The 1994 Glastonbury Festival took place over 3 days, from Friday the 24th to Sunday the 26th of June.
It was headlined by The Levellers, Elvis Costello, and Peter Gabriel.
Dates
June 24 – 26
Duration
3
days
Price
£59
Tickets Sold
80,000
tickets
Daily Capacity
80,000
people
Programme Price
£5
Venues
Performed Here
Performances
All 1994 Venues
- Pyramid Replacement Main Stage
- NME Stage Main Stage
- West Holts Main Area
- Jazz World Main Stage
- The Experimental Soundfield Area
- Field of Avalon Main Area
- Avalon Stage Main Stage
- Wise Crone Stage
- Canny Wizard Stage Stage
- Acoustic Field Main Area
- Acoustic Stage Main Stage
- Pilton Palais Cinema Other
- Theatre & Circus Fields Main Area
- Cabaret Tent Stage
- Poetry&Words Stage
- Theatre & Cabaret Main Area
- Kidzfield Area
- Green Fields Main Area
- Croissant Neuf Area
- Croissant Neuf Stage Stage
- Alternative Technology Area
- Green Futures Area
- Green Kids Field Area
- The Oak Tree Other
Performed Here
1994 Lineup →- Björk
- Blind Melon
- Blur Group
- Dreadzone
- Dwight Yoakam
- Elvis Costello Solo
- Galliano
- Glastonbury Town Band Group
- Grant Lee Buffalo
- Ian McNabb
- Jackson Browne
- Jah Wobble
- James
- The Lemonheads
- The Levellers Group
- Little Axe
- Lucky Dube
- Mary Black
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
- Oasis Group
- Paul Weller
- Peter Gabriel Solo
- Radiohead Group
- Rage Against the Machine
Timeline
Full Timeline →1994
-
Festival is screened on national television for the first time
Channel 4 airs the entire thing live.
-
Outside Cinema: Screen destroyed in Pyramid Stage fire on June 13th
Replacement measures 56ft wide by 24ft high, at the time the biggest 35mm cinema screen in the country. Dolby Digital is also introduced with an upgraded sound system.
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Pyramid Stage: Stage burns down on June 13th
Bad luck strikes one week before the festival. A replacement stage is used in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 1999.
Poster Quote
“
In the height of summer, at the time of solstice — moon-mad, sun-begotten — we acclaim the glory of life with ungrudging senses. — Llewelyn Powys
Weather
All Weather →
State of Ground
Dry
Highest Temp
24°C
Lowest Temp
7°C
Total Rain
0.94mm
Weather Station
Yeovilton
- Wed 0.3mm 12° 20°
- Thu No rain 7° 21°
- Fri No rain 15° 24°
- Sat 0.64mm 13° 20°
- Sun No rain 10° 18°


