Glastonbury Festival 1989
| Glastonbury Festival 1989 | |
|---|---|
| Location(s) | Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, England |
| Previous event | Glastonbury Festival 1987 |
| Next event | Glastonbury Festival 1990 |
Glastonbury Festival 1989 performances included the Hothouse Flowers[1] The Proclaimers' "Sunshine on Leith" concert tour included a performance at the 1989 Glastonbury Festival, playing to an audience of over 65,000.[2]
This was the first year that impromptu, unofficial sound systems sprang up around the festival site – a portent of things to come. These sound systems would play loud, electronic acid house music around the clock, with the largest, the Hypnosis sound system, rivalling the volume of some of the official stages and running non-stop throughout the festival.[3] The Line-up included:
Pyramid stage
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Adam Clayton of U2 joined Hot House Flowers onstage to play on "Feet on the Ground".
Georgie Fame was Van Morrison's keyboard player and played "Yeh, Yeh" before Morrison arrived onstage.
Peter Gabriel joined Youssou N'Dour onstage for one or more songs.
There was speculation in the music press, prior to the festival, that Donovan's "friends" would include big names, such as Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton. The "friends" turned out to be Ozric Tentacles.
Elvis Costello's set was solo.
All About Eve headlined Friday night due to a request by Suzanne Vega to switch the headline slot
References
- ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 457. CN 5585.
- ^ "Glastonbury Festival 1989 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ Clark, Charles. "Vintage photos show what Glastonbury music festival was like in 1989". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.