The 1981 Glastonbury CND Festival took place over 3 days, from Friday the 19th to Sunday the 21st of June.
It was headlined by Ginger Baker, Hawkwind, and Taj Mahal.
Dates
June 19 – 21
Duration
3
days
Price
£8
Tickets Sold
18,000
tickets
Daily Capacity
18,000
people
Venues
Performed Here
Performances
Performed Here
1981 Lineup →- Aswad
- Attic
- Bath Puppets
- Beverley Martyn
- Blowzabella
- Bristol Playbus
- Chicken Shack
- Crystal Theatre
- Dance Tales
- Decline & Fall
- Donkey Team
- Ekome
- Emerging Dragon
- European Theatre of War
- Forkbeard Fantasy
- Ginger Baker Group
- Gong
- Gordon Giltrap
- Greatest Show on Legs
- Hank Wangford Solo
- Hawkwind Group
- Jacolly Puppets
- Jazz Sluts
- John Cooper Clarke Solo
1981 History
1980s History →Glastonbury CND Festival
The festival enters a new decade with a new name, part of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament's involvement. The CND handles promotion and ticket sales, and receives a £20,000 donation in return.
A new Pyramid Stage is built, using old telegraph poles and iron sheeting, standing in the same spot as its 1971 counterpart. It takes three months to build, but the result is more than worth it.
Key Events
- Name changes to Glastonbury CND Festival. First year joining the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
- Pyramid Stage: Second permanent version built. Constructed from telegraph poles and metal sheeting from the Ministry of Defence.
The second iteration of the famous Pyramid Stage. The CND logo was too heavy to lift, so it remained at the side of the stage.
Credit: Louie
Glastonbury 1981's official programme.
The 1981 festival comes to a close. A faint Glastonbury Tor can be seen in the background.
Credit: Bodge
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- The second iteration of the famous Pyramid Stage. The CND logo was too heavy to lift, so it remained at the side of the stage.
- Glastonbury 1981's official programme.
- The 1981 festival comes to a close. A faint Glastonbury Tor can be seen in the background.
Timeline
Full Timeline →1981
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Name changes to Glastonbury CND Festival
First year joining the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
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Pyramid Stage: Second permanent version built
Constructed from telegraph poles and metal sheeting from the Ministry of Defence.
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Alister Sieghart: Helps build Pyramid Stage
Pyramid Stage
Programme
Map
Ticket
Poster
Weather
All Weather →
State of Ground
Dry
Highest Temp
19°C
Lowest Temp
6°C
Total Rain
0.17mm
Weather Station
Yeovilton
- Tue No rain 10° 16°
- Thu No rain 6° 17°
- Fri No rain 11° 16°
- Sat 0.17mm 13° 19°
- Sun No rain 11° 19°