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Glastonbury Festival 2015: Welsh Talent Steals the Show

Strategic Insights

— 2 min read

The first festival of the 2015 summer season is about to kick off, and it's shaping up to be one of the most anticipated and enduring events of the year. Glastonbury, held on Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, boasts an impressive lineup featuring a plethora of talented artists, including Welsh psychedelicists Super Furry Animals, Llandudno quartet Catfish and the Bottlemen, and hotly-tipped Valleys stars Pretty Vicious. This year's festival is set to be one of the Welshest ever, with Welsh talent taking center stage.

Key Takeaways:

  • Super Furry Animals, a Cardiff-based psychedelic rock band, will be performing at Glastonbury, alongside Llandudno quartet Catfish and the Bottlemen and hotly-tipped Valleys stars Pretty Vicious.
  • Pretty Vicious will be gracing the BBC Introducing Stage on the Saturday, having already signed to Virgin EMI Records and supported Manic Street Preachers at Cardiff Castle this year.
  • Motorhead and The Modfather Paul Weller will also be performing at the festival, with Weller having a personal connection to Wales as his mother and grandmother hail from Aberdare.
  • An alternative folk band from Newport called Rusty Shackle will be playing not once but four times over the course of the festival, including a performance on the Greenpeace main stage.
  • Other notable acts include Kanye West, The Who, Florence & The Machine, Pharrell Williams, and Alabama Shakes.
  • A 24-hour Drop and Collect service with a 24/7 bus service will be available for festival-goers who are being dropped off and collected from the site.
  • Glastonbury tickets are now sold out, due to the festival's unique selling method, which requires attendees to submit a photograph in addition to purchasing a ticket.
  • Glastonbury must-haves to bring include suntan lotion, jumpers and waterproofs, toilet roll, a reusable water bottle, and ID.

Statistics:

  • Glastonbury Festival will take place on Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, from Wednesday, June 24 to Sunday, June 28.
  • Over 900 acts will be performing across the festival's multiple stages.
  • The festival has a total of 51 performance areas, including the infamous Glastonbury Pyramid Stage.
  • It is estimated that over 200,000 attendees will be present at the festival.
  • Glastonbury tickets are no longer available for purchase, due to the festival's unique selling method.

Sources:

  • "It's the first festival of the 2015 summer season and arguably the biggest and most enduring. And this year's Glastonbury looks set to be one of the Welshest ever." - Nathan Bevan, The Daily Post
  • Glastonbury Festival website
  • Virgin EMI Records website
  • BBC Introducing website
  • Castle Cary train station website

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