Glastonbury Extravaganza

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Glastonbury Extravaganza
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Glastonbury Extravaganza in the early evening
GenreMusic festival
FrequencyMostly annually, with some fallow years.
Location(s)Glastonbury Abbey, England
Coordinates51°08′43.8″N 02°42′51.84″W / 51.145500°N 2.7144000°W / 51.145500; -2.7144000Coordinates: 51°08′43.8″N 02°42′51.84″W / 51.145500°N 2.7144000°W / 51.145500; -2.7144000
Years active25 years
Inaugurated1996 (1996)
FounderMichael Eavis
Most recent2018
Next event2020
ParticipantsSee performers
Attendance10,000
Organised byGlastonbury Festivals Ltd.
Websitewww.glastonburyabbey.com

The Glastonbury Extravaganza (also known as the Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza and the Glastonbury Classical Extravaganza) is one of three events organised by Michael Eavis and the Glastonbury Festival each year. The other events are the major Glastonbury Festival and the local Pilton Party. It has been held in the grounds of the ruined medieval Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset since 1996.[1] The Extravaganza is held every year as a thank you to local people from Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis[2]

The event started life as a Classical concert – expanding out to three days and moving more into a mixture of classic, pop and rock. Since 2013 it has returned to the single Saturday night format but retained a popular music theme.

The current format of the event is that the grounds open at 16:30, a local choir opens the proceedings at around 17:00 followed by a number of acts leading up to the headliner, followed by a firework display to close the evening at around 22:00. People bring their own food and drink and picnic or even fetch take-away food from Glastonbury high street, a short walk away.

Performers[]

Year Date Headline Artist Support Act(s)
1996 Pendyrus Male Choir[3]
1997 Pendyrus Male Choir[3]
1998
1999
2000 Pendyrus Male Choir[3]
2001 Saturday 18 August 2001[4] Pendyrus Male Choir[3]
2002 Pendyrus Male Choir[3]
2003 Saturday 2 August 2003 Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra[5]
2004 Friday 30 July 2004 Van Morrison[6] Pendyrus Male Choir[3]
Saturday 31 July 2004 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra[6]
Sunday 1 August 2004 Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra[6]
2005 Friday 5 August 2005 Joss Stone[7]
Saturday 6 August 2005 Nigel Kennedy, and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra[7]
Sunday 7 August 2005 The Rat Pack 'Live from Las Vegas'[7]
2006 Friday 4 August 2006 Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra[8]
Saturday 5 August 2006 The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra[8]
Sunday 6 August 2006 The Rat Pack 'Live from Las Vegas'[8]
2007 Friday 10 August 2007 Van Morrison Corinne Bailey Rae[9]
Saturday 11 August 2007 Charles Hazlewood conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra[9]
Sunday 12 August 2007 Ray Davies of The Kinks Paolo Nutini[9]
2008 Friday 8 August 2008 Squeeze Lulu[10]
Saturday 9 August 2008 The Feeling Kate Nash[10]
2009 Saturday 8 August 2009 Status Quo Bjorn Again[11]
Sunday 9 August 2009 Aled Jones with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Jo Appleby, Andrew Rees, The Corelli Quartet[12][11]
2010 Saturday 7 August 2010 Madness Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel[13]
Sunday 8 August 2010 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Nicola Benedetti, Andrew Rees, Jo Appleby, RaVen Quartet[13]
2011 Saturday 6 August 2011 Status Quo Bootleg Beatles[14]
Sunday 7 August 2011 Katherine Jenkins, accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra Wynne Evans,[14] The National Symphony Orchestra, Mendip Male Voice Choir[15]
2012 Fallow Year – no event[16] The venue slot was instead used for the "Orchestra In A Field" event[17]
2013 Saturday 11 August 2013 Bryan Ferry and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel[18][16]
2014 Saturday 9 August 2014 Sensational Space Shifters featuring Robert Plant George Ezra, Wildflower[19]
2015 Saturday 8 August 2015 Ray Davies of The Kinks The Drystones, The Shires[20]
2016 Saturday 6 August 2016 Van Morrison Jamie Cullum[21]
2017 Saturday 5 August 2017 Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys performing 'Pet Sounds' Black Dyke Band, Corinne Bailey Rae[22]
2018 Saturday 4 August 2018 Tom Odell[23]
2019 Saturday 3 August 2019 The Specials[24][25] The Brue Boys,[26] Lighthouse Family
2020 Saturday 1 August 2020 Cancelled Due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Saturday 4 September 2021 Van Morrison The Staves. Tanita Tikaram, Glastonbury Male Voice Choir
2022 Saturday 6 August 2022 Paloma Faith

Withdrawals[]

A number of artists have had to withdraw after the initial line-up was announced due to illness or scheduling conflicts.

Year Artist
2009 Myleene Klass[11]
2015 Joan Armatrading[20]
2018 Paloma Faith[23]

Ticketing[]

Vouchers for the event usually go on sale in the December of the year before the event. These are available from the Glastonbury Abbey shop (online and in person). The announcement of who will be performing is then made in early May and the tickets are available from July onwards. The vouchers can only be exchanged for that years event. In 2019 ticket prices were £40 adult and £25 for a child.

References[]

  1. ^ "Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza – eFestivals.co.uk". www.efestivals.co.uk.
  2. ^ Digital, Pretty Good. "Glastonbury Festival – Steve Harley looks forward to Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza". Glastonbury Festival – 21st–25th June, 2017.
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  14. ^ a b "Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza 2011 – eFestivals.co.uk". www.efestivals.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Glastonbury Musical Extravaganza – www.visitsomerset.co.uk". www.visitsomerset.co.uk.
  16. ^ a b Digital, Pretty Good. "Glastonbury Festival – Bryan Ferry to play Abbey Extravaganza". Glastonbury Festival – 21st–25th June, 2017.
  17. ^ "Orchestival – eFestivals.co.uk". www.efestivals.co.uk.
  18. ^ "Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza 2013 – eFestivals.co.uk". www.efestivals.co.uk.
  19. ^ "Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza 2014 – eFestivals.co.uk". www.efestivals.co.uk.
  20. ^ a b "Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza 2015 – eFestivals.co.uk". www.efestivals.co.uk.
  21. ^ "Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza 2016 – eFestivals.co.uk". www.efestivals.co.uk.
  22. ^ "Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza 2017 – eFestivals.co.uk". www.efestivals.co.uk.
  23. ^ a b "Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza 2018 – eFestivals.co.uk". www.efestivals.co.uk.
  24. ^ Digital, Pretty Good. "Glastonbury Festival – The Specials to headline 2019 Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza". Glastonbury Festival – 21st–25th June, 2017.
  25. ^ "Glastonbury Abbey Extravaganza 2019 – Glastonbury Abbey Shop". www.glastonburyabbeyshop.com.
  26. ^ "Brue Boys Concert Schedule". www.brueboys.org.uk.
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