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Glastonbury Fayre 1979
The 1979 Glastonbury Fayre took place over 3 days, from Thursday the 21st to Saturday the 23rd of June. It was headlined by
Tim Blake
.
Dates
June 21 – 23
Duration
3
days
Price
£5
Tickets Sold
12,000
tickets
Daily Capacity
12,000
people
Venues
2
venues
Performed Here
16
performers
Performances
16
performances
Headliners
All Headliners →
Tim Blake
Saturday
Venues
Main Stages
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Main Stage
Polytantric Stage
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Main Stage
Main Stage
Polytantric Stage
Main Stage
1
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2
of
2
venues
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Performers
Performed Here
1979 Lineup →
Alex Harvey Band
Footsbarn Theatre
John Martyn
Leighton Buzzards
Mother Gong
Nik Turner's Sphynx
Peter Gabriel
Sky
Steve Hillage
The Atoms
The Leyton Buzzards
The Only Ones
The Pop Group & The Slits
The Spoons
Tim Blake
UK Subs
1
–
16
of
16
performers
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of
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History
Timeline
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1979
Name changes to
Glastonbury Fayre
Alister Sieghart:
Starts working in the festival's information stall
Media
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Map
Worthy Causes
Supported
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All Weather →
State of Ground
Dry
Highest Temp
18
°C
Lowest Temp
8.2
°C
Total Rain
0
mm
Weather Station
Yeovilton
Thursday the 21st
18
°C
13
°C
No rain
Friday the 22nd
18
°C
8.2
°C
No rain
Saturday the 23rd
16
°C
9.3
°C
No rain
1978
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