 2010, BCFC_MassiveAttack wrote:

      hated fish singing.... but i think it was the 1st year i smoked something.... so not so bad!

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    • 7. At 9:54pm on 08 Jun 2010, gordon reid wrote:

      I'm pretty sure this was the year Emily Eavis played 3 blind mice on the violin on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday night!!! Am I right, Emily?

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    • 8. At 11:05pm on 08 Jun 2010, BCFC_MassiveAttack wrote:

      i wish there was a way we could 'talk' to Emily, so many things to tell her x

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    • 9. At 8:10pm on 13 Jun 2010, SophieC wrote:

      Sunburn. Everyone spaced out laying in front of the stage watching The Enid. King Sonny Ade on Sunday night, watched high up on hill oppposite: laser show and music out of this world.

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      Line Up 1983

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      • Curtis Mayfield
      • Marillion
      • Julian Cope
      • The Chieftains
      • Fun Boy Three
      • A Certain Ratio
      • UB40
      • Alexis Korner
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