The 1985 Glastonbury CND Festival took place over 3 days, from Friday the 21st to Sunday the 23rd of June.
It was headlined by Joe Cocker, Ian Dury, and Hugh Masekela.
Dates
June 21 – 23
Duration
3
days
Price
£16
Tickets Sold
40,000
tickets
Daily Capacity
40,000
people
Programme Price
90p
Venues
Performed Here
Performances
Performed Here
1985 Lineup →- Adinkra
- The Albion Band
- The Ariwa Posse
- Asaah Papa & Graffi Jazz
- Aswad
- Beat Systems
- Big Sound Authority
- Billy Bragg Solo
- Black Roots
- The Blue Aeroplanes
- Blurt
- Boomtown Rats
- Ceilidh
- Chevalier Brothers
- The Colourfield
- Dave Cohen
- Dib Jak
- Doctor & The Medics
- Doctor's Children
- Echo & The Bunnymen Group
- Eduardo & Antonio
- El Sonido de Londres
- Emily Eavis
- Forest Hill Billies
Timeline
Full Timeline →1985
-
Cockmill Farm purchased
Increases festival size by over 100 acres.
-
Jim Fox: Starts working as a performer in the Green Fields
Weather
All Weather →
State of Ground
Muddy
Highest Temp
18°C
Lowest Temp
6°C
Total Rain
18.98mm
Weather Station
Yeovilton
- Wed 0.2mm 10° 16°
- Thu 0.04mm 6° 18°
- Fri 11mm 11° 15°
- Sat 7.4mm 12° 14°
- Sun 0.34mm 10° 15°


