Glastonbury Festival 2005

Glastonbury Festival 2005
Location(s)Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, England
Previous eventGlastonbury Festival 2004
Next eventGlastonbury Festival 2007

For the Glastonbury Festival 2005 the 112,500 ticket quota sold out rapidly – in this case in 3 hours 20 minutes.[1] For 2005, the enclosed area of the festival was over 900 acres (3.6 km2),[2] had over 385 live performances,[3] and was attended by around 150,000 people.[4]

The Sunday headliner was originally scheduled to be Kylie Minogue, but she had to pull out in May after being diagnosed with breast cancer.[5] Basement Jaxx were announced as a replacement on 6 June.[6] Both Coldplay and Basement Jaxx performed a cover of Kylie's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" during their concert.[7]

There was no festival in 2006. After the 2004 festival, Michael Eavis commented that 2006 would be a year off – in keeping with the previous history of taking one "fallow year" in every five to give the villagers and surrounding areas a rest from the yearly disruption. This was confirmed after the licence for 2005 was granted.[8]

New features

2005 saw a big increase in the number of dance music attractions, with the multiple tents of the Dance Village replacing the solitary dance tent of previous years. This new area contained the East and West dance tents, the Dance Lounge, Roots Stage, and Pussy Parlour, as well as a relocated G Stage, formerly situated in the Glade.[9] The introduction of the silent disco by festival organiser Emily Eavis allowed revellers to party into the early hours without disturbing the locals – a requirement of the festival's licensing.[10][11] Following the death of DJ John Peel in the autumn of 2004, the New Tent was renamed the John Peel Tent, in homage to his encouragement and love of new bands at Glastonbury.[12][13]

Weather

The opening day of the 2005 festival was delayed by heavy rain and thunderstorms: Several stages, including the Acoustic Tent (and one of the bars), were struck by lightning, and the valley was hit with flash floods that left some areas of the site under more than four feet of water.[14] The severity of the weather flooded several campsites, the worst affected being the base of Pennard Hill, and seriously disrupted site services. However, Mendip District Council's review of the festival called it one of the "safest ever" and gives the festival a glowing report in how it dealt with the floods.[4]

References

  1. ^ Smith, Laura (4 April 2005). "Ten sales a second: Glastonbury tickets go in record rush". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Terms and conditions". The Guardian. UK. 24 May 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. ^ "FACTBOX: A few facts about Glastonbury festival". Reuters. 24 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Glastonbury Festival 2005 De-brief Report". Licensing Board. 26 September 2005. Archived from the original (word) on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Kylie diagnosed with breast cancer". The Guardian. UK. 17 May 2005. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Jaxx replace Kylie at Glastonbury". BBC. 6 June 2005. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Glastonbury fans begin trek home". BBC. 27 June 2005. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Glastonbury to take break in 2006". BBC. 18 January 2005. Archived from the original on 19 February 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  9. ^ "G Stage Glastonbury Festival 2005". eFestivals. 6 June 2005. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  10. ^ "Dancing in silence all the rave". CNN. 13 September 2005. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Glastonbury to party in silence". BBC. 29 March 2005. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  12. ^ Tilden, Imogen (27 October 2004). "Glastonbury names tent after Peel". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  13. ^ "Glastonbury tribute to John Peel". BBC. 27 October 2004. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  14. ^ "Soaked Glastonbury gets under way". BBC. 24 June 2005. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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