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Glastonbury Festival
in the 2000s

The rebirth of an icon, as the Pyramid Stage rises like a phoenix from the ashes of its destruction six years prior. While the decade, the stage, and the fence might be new, the festival remains true to its original ethos.

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts

Dates

Jun 23 – 25

Price

£87

Tickets Sold

100,000

Headliners
  • FriThe Chemical Brothers
  • SatTravis
  • SunDavid Bowie
Key Events
  • Pyramid Stage: Third and current version built. Designed by Bill Burroughs, now four times the size of the original.
  • Outside Cinema: Screen upgraded to 64ft wide.

The first fallow year of the 2000s.

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts

Dates

Jun 28 – 30

Price

£97

Tickets Sold

140,000

Headliners
  • FriColdplay
  • SatStereophonics
  • SunRod Stewart
Key Events
  • Super fence is introduced to stop gate-crashers. It stands 14ft high and costs over £1 million.
  • Mean Fiddler takes over logisitics and security.
  • The Strokes cancel their Friday headline slot. Replaced by Coldplay.

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts

Dates

Jun 27 – 29

Price

£105

Tickets Sold

150,000

Headliners
  • FriR.E.M.
  • SatRadiohead
  • SunMoby

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts

Dates

Jun 25 – 27

Price

£112

Tickets Sold

150,000

Headliners
  • FriOasis
  • SatPaul McCartney
  • SunMuse

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts

Dates

Jun 24 – 26

Price

£125

Tickets Sold

153,000

Headliners
  • FriThe White Stripes
  • SatColdplay
  • SunBasement Jaxx
Key Events
  • Kylie Minogue cancels her Sunday headline slot due to cancer diagnosis. Replaced by Basement Jaxx
  • Midnight's Carnival: Becomes the first ever field to be curated solely by women.
  • Malcolm Haynes: Founds Dance Village.

The second fallow year of the 2000s.

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts

Dates

Jun 22 – 24

Price

£145

Tickets Sold

135,000

Headliners
  • FriArctic Monkeys
  • SatThe Killers
  • SunThe Who
Key Events
  • Michael Eavis: Receives a CBE for services to music.
  • NYC Downlow: Festival's first gay venue debuts in Trash City. Built with a £2,000 budget supplied by Joe Rush
  • Alister Sieghart: Founds Cubana Salsa Tent.

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts

Dates

Jun 27 – 29

Price

£155

Tickets Sold

135,000

Headliners
  • FriKings of Leon
  • SatJay-Z
  • SunThe Verve
Key Events
  • Kaye Dunnings: Founds Shangri-La.

Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts

Dates

Jun 24 – 28

Price

£175

Tickets Sold

135,000

Headliners
  • FriNeil Young
  • SatBruce Springsteen
  • SunBlur