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Summertime is Music Time – Music Festivals in Europe
It’s summer, exams lie behind us and what better way to spend your time than going to a music festival?
Everybody knows Roskilde, so I don’t need to tell you about that. What about the rest of Europe though?
What kind of music festivals do places like Poland, Austria, England or Portugal offer? This article wants to
investigate that and give you some insights and useful information on how to get there and how much you
have to pay.
ORD | FANNY FRÖHLICH
Glastonbury Festival, England
Place: England, Worthy Farm, Pilton
Time: Last week of June, 4 days
Prices: 190 pound/1675 DKK (standard ticket),
combined coach and festival tickets available
Transportation: Flights from CPH to London, coach
service from London to festival area
http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/
For those of you, who have some time to spare in
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INTERNATIONAL | MUSIC FESTIVALS
the end of June, Glastonbury Festival is the place
to be. With 45 stages and around 177.000 visitors
it is one of the biggest open-air music festivals
worldwide. First held in the 1970s, it has its roots
in the hippie-era and is by some referred to as the
“English Woodstock”. When farmer Michael Eavis
founded the festival on a farm in the Southwest
of England near Pilton, the ticket cost 1 pound –
fresh milk from the farm included. The location
hasn’t changed, though the festival has grown
considerably in size. Michael Eavis continues to
Glastonbury Festival
be the organiser of the festival, but shares that
task with other associations such as Greenpeace
nowadays. Apart from his share, Eavis donates
the profits to charity. The festival derives its name
from the city of Glastonbury, which lies nearby
and is surrounded by myths – some claim that
Glastonbury is identical with Avalon, a mythical
place known from the Arthurian legend.
If you decide to go to the Glastonbury festival
you will be offered a wide range of contemporary
popular music including Rock, Folk, World music,